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Home My WebLink AboutO-3213 - Amending the MMC Regarding Official BondsCITY OF MARYSVILLE Marysville, Washington ORDINANCE NO. 31\ :> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING OFFICIAL BONDS. WHEREAS, state law requires three city employees -the city treasurer, city clerk, and police chief --to maintain an official bond conditioned on the honest and faithful performance of their official duties; and WHEREAS, the city currently requires the muni cipal court judges to maintain an official bond, but is not required to do so by statute; and WHEREAS, the City maintains insurance fo r its officers and operations; and WHEREAS, the current code regarding bonds refers to the Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA) and the City is no longer a member of WCIA; and WHEREAS, eliminating the requirement for the judges to have an official bond and amending the municipal code to eliminate the reference to WCIA is a prudent use of city resources. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. Repeal. Section 2.24.085 is repealed as set forth in Exhibit A. SECTION 2. Amendment. Sections 2.30.055, 2.35.055, and 2.48.02 are amended as set forth in Exhibit A. SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconsti tutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invali dity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance. SECTION 4. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including scri vener's errors or clerical mistakes; references to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regul ations; or numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective five days after the date of its publicati on by summary. PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 2.S"'-day of MtU::clo , 2022. CITY OF MARYSVILLE Attest: By I ~ Gt,n{N\mt EuJtl<S , DEPUTY CITY CLERK ::proA= ~ Q, JON WALKER, CITY ATTORNEY Date of publication: Moxc1:) 31 202"1. Effective Date (5 days after publication): A~r\ S , 2-o1-1- EXHIBIT A 2.24.086 __ 8_1anket __ bon_d __ Go\•erage. If available, the city shall subscribe to and maintain blanket bond coverage by and through the \l\!ashington Cities Insurance Authority. Such coverage shall be bound for the municipal court judge before he/she enters upon the discharge of his/her official duties, and shall be in an amount-Of not less than $10,000-, Should blanket bond co•Jerage not be a•.«ailable U=lrough the Washington Cities Insurance Authority, the municipal court judge, before entering upon the discharge of his/her official duties, shall enter into an individual faithful performance bond in the amount of not less than $10,000 with a surety approved by the mayor. _2.30.055 __ Blanket bon_d __ coverage. ___ . If a•.«ailable, the city shall subscribe to and maintain blanket bond coverage by and through the Washington Cities Insurance Authority. Such coverage shall be bound for the city clerk before he/she enters upon the discharge of his/her official duties, and shall be in an amount of not less than $10,000. Should blanket bond coverage not be available-through the Washington Cities Insurance Authority, tihe city clerk, before entering upon the discharge of his/her official duties, shall enter into an individual faithful performance bond in the amount of not less than $10,000 with a surety approved by the mayor. The premium on such individual faithful performance bond shall be paid by the city. _2.35.055 __ B_lan_ket __ bond __ coverage. __________ .................................... . If available, the city shall subscribe to and maintain blanket bond coverage by and through the Washington Cities Insurance Authority. Such coverage shall be bound for the finance director before he,lshe enters upon the discharge of his/her official duties, and shall be in an amount of not less than $10,000. Should blanket bond coverage not be available through the Washington Cities Insurance Authority, tihe finance director, before entering upon the discharge of his/her official duties, shall enter into an individual faithful performance bond in the amount of not less than $10,000 with a surety approved by the mayor. The premium on such individual faithful performance bond shall be paid by the city. 2.48.020 Police chief. The police chief shall be the commander and administrative head of the police department. The chief shall be responsible, through the city administrator, to the mayor and city council. In the absence of the police chief the command of the department shall be assumed by the next highest ranking officer of the department, unless otherwise specified by written directive from the police chief with the concurrence of the mayor or city administrator. Pursuant to RCW 41 .12.050, all individuals hired and appointed as police chief after the effective date of Ordinance 2124 are hereby excluded from the classified civil service. Such individuals shall be employed by the city pursuant to the terms of an employment contract between the city and the police chief. The police chief. before entering upon the discharge of his/her official duties. shall enter into an individual faithful performance bond in the amount of not less than $10.000 with a surety approved by the mayor. The premium on such individual faithful performance bond shall be paid by the city.