The City Council shall fix by ordinance the amounts and terms of the official bonds of all officials or employees who are required by this Charter or by ordinance to give such bonds. All bonds shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney and shall be filed with the City Clerk. Premiums of official bonds shall be paid by the City.
In all cases wherein an employee of the City is required to furnish a faithful performance bond, there shall be no personal liability upon, or any right to recover against, his superior officer or other officer or employee, or the bond of the latter, unless such superior officer, or other officer or employee is a party to, or has conspired in, the wrongful act causing directly or indirectly such loss.
Each member of the City Council, of every board and commission, and each officer provided for in this Charter before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, shall take, subscribe to and file with the City Clerk the following oath or affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of (here inserting name of office) according to the best of my ability."
No member of the City Council shall be financially interested, as that term is defined at Government Code Section 87103 as it is presently worded or may hereafter be amended, in any contract, sale or transaction to which the City is a party and neither shall any Board or Commission member or City official or employee be financially interested in any contract, sale or transaction to which the City is a party and which comes before said Board or Commission or official or employee, or department of the City with which he is connected, for official action. Any such contract or transaction in which there shall be such an interest shall become void at the election of the City, when so declared by resolution of the City Council. No City Councilman or member of any Board or Commission shall vote or participate in any contract or transaction in which he is directly or indirectly financially interested whether as an employee or stockholder of the corporation or otherwise. If an officer of the City, during the term of which he was elected or appointed shall vote or participate, or shall be financially interested as aforesaid upon conviction thereof, he shall forfeit his office.
(Amended by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 96 Paragraph 5, ratified by the qualified electors of the city at a general municipal election held April 11, 1972; amended by the electorate of the city at the election held April 11, 1978)
Each department head and his deputies shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations in connection with any official business pertaining to his department.
Each department head shall have the power to appoint, suspend, and remove such deputies, assistants, subordinates and employees as are provided for by the City Council for his department upon the following conditions:
(a) 
Subject to the provisions of this Charter and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder; and
(b) 
Subject to the prior approval of the City Administrator except for deputies, assistants, subordinates and employees of the City Council and the City Attorney.