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2.48 - 1 CHAPTER 2.48 OATH AND BOND FOR CITY OFFICERS SECTION: 2.48.010: Bonds for City Officers 2.48.020: Blanket Bonds for City Officers 2.48.010: Bonds for City Officers: Each of the following City officials or employees of the City shall, within ten (10) days after the effective date of the ordinance codified herein, and thereafter before any new official or employee assumes the duties of his respective office, shall give an official bond issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the state, conditioned for the faithful performance of his official duties in the following amounts: The City Clerk shall give an official bond in the sum of $30,000.00; The City Treasurer shall give an official bond in the sum of $30,000.00, and his deputy shall give an official bond in the sum of $1,000.00; The City Attorney shall give an official bond in the sum of $10,000.00; The Chief of Police shall give an official bond in the sum of $10,000.00; The City Manager shall give an official bond in the sum of $20,000.00; Other City officials designated by law as requiring bonds shall give bonds in the sum of $10,000.00 and all other employees handling money shall give such bonds as the City Manager may require at his discretion. (Ord. 5352 Sec. 1, 2011: Ord. 2362 Sec. 5, 1979: Ord. 1260 Sec. 1, 1964) 2.48.020: Blanket Bonds for City Officers: The requirements of this Chapter shall be satisfied if the City employees named in Section 2.48.010 are named as bonded for the above amounts under any blanket bond or bonds purchased by the City, and all premiums on said bond or bonds shall be paid by the City. Said bond or bonds shall be a part of the official records and files of the City, and the same shall be brought to the attention of the Mayor and the City Council at the first meeting of each year for examination and approval for the sufficiency thereof. (Ord. 1260 Sec. 2, 1964)