(1) Each public body shall keep minutes of all meetings showing the time, place, members present and absent, and the substance of all matters discussed.
(2) Any action taken on any question or motion duly moved and seconded shall be by roll call vote of the public body in open session, and the record shall state how each member voted or if the member was absent or not voting. The requirements of a roll call or viva voce vote shall be satisfied by a public body which utilizes an electronic voting device which allows the yeas and nays of each member of such public body to be readily seen by the public.
(3) The vote to elect leadership within a public body may be taken by secret ballot, but the total number of votes for each candidate shall be recorded in the minutes.
(4) The minutes of all meetings and evidence and documentation received or disclosed in open session shall be public records and open to public inspection during normal business hours.
(5) Minutes shall be written or kept as an electronic record and shall be available for inspection within ten working days or prior to the next convened meeting, whichever occurs earlier, except that cities of the second class and villages may have an additional ten working days if the employee responsible for writing or keeping the minutes is absent due to a serious illness or emergency.
(6) Beginning July 31, 2022, the governing body of a natural resources district, the city council of a city of the metropolitan class, the city council of a city of the primary class, the city council of a city of the first class, the county board of a county with a population greater than twenty-five thousand inhabitants, and the school board of a school district shall make available on such entity's public website the agenda and minutes of any meeting of the governing body. The agenda shall be placed on the website at least twenty-four hours before the meeting of the governing body. Minutes shall be placed on the website at such time as the minutes are available for inspection as provided in subsection (5) of this section. This information shall be available on the public website for at least six months.
Notes of Decisions
State Ex Rel. Schuler v. Dunbar, 302 N.W.2d 674 (Neb. 1981).
· cites it 16× “§ 84-1413 (Reissue 1976) provides that "[a]ny action taken on any question or motion duly moved and seconded shall be by roll call vote of the public body in open session, and the record shall state how each member voted, or if the member was absent or not voting." (Emphasis…”
Hauser v. Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, 653 N.W.2d 240 (Neb. 2002).
· cites it 14× “000-923 in the district court, Hauser alleged that the actions of the Council violated Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-1413 (Reissue 1999) of Nebraska’s public meetings laws, Neb.”
State ex rel. BH Media Grp. v. Frakes, 305 Neb. 780 (Neb. 2020).
· cites it 2× “09, as well as Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-1413 (Cum. Supp. 2016), when the application of those provisions would result in the loss of federal funds, services, or essential information which would otherwise be available to a state agency.”
Wolf v. Grubbs, 759 N.W.2d 499 (Neb. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 8× “Section 84-1413 provides in part: (1) Each public body shall keep minutes of all meetings showing the time, place, members present and absent, and the substance of all matters discussed.”
State Ex Rel. Schuler v. Dunbar, 333 N.W.2d 652 (Neb. 1983).
· cites it 7× “On the previous appeal this court determined that there was not sufficient evidence to support the judgment of the District Court that Neb. Rev. Stat. §84-1413 (2) (Reissue 1981), requiring a rollcall vote of the public body in open session, had been complied with as to the…”
Witt v. Sch. Dist. No. 70, Frontier Cty., 273 N.W.2d 669 (Neb. 1979).
“1943, and that minutes of each meeting be kept, § 84-1413, R. R. S. 1943. Neither of these requirements was met with regard to the school board meeting held on February 23, 1976.”
Johnson v. Nebraska Env't Control Council, 509 N.W.2d 21 (Neb. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 3× “(Reissue 1987), which is applicable to the case at hand, particularly § 84-1413. The transcript does not show whether the defendants filed an answer to the plaintiff’s second amended petition.”
Hauser v. Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, 694 N.W.2d 171 (Neb. 2005).
· cites it 2× “gency decision is: (i) In violation of constitutional provisions; (ii) In excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the agency; (iii) Made upon unlawful procedure; (iv) Affected by other error of law; (v) Unsupported by competent, material, and substantial evidence in…”
Leibbrandt v. Lomax, 423 N.W.2d 453 (Neb. 1988).
“Appellants point to § 84-1413(2) (Reissue 1981) of the Nebraska Public Meetings Laws, which in part provides: “Any action taken on any question or motion duly moved and seconded shall be by roll call vote of the public body in open session, and the record shall state how each…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-1413(1) — 1 case
Wolf v. Grubbs, 759 N.W.2d 499 (Neb. Ct. App. 2009).
“Section 84-1413 provides in part: (1) Each public body shall keep minutes of all meetings showing the time, place, members present and absent, and the substance of all matters discussed.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-1413(2) — 4 cases
State Ex Rel. Schuler v. Dunbar, 302 N.W.2d 674 (Neb. 1981).
“§ 84-1413 (Reissue 1976) provides that "[a]ny action taken on any question or motion duly moved and seconded shall be by roll call vote of the public body in open session, and the record shall state how each member voted, or if the member was absent or not voting." (Emphasis…”
State Ex Rel. Schuler v. Dunbar, 333 N.W.2d 652 (Neb. 1983).
“On the previous appeal this court determined that there was not sufficient evidence to support the judgment of the District Court that Neb. Rev. Stat. §84-1413 (2) (Reissue 1981), requiring a rollcall vote of the public body in open session, had been complied with as to the…”
Leibbrandt v. Lomax, 423 N.W.2d 453 (Neb. 1988).
“Appellants point to § 84-1413(2) (Reissue 1981) of the Nebraska Public Meetings Laws, which in part provides: “Any action taken on any question or motion duly moved and seconded shall be by roll call vote of the public body in open session, and the record shall state how each…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-1413(5) — 1 case
Wolf v. Grubbs, 759 N.W.2d 499 (Neb. Ct. App. 2009).
“Section 84-1413 provides in part: (1) Each public body shall keep minutes of all meetings showing the time, place, members present and absent, and the substance of all matters discussed.”
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