Chapter 2.12
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Sections:

2.12.010    Confirmation by council.

2.12.020    Bond requirement.

2.12.010 Confirmation by council.

All appointments of officers and employees made by the mayor of the city shall be confirmed by majority vote of the city council and no such appointment shall take effect without such confirmation by the council. (Ord. 317, 1980)

2.12.020 Bond requirement.

A. Before entering into the performance of their respective duties to the city, the following officers of the city shall furnish to the city a good and sufficient surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of their duties, and for the proper application and payment of all funds or property received by virtue of their official positions with the city:

1. Clerk-treasurer, $50,000;

2. Deputy clerk-treasurer, $5,000;

3. Chief of police, $1,000;

4. Patrolman, $1,000.

B. The required surety bond shall be filed with the city clerk and thereafter the city shall pay the reasonable cost of the surety bond or reimburse the officer for its cost.

C. In the event of the expiration or cancellation of the surety bond, notice shall be served upon the city clerk-treasurer who shall notify the city council at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

D. The surety bonds which are required by this section may be either of the blanket or individual type. (Ord. 504, 1987; Ord. 353, 1981)