{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-16-218","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-218","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-218","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, a city of the first class by ordinance may regulate and prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of the officers of the city and classify such offices, on the basis of merit as the city council shall provide for that purpose.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 16"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=16-218","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"f7defb8f9f006ca3138af5725af43b00edb8c94b1ff443faebc4e7d8077c931c","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-16-217","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-16-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}