2022 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters
35-538 - Annexation; board of directors; accounting; effect.
35-538. Annexation; board of directors; accounting; effect.
The board of directors of a rural or suburban fire protection district shall, within thirty days after the effective date of the merger, submit to the city or village a written accounting of all assets and liabilities, contingent or fixed, of the district. Unless the city or village within six months thereafter brings an action against the board of directors of the district for an accounting or for damages for breach of duty, the board of directors shall be discharged of all further duties and liabilities and their bonds exonerated. If the city or village brings such an action and does not recover judgment in its favor, the taxable costs may include reasonable expenses incurred by the board of directors in connection with such suit and a reasonable attorney's fee for the board's attorney. The city or village shall represent the district and all parties who might be interested in such an action. The city or village and such board shall be the only necessary parties to such action.
Source
- Laws 2018, LB130, ยง 6.
