Restrictions on asset expenditures by sanitary and improvement districts (SIDs) that have received notice of annexation were advanced from general file Jan. 27.<\/p>\n
Under LB131, introduced by Omaha Sen. Joni Craighead last session, expenditures by an SID would be restricted for 90 days upon receiving notification of a city or village\u2019s intent to annex.<\/p>\n
Craighead said that an SID is created with the expectation that it will be dissolved as a legal entity when annexed, so the bill would reduce the amount of risk taken on by cities proposing annexation.<\/p>\n
An Urban Affairs Committee amendment, adopted 31-0 replaced the bill. Under the amendment, payments on construction bonds, construction fund warrants, general fund warrants and contracted labor and services would be exempt from the spending restriction.<\/p>\n
Any proposed construction projects that have not been put to a public bidding process prior to receiving notice of annexation would be submitted to the city\u2019s finance director for approval during the 90-day period.<\/p>\n
Bellevue Sen. Sue Crawford, chairperson of the committee, said that SID spending prior to annexation was a high priority issue among SID concerns studied by the committee.<\/p>\n
The bill advanced to select file on a 31-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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