Section 35-1204 - Mutual finance organization; creation by agreement; tax levy(1) A mutual finance organization may be created by agreement among its members pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act or the Joint Public Agency Act. The agreement shall: (a) Have a duration of three years;(b) Require that each member of the mutual finance organization levy the same agreed-upon property tax rate within their boundaries for one out of the three tax years covered by the agreement. The members need not levy such agreed-upon property tax rate during the same year;(c) Require that all members of the mutual finance organization levy no more than such agreed-upon property tax rate for the remaining tax years covered by the agreement; and(d) Contain a statement of the agreed-upon maximum property tax rate.(2) The property tax rates described in subsection (1) of this section shall be levied for the purpose of jointly funding the operations of all members of the mutual finance organization. All such property tax rates shall exclude levies for bonded indebtedness and lease-purchase contracts in existence on July 1, 1998.(3) The changes made to this section by Laws 2020, LB1130, do not affect eligibility for funding pursuant to the Mutual Finance Assistance Act that is to be paid on or before May 1, 2021.Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 35-1204
Laws 1998, LB 1120, § 4; Laws 1999, LB 87, § 70; Laws 2019, LB 63, § 3; Laws 2020, LB 1130, § 1.Amended by Laws 2020, LB 1130,§ 1, eff. 11/14/2020.Amended by Laws 2019, LB 63,§ 3, eff. 3/8/2019.