[Ord. 46-1981, eff. 1-1-1982]
The Mayor, Controller and all heads or directors of executive departments, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall give bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) except that the Director of Finance and Deputy Director of Finance/City Treasurer shall give bond in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00), each bond conditioned upon the faithful discharge of their respective duties and obligations. The bond of the Mayor shall be approved by and deposited with the City Controller and the bond of the Controller shall be approved by and deposited with the Director of Finance. The bonds of all other department heads shall be deposited with the Director of Finance.
The Mayor, Council, Controller and directors of the several departments shall have the authority to require bonds or policies of insurance from any deputies, subordinate officers, clerks or employees in the amount as the Mayor, Council, Controller or director shall set. The bonds shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties and obligations imposed upon the deputies, subordinate officers, clerks or employees.
The Treasurer may procure and maintain in effect at all times bonds or policies of insurance in the form and in the amount as he or she determines, protecting the City from loss by reason of burglary, robbery, theft, forgery, counterfeiting or by fraudulent or dishonest acts by City employees engaged in the handling of City money or other property.
[Ord. 11-1980, eff. 7-25-1980; Ord. No. 24-2006, § 1(8), eff. 12-4-2006]
(a) 
The Mayor, Council, Controller and directors of the several departments may procure errors and omissions insurance for any deputy, subordinate officer, clerk or employee and for themselves in the amount as the Mayor, Council, Controller or director shall set. The insurance shall be subject to the conditions set forth in §§ 193.06 and 193.07, and shall be purchased through the Department of Finance on competitive bids and in accordance with §§ 511 and 512 of the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter.
(b) 
The Director of Finance may insure the property under the Director's control and management charging the same to the appropriate funds provided for such purposes.
(a) 
Each member of the Sinking Fund Commission shall furnish a bond to the City in an amount set by the Treasurer, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office.
(b) 
The Sinking Fund Commission shall have the right and authority to require bonds or policies of insurance from any subordinate officer, clerk or employee of the Sinking Fund Commission including but not limited to public employees honesty blanket bond conditioned against fraudulent or dishonest acts in the handling of money or other property, in the amounts as set by the Treasurer.
(c) 
The Mayor and the Controller are authorized to pay the premiums on all of the bonds or policies of insurance described in subsections (a) and (b) hereof when properly certified to the Controller by the Treasurer charging the same to the appropriate funds provided for such purposes.
(d) 
All the bonds or policies of insurance required to be furnished under this section shall be subject to the requirements set forth in § 193.06.
All the bonds or policies of insurance required to be furnished or which may be provided for hereunder or which may be required under any provision of law shall be executed by surety companies and insurance companies duly authorized by law to execute the bonds or policies of insurance in the Commonwealth.
The Mayor and Controller are authorized to pay the premiums on all of the bonds or policies of insurance provided for or required under §§ 193.01 through 193.04 when properly certified to the Controller by the Treasurer, Mayor or director of the department, charging the same to the appropriate funds provided for such purposes.
(a) 
Except as otherwise provided in § 193.01, all bonds or policies of insurance provided for or required under this Chapter or under any provision of law shall be deposited and kept in the custody of the Treasurer.
(b) 
All the bonds or policies of insurance provided for or required under this Chapter or under any provision of law may be annually examined and revised, by the Treasurer, and new bonds or policies of insurance shall be given if required by the Treasurer. However, the bond of the Mayor or Controller required under § 193.01 may be annually examined and revised, except for the limit thereof, by the Controller or Mayor respectively and a new bond shall be given if required by the Controller or Mayor.