County clerks could combine payment orders across separate county funds

County clerks could combine payment orders from separate county funds into one summary order. These payment orders, called warrants, direct the county treasurer to pay a specified person or organization. The summary order would have to list each fund and the amount requested from it. The county board would have to approve the claims underlying the payment orders.

The county clerk or a person the clerk chooses would keep an ongoing inventory of county personal property. The requirement would apply to counties with at least 150,000 residents and cover all county personal property, such as equipment and supplies. The population threshold would be measured using the most recent federal census taken every ten years.

County clerks could send veterans’ discharge records to the State Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society for permanent preservation. The provision covers county copies of records showing discharge or separation from active duty in the U.S. armed forces. The discharge-record provision limits access to the veteran, the county veterans service officer, or a recognized veterans organization’s post service officer. Transfer would be allowed after the federal military personnel file becomes a public archival record or after 62 years, whichever is later.

The proposal calls for repeal of section 23-1313 concerning registration of farm, ranch, or home names. The provision concerns registration of names for farms, ranches, and homes.