$6 for each spayed or neutered dog

$12 for each unaltered canine companion

Please present proof of rabies vaccination for verification.

Click HERE to see an example of these fraudulent invoices.

Do not hesitate to call the City Offices at 308.995.8681 if you receive any type of suspected fraudulent communication from someone claiming to represent the City.

Postings for this as well as other job openings in the Holdrege area can be found here.

An Application for employment with the City is available here.

Swimming Pool Manager/Operator Certification information is available here.

And, a Law Enforcement Application (for Police Officers, Dispatchers and Community Service Officers) is available here.

Interested parties are invited to appear to be heard during the public hearing.

   (A)   (1)   It shall be unlawful for the occupant of any lot or lots or the owner of any vacant lot or lots within the corporate limits to allow snow, sleet, mud, ice or other substance to accumulate on the sidewalks or to permit any snow, sleet, ice, mud or other substance to remain upon said sidewalk.

      (2)   All sidewalks shall be cleaned within 36 hours after the cessation of a storm.

      (3)   The snow placed on sidewalks by city snowplows is a natural result of clearing the streets and is the responsibility of the property owner or occupant to remove.

   (B)   Snow from sidewalks and driveways may not be placed on city streets with the following exceptions:

      (1)   By city employees in the performance of work-related duties; or

      (2)   By downtown businesses located in an area from Railroad Street to 6th Avenue and from Grant Street to Garfield Street (commonly known as “downtown”) in an effort to establish a clearance for the conducting of business. Only snow from downtown sidewalks may be placed in city streets within 36 hours of the cessation of snowfall.

   (C)   Notice to remove such substances shall be made upon the owner or occupant of the premises, or his or her agent, and such notice shall demand the removal of such substances forthwith. If the person owning or occupying such premises is unknown or cannot be found, or if any reasonable service cannot be had upon any such owner, agent or occupant within the city, then such service shall be made by posting a typewritten copy of such notice in some conspicuous place on the premises. In case the owner, agent or occupant shall fail to remove the ice, snow, mud or other substances, then it shall be the duty of the Municipal Services Director to remove such substance, and the expense thereof shall be charged against the property and the owner thereof, and may be recovered by proper action in the name of the city or may be charged against the property as a special assessment for improvements.

(Ord. 2329, passed 2-15-2011)

§ 8-202  SNOW REMOVAL; VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.

   (A)   Each 24-hour period commencing with the declaration of a snow emergency shall be deemed to be a separate day. Every day or part thereof that any violation of any provision of this article shall continue beyond the first day shall constitute a separate offense and may be charged as a second or subsequent offense.

   (B)   Any person who shall violate any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of at least $15 and not exceeding $100 if such violation be a first offense; or at least $25 and not exceeding $200 if such violation be a second offense and charged as such; or at least $35 and not exceeding $300 if such violation is a third or subsequent offense and charged as such; and, in addition thereto, shall pay the costs of prosecution.

   (C)   Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall also, if his or her motor vehicle was removed by or at the request of the city, pay such charges for removal and storage as are from time to time set by resolution of the Mayor and Council of the city.

(Ord. 2329, passed 2-15-2011)

\ Weed, Litter and Nuisance Notice

§6-301                                 Holdrege Municipal Code                                          §6-304

                                                    Article 3. Litter

§ 6-301  DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   LITTER. Any: trash, rubbish, garbage, debris; paper; rags; ashes; grain, cobs; wood, plaster, cement, brick or stone building rubble; discarded furniture; grass, leaves, twigs, trees, yard waste, worthless vegetation; dead animals, offal and any vehicle or parts thereof which have lost their identity, character, utility or serviceability as such through deterioration, dismantling or the ravages of time; are inoperative or unable to perform their intended functions; are cast off, discarded or thrown away or left as waste, wreckage or junk. LITTER shall also mean any motor vehicle, trailer or camper trailer without current license plates and registration for a period of time in excess of 30 days, as well as any dismantled, partially dismantled, wrecked, junked or inoperable motor vehicle, trailer or camper trailer.

NOXIOUS WEEDS. Leafy spurge, Canada thistle, Musk thistle and Plumeless thistle. NOXIOUS WEEDS also shall mean and include any weed designated and listed in regulations promulgated by the Director of Agriculture of the state.

(2005 Code, § 6-301)  (Ord. 2322, passed 4-20-2010; Ord. 2382, passed 6-7-2016)

§ 6-302  WEED REMOVAL.

(G)In the event a property owner, agent, occupant or person in possession, charge or control of any lot or ground or any part of any lot in the City refuses to maintain the property and keep it mowed after an initial cutting by the City during the calendar year, the City shall have the right to continue cutting the weeds and removal of litter or any combination thereof at all times thereafter until new growth the following year without additional notice to the property owner, agent or occupant.

(2005 Code, § 6-302)  (Ord. 779, passed 10-18-1977; Ord. 2322, passed 4-20-2010; Ord. 2346, passed 4-3-2012; Ordinance 2431, passed 10-15-2019; Ordinance 2463, passed 05-16-2023)

Statutory reference:  Related provisions, see Neb. RS 18-1720

§ 6-303  VEHICLES; TRAILERS AND CAMPER TRAILERS.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or is in control of any property to place, cause to be placed or allow to remain on his or her property any vehicle or vehicles, trailers or camper trailers, or parts thereof or any vehicular litter set forth in § 6-301 of this chapter; provided, however, that, this section shall not apply to any vehicle, trailer or camper trailer which is kept in the operation of a business pursuant to any municipal ordinance or is kept within a garage.

   (B)   Every such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day on which such violation shall continue.

(2005 Code, § 6-303)  (Ord. 2382, passed 6-7-2016)

§ 6-304  PENALTIES.

   (A)   In addition to the payment of the actual costs as provided in § 6-302 of this article, any person, firm or corporation who fails to cut weeds, grass and other rank growth of vegetation or remove litter, or both, as required by this article shall pay the following penalties:

      (1)   For the first violation: a penalty in the sum of $100;

      (2)   For the second violation: a penalty in the sum of $200; and

      (3)   For the third violation and each subsequent violation thereafter: a penalty in the sum of $300.

   (B)   In the event any person, firm or corporation fails to pay the penalty herein provided the city may assess such penalty upon the property in the same manner as other special taxes for improvements are levied and assessed, or the city may sue any such person or persons in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of the penalty due and payable under the terms and provisions of this section, and may recover a judgment against such person or persons for the amount so due, together with interest.

(2005 Code, § 6-304)

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§ 4-202  TRASH AND WASTE.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to keep in, on or about any dwelling, building or premises, or any other place in the municipality, decayed vegetable or animal substance, garbage or refuse matter of any kind that may be injurious to the public health or offensive to the residents of the municipality unless the same is kept in receptacles and as nearly air-tight as may be practical. Where the owner or lessee of the premises rents a portion thereof to two or more families, or occupants, he or she shall provide a suitable receptacle for garbage, as provided in this section, to be used by all such tenants or occupants.

   (B)   It shall be unlawful to throw or sweep into the streets, alleys, parks or other public grounds any dirt, paper, nails, pieces of glass, grass, leaves, refuse, waste or rubbish of any kind. No person may permit garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse to collect and all persons shall remove the same from their property within 24 hours after being notified to do so by the Municipal Police Chief who shall represent the Board of Health. Any person having garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse that is subject to decay or fermentation within a short period of time shall be required to place the same in a standard garbage can with a tight cover. All residents shall have the contents of their garbage cans removed at least once per month. Any garbage, trash or waste outside of garbage cans must be properly bound to prevent scattering and must be removed at least once per week. It shall be unlawful for any person to place garbage, rubbish, waste or refuse in a receptacle belonging to another person without his or her permission.

(2005 Code, § 4-204)