Amending Chapter 2, Article 8, Section 2-116 - cover city employees and St Joe Treasurer Under City's Blanket Perf. Bond

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ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~ ~~ `~ ~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 2-116 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO COVER ALL CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND ALSO THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TREASURER UNDER THE CITY'S BLANKET PERFORMANCE BOND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The current version of Chapter 2, Article 8, Section 2-116 of the South Bend Municipal Code sets fixed bond amounts for specifically designated City officials. It also provides for a blanket bond of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) to cover all other employees. The Indiana Code at I.C. 5-4-1-18 permits a City to obtain a single faithful performance blanket bond covering all its officials and employees, including those whom the Ordinance now identifies with individual official bonds amounts. Furthermore, the South Bend Municipal Code presently does not expressly include the St. Joseph County Treasurer as one of the persons included within the City of South Bend's blanket performance bond. Although the St. Joseph County Treasurer is not a City employee, he/she frequently acts on behalf of the City of South Bend in the performance of his/her duties as County Treasurer. Indiana Code Section 5-4-1-18 authorizes a City's blanket bond to include persons acting on behalf of the municipality including a treasurer. This amendment, therefore, provides that City officials required by state law to be bonded will be covered under the City's blanket performance bond which shall also expressly include the St. Joseph County Treasurer for any act that he/she performs "on behalf of" the City of South Bend. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 8, Section 2-116 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: ARTICLE 8. CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Sec. 2-116. Official bonds. (a) ---