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The City of Crete provides forms and documents online related to city programs and services. Forms are in a pdf fillable format or can be printed and completed by hand. Links are also shown for forms available in other sections on this site.

Still can't find what you're looking for? Contact City Hall, 402.826.4312, or view a list of city officials and department contacts: City Hall & Officials, Parks & Recreation, Public Works Directory.

Fall 2024:

• View the full 2024 Recreation program schedule and registration dates (pdf) or find it on RecDesk. 
• Plumbers License Renewal 2025 - Building Inspector's Office
• Commercial Snow Removal Permit
• Energy efficiency programs
• Sign up for emergency alerts

City Council: 

• Meeting agendas
• On the City Council's main page find:
  • Council Wards/Voting Locations
  • Information about meeting minutes and summaries
  • current legal notices and public hearings
• Public Comments and Agenda Item Requests
• Records Request

Building Inspector's Office:

• Building Permits
• Plumbers License Renewal 2024 
• Call Before You Dig
• Zoning Regulations and Building Code

City Clerk:

• The following local permits are online in the Registrations and permits section:
  • Annual and New Business Registration
  • Special Event Permit Application (festival, parades, fun runs, events requesting street closures, etc.)
  • Prohibited Animal Exception Permit (temporary livestock events, fairs, rodeos, parades, circuses, demonstrations, etc.)
  • ATV and UTV use in city limits
  • Fireworks Sales Permit
  • Door-to-door Sales Permit
  • Sidewalk Cafe Permit
• Records Request from the Clerk's Office
• For additional permits related to city code ordinances, please contact the clerk's office.

Finance Department:

• Annual Budgets and Financial Statements
• City Surplus Online Auctions

City Code: The City Code of the City of Crete is the accumulated ordinances of the City and is online in a keyword searchable format. This link includes a preface explaining how the code is organized and labeled.

City Master Fee Schedule: A comprehensive list of all city fees for services, permits, utilities, and programs across all departments and offices. View the Master Fee Schedule

Public Works - Utility Office:

• all forms must be returned to City Hall Public Works Office in person.
• New Utility Service Account Application
  • Find more information about electric, water, sewer, trash and recycling services; online and automatic payments
• Commercial Snow Removal Permit
• Wood Cutting Permit - on city property
• Veterans Monument bricks information and order form
• City Maps: online mapping for property zones, districts, and other information related to the physical layout of the municipality.

​​​​Community and Economic Development:

• Downtown Revitalization program - guidelines and application
• LB840 Economic Development
• Tax Increment Financing

Crete Police Department:

• Animal Control and Permitted Animals - Permitted and prohibited animals and animal impounds
• Parking Enforcement - parking tickets and vehicle impounds

Crete Fire and Rescue Department:

• Burn Permits
• CVFD Membership Application
• Crete Fire District map

Crete Public Library:

• Library card signup
• Reserve and borrow materials
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library signup
• New: Library of Things

Parks and Recreation Department:

• RecDesk - online registration for recreation programs
  • View the full 2024 Recreation program schedule and registration dates (pdf) or find it on RecDesk. 
• Veterans Monument bricks information and order form
• See information for rental or reservation of park spaces and structures.
• City Maps: online mapping of public parks and amenities

Human Resources:

• View City of Crete employment opportunities

Election Polling Locations in the City of Crete (new in Spring 2022):

• Crete Ward I - Crete Public Schools - Cardinal Welcome Center, 930 Main Ave
• Crete Ward II & Crete Ward III - Crete Public Library - Community Room, 1515 Forest Ave
• View a Crete Ward map (pdf)or go to the online map and select 'Voting Wards' under the Layers tab)
• Nebraska Voter Information Lookup - Find your polling place