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Brief city administration guide helps
to tell who's who and what they do
By Joan Korinek
For obvious reasons, city government is an active
part of daily life for most Lincoln citizens. City
government works to furnish us water, to supply
our electricity, to guard us against crime, provide
fire protection, build streets, remove snow, and
handle complaints.
In Lincoln, city government operates under a
mayor-council government form. The mayor serves
as elected chief executive while the council, com
prised of seven members, acts as the legislative
body. The remainder of city government is divided
into departments, such as the police and public
works. Each section is headed by a full-time director
appointed by the mayor with council approval.
The mayor is elected for a four year term. As chief
administrator, he or she is responsible for the
actions of other city representatives. Roland Luedtke
currently serves as Lincoln's 40th mayor. Luedtke
took office May 16, 1983.
Council members are also elected to four year
terms on a nonpartisan ticket. The terms are stag
gered at two-year intervals. Current council mem
bers are Margrethe Ahlschwede (northeast district),
Bill Danley (at large), Bill Hoffman (northwest dis
trict), Dick Johnson (southwest district), and Louis
Shackelford (at large). Hampton presides as the
chairman with Danley as the vice chairman. The
chairman controls and sets council agendas.
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Weekly open-to-t he-public council meetings are
at the County City Building, 555 S. 10th St., Every
Monday at 1:30 p.m. except on the last Monday of
every month when the meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Before
the formal council meeting, a pre-session, planning
session used to discuss reports or recommenda
tions, takes place which is open to the public.
Proposed ordinances can be introduced by any
council member or the mayor. In order for an ordi
nance to become a law, it must go through three
readings before final action is taken. No action is
usually taken on the first reading. It is automatically
advanced to a second reading on the following
week's agenda.
At the second reading, a public hearing is held.
The public is free to lobby for or against the pro
posed ordinance. A proposed ordinance goes to the
third reading where the council votes on it. The
proposal can be amended, killed, placed on pending
file or approved. Four votes are required for appro
val. The mayor either signs into law or vetoes the
ordinance. It takes five council votes to override a
mayoral veto.
In addition to making laws, the council takes
action on resolutions. Resolutions only have one
reading and deal with things like zoning laws, liquor
licenses and appointments made by the mayor.
Resolutions are approved and signed or vetoed in
the same manner as ordinances.
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Kermit Hansen of Omaha
currently chairs the NU
Board of Regents. He is
president of the Finan
cial Perspectives Co. and
formerly was president
and board chairman of
the U.S. National Bank
in Omaha. He is married
and has four children.
He can be reached at
239-2767.
Nancy Hoch of Nebraska
City is a homemaker. She
is president of the Ne
braska City library board
and a member of several
organizations including
the American Associa
tion of University Women
and the University Pres
ident's Advisory Council.
She is married and has
three children. She can
be reached at 873-3595.
Dr. Robert Koefoot of
Grand Island is presi
dent and owner of Sur
gical Associates of Grand
Island. He is a member
of the Nebraska
Creighton Medical Foun
dation and on the board
of directors of the Luth
eran Memorial Hospital
in Grand Island. He is
married and has five
children. Koefoot can be
reached at 308-382-2100.
James Moylan, an Omaha
attorney, is a member of
the Omaha, Nebraska,
Iowa and American bar
associations and the Phi
Alpha Delta legal frater
nity. Moylan is married
and has six children. His
phone number is
341-4876.
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John Payne of Kearney
is president of Payne
Larson Furniture. He is
a board member of the
Nebraska Easter Seals
Society and the First
United Methodist Church
pastor-parish committee
in Kearney. He is mar
ried and has four child
ren. Payne can be
reached at 308-237-5141.
Margaret Robinson of
Norfolk is president of
the Norfolk Iron and
Metal Co. She serves as
an executive board
member on the Neb
raska Council of Eco
nomic Education and the
NEBRASKAland Foun
dation. She was named
the 1979 Nebraska Small
Businessperson of the
Year. She is widowed and
the parent of four child
ren. She can be reached
at 371-1810.
Edward Schwartzkopf of
Lincoln is supervisor of
student employment for
Lincoln Public Schools.
He has worked with nu
merous state and local
organizations, including
the Lincoln Humane So
ciety and the Cornhusker
Council Boy Scouts of
America. He is married
and has three children.
He can be reached
435-0
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Robert Simmons is a
lawyer in Scctts bluff. He
served in the U.S. Marine
Corps, is a member of
several fraternal organ
izations and former
member of the FBI and
several educational
boards. He is married
and has one child. Sim
mons can be reached at
308-632-2163.
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Lincoln
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City Concil Member
Northeast District
Bill Darisy
City Council Member
At-Large
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City Council Member Oty Council CSisiman
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