Job description
The City Treasurer is responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the city.
Eligibility requirements
Must be registered voters of the city, and the city council members shall be residents of the ward from which elected, if elected by ward, and residents of the city, if elected at large. Each council member, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall be required to give bond to the city, with two (2) or more good and sufficient sureties or some responsible surety company; if by two (2) sureties, they shall each justify that he or she is worth, at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) over and above all debts and exemptions. Such bonds shall be in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), and shall be conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the council member giving the same, and shall be further conditioned that if the said council member shall vote for any expenditure or appropriation of money or creation of any liability in excess of the amount allowed by law, such council member, and the sureties signing said bond, shall be liable thereon. Said bond shall be filed with the city clerk and approved by the mayor, and upon the approval, the city may pay the premium for such bond.
Filing instructions
Filing office address: 1021 Central Ave, Room 103, Nebraska City, NE 68410
Filing phone number: 402-873-9505
Paperwork instructions: Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
Filing requirements: Filing fee is 1% of the office's annual salary, no filing fee for a salary of less than $500 per year. If filing by petiton, then signature requirement is 10% of the total number of registered voters voting for Governor or President of the United States at the immediately preceding general election in the district or political subdivision in which the officer is to be elected, not to exceed 2,000