A. 
Effect. The provisions of this article shall apply alike to all officers and employees of the City regardless of the time of the creation of the office or position or the time of the appointment of the officer or employee.
B. 
Bond. Every officer and employee shall, if required by the City Council upon entering upon the duties of his office, give a bond in such amount and with such sureties as may be determined by the Council, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office or position.
C. 
Books delivered to successor. Every officer shall, upon going out of office, deliver to his successor all books, papers, furniture and other things appertaining to such office and which are the property of the City. Within five days after notification and request, any person who has been an officer of the municipality is required to deliver to his successor in office all property, books and effects in his possession belonging to the municipality, or pertaining to the office he has held. Upon his refusal to do so, he shall be liable for all damages caused thereby, and shall, upon conviction, be penalized according to the provisions of § 1-16 of this Code. He shall not receive his final check until his City Code book and keys are turned over to the City Clerk.
D. 
Books open to inspection. Every officer shall, at all times when required, submit the books and papers of his office to the inspection of the Mayor or any committee or member of the Council.
E. 
Fees; report of fees. No officer of the municipality shall be entitled to charge or receive any fees as against the City. All officers of the City entitled to receive fees shall keep a correct account thereof, and make a report thereof under oath to the City Council prior to the regular meeting of each month. In the report, they shall specify from whom such fees were received, for what service and when received. All fees received shall be paid over into the City Treasury.
F. 
Other rules and regulations. Every officer of the City shall perform such other duties and be subject to such other rules and regulations as the Council may provide by law.
G. 
Conservators of peace. The Mayor, Aldermen and policemen are designated as conservators of the peace, with power to make arrests as provided by law.
H. 
Oath. Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, all municipal officers, whether elected or appointed, shall take and subscribe to the following oath:
"I, __________, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of __________, according to the best of my ability."
No person shall be eligible to hold any office who is not a qualified elector of the City and who shall not have resided therein for at least one year next preceding his election or appointment, nor shall any person be eligible who is a defaulter to the City.
A. 
No officer of the City shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract work or business of the municipality, or in the sale of any article, whenever the expense, price or consideration of the contract, work, business or sale is paid either from the Treasury or by any assessment levied by any statute or ordinance. No municipal officer shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in the purchase of any property which:
(1) 
Belongs to the municipality;
(2) 
Is sold for taxes or assessments; or
(3) 
Is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit of the municipality.
B. 
The above restrictions shall not apply where the Illinois Compiled Statutes have provided for exceptions in 65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-10.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A. 
Amount. Bonds of City officers required under 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-30 shall be executed in penal sums set from time to time by City Council ordinance or resolution for the following:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(1) 
Mayor.
(2) 
City Clerk.
(3) 
City Treasurer.
(4) 
City Collector.
(5) 
Police Chief.
(6) 
Attorney.
B. 
Premium payment. The surety bonds required by law shall be paid by the City.
C. 
Surety. The City Council shall not receive or approve any bond or security whereon the name of the City Council, any one of the Aldermen or any elected or appointed officers of the City appear as bondsman or security. If, by mistake, a bond containing the name of any such officer is approved by the City Council, or if any bondsman, after becoming such, is elected or appointed to any City office, this section shall not act as a release of any such obligation incurred. (See § 54-39 for the Treasurer's bond.)
A. 
The City Council may, from time to time, by law, impose upon any officer filling any office created by the ordinances of the City any such other or further duties as shall be consistent with the laws of this state, and may consolidate any two or more of the offices and impose the duties thereof upon any other officer and may make any such regulations respecting such offices as shall be consistent with the laws of this state.
B. 
In case the City Council consolidates any offices created by it, the person performing the duties of the offices so consolidated shall not be entitled on account thereof to receive any salary or compensation which he would not have been entitled to receive if such consolidation had not taken place.
The City Council shall have the power to purchase liability insurance covering and insuring all municipal officers, employees and elected officials; said insurance to cover incidents occurring while in the performance of their duties, which insurance may insure, cover and protect any liability which the municipal corporation, officer, employee or elected official may incur. When said insurance has been purchased, the City shall be responsible for all premiums and deductible charges called for by any valid liability insurance policy covering the municipal corporation, officer, employee or elected official.
A. 
If the City Council elects not to purchase liability insurance covering and insuring municipal officers, elected officials and employees as provided in § 5-13 of this article, then the City shall indemnify and cause to be defended municipal officers, elected officials and employees from any claim filed by an individual, partnership or corporation when said claim is founded on any act or omission of the municipal officers, elected officials or employees while in the performance of their official duties; except the City will not indemnify, but will defend, any municipal officer, elected official or employee from any claim made by an individual, partnership or corporation wherein the claim alleges that the municipal officer, elected official or employee acted intentionally, maliciously or wantonly; and, further, will not indemnify or cause to be defended said officials or employees where the claim is directly or indirectly related to the negligent care or use of a vehicle as defined by the Illinois Complied Statutes; and the City will not indemnify any municipal officer, elected official or employee from any claim made by a municipal officer, elected official or employee.
B. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the City will not indemnify or cause to be defended any municipal officers, elected officials or employees if the municipal officers, elected officials or employees have liability insurance insuring the municipal officers, elected officials or employees from the alleged claim; however, the City will indemnify the municipal officer, elected official or employee for the personal deductible limits of their personal policy.