It is declared to be the policy of the City to recognize and
encourage meritorious actions on the part of its officers and employees.
To this end, letters of commendation concerning City employees from
their superiors and from members of the public with whom they deal
shall be directed to the attention of the Mayor and Council and then
recorded in the employee's personnel file. In addition, the Mayor
and Council may, of their own motion, commend the work of particular
officers and employees and cause such commendation to be inserted
in their personnel files.
A.
Every officer
or employee of the City who, by virtue of his/her office or position,
is entrusted with the receipt, custody or expenditure of public moneys
or funds, and any other officer or employee who may be required to
do so by the Mayor and Common Council, before entering upon the duties
of his/her office or position, shall execute and deliver a surety
bond in such amount as may be fixed by the Mayor and Common Council,
binding him/her to the City in its corporate name and conditions upon
the true and faithful performance of his/her duty. Each officer or
employee required by law to give bond shall execute such bond with
sufficient surety and deliver the same to the City Clerk, except that
the Clerk shall deliver his/her bond to the City Treasurer before
he/she enters upon the discharge of his/her duties of the office or
employment.
B.
In every
case in which any person is required by the laws of this state or
by any ordinance of the City to give a bond for the faithful performance
of his/her duties, such bond shall be secured by a corporate surety
authorized to do business in this state and the premium therefor shall
be paid by the City. Each such bond shall be approved by the City
Solicitor as to form and sufficiency and nothing in this section shall
be construed to prevent the use of one or more blanket bonds when
so approved.
