HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-07-15-Ordinance 2222_Municipal Officers, Appointive PositionsORDINANCE NO.2222
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 107,OF THE WAUKEE MUNICIPAL
CODE PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS BY DELETING THE CHAPTER IN ITS ENTIRETY AND
INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE FOLLOWING:
Section 1.Purpose.The purpose of this ordinance is to
provide for the creation and appointment of municipal officers of
the City,and the setting of minimum bond requirements for city
officials.
107.2 Creation
hereby created
Administrator/Clerk,
Chief.
of Appointive Offices.There
the following offices:
Police Chief,Attorney,Treasurer,
are
City
Fire
107.3 Appointment of Officers.
appoint the Police chief.
The Mayor shall
The Fire Chief shall be appointed for a term of one (1)
year by the members of the volunteer fire department,with
the approval of the Council.
The Treasurer shall be hired by the City
Administrator/-Clerk,with the approval of the City Council.
All other officers shall be appointed by the Council
unless otherwise provided by law or ordinance.
107.4 Terms of Appointive Offices.The terms of all
appointed officers that are not otherwise fixed by law or
ordinance shall be one (1)year.
107.5 Vacancies in Offices.A vacancy in an
appointive office shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.A vacancy in an elective office shall
be filled by a majority vote of all members of the City
Council.
107.6 Bonds Required.Each Municipal officer required
by law or ordinance to be bonded shall,before entering upon
the duties of the office,execute to the city a good and
sufficient bond,to be approved by the mayor,conditioned on
the faithful performance of the duties and the proper
handling and accounting for the money and property of the
City.
107.7 Surety.Any association or corporation which
makes a business of insuring the fidelity of others and
which has authority to do such business with Iowa shall be
accepted as surety on any of the bonds.
§107.8.Amount of Bonds.Each officer named
shall be bonded in an amount not less than:
Mayor
$500,000.00
Administrator/clerk
$500,000.00
Treasurer $500,000.00
The council shall provide by resolution for any blanket
surety bond for any other officer or employee that the
council deems necessary.The city shall pay the premium on
all official bonds.
107.9 Bonds Filed.
be filed with the Mayor,
be filed with the Clerk.
All bonds when duly executed shall
except that the Mayor's Bond shall
Section
in conflict
repealed.
2.Repealer.All ordinances
with the provisions of this
or parts of ordinances
ordinance are hereby
Section 3.Severability Clause.If any section,provision
or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity
of the ordinance as a whole or any section,provision,or part
thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4.
effect upon its
provided by law.
Effective Date.
final passage,
This ordinance shall be in
approval and publication as
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Passed by the Council this 1.5..t.h day of July
approved this ~day of ~~~~~,1996.
1996,and
MAY 0 R
Attest:
Kurt A.Rueckel
City Clerk