{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-14-601","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-601","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-601","body":"The city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall have the power and the duty to appoint a chief of police and all other members of the police force to the extent that funds may be available to pay their salaries and as may be necessary to protect citizens and property and maintain peace and good order.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 14"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=14-601","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"a57c08aee7de9427d114ec58316f0f912b2a121817354f2e46a7af614d899462","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-14-568","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-14-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}