Except where otherwise provided, all indemnifying bonds required to be given by any person to the city to insure the performance or carrying out of any contract entered into with the city, or the observance and performance of any ordinance of the city, or of any other obligation, promise, or undertaking shall be subject to the approval of the city comptroller.
It shall be the duty of the comptroller, if at any time it comes to his knowledge that any or all of the sureties on any such bond or any indemnifying bond required to be filed with the city clerk are insolvent or will be unable to respond in damages in case any liability shall arise upon any such bond, to notify forthwith the principal or principals upon such bond of such fact, and direct that different and satisfactory sureties be at once procured.
It shall be the duty of the comptroller to make, from time to time, such examination as is necessary to keep informed as to the responsibility and sufficiency of any and all sureties upon any such bond or bonds, filed either with him or with the city clerk, or kept on file in his office or the office of the city clerk. In the event of a refusal or neglect on the part of any principal or principals so notified by the comptroller to procure a satisfactory surety or sureties, when directed so to do as herein provided, the comptroller shall forthwith report to the city council, setting forth in such report, the name of the principal and sureties upon the bond and the nature of the contract, undertaking or obligation which such bond was given to secure, with such recommendations and further information as he may deem necessary and proper.
Except where otherwise provided, all such bonds shall be filed in the office of the comptroller.
(Prior code § 7-4)