A. Official Bonds: The city clerk and city treasurer are required to be bonded, with good and sufficient sureties thereon to be purchased and approved by the city council, running to the city and conditioned upon the faithful performance of his trust as such city clerk or city treasurer and for the faithful accounting and safekeeping of the monies belonging to the city. The bond shall be in such penal sum as the city council shall from time to time determine by resolution, which penal sum shall be not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) at any one time, and shall be at all times sufficient to save the city from any loss. The bond shall be obtained immediately after his appointment and before entering upon the duties of his office, and his bondability shall be one of the requisite conditions of his qualifications.
B. Appointment: The mayor, with the consent of the council shall appoint a city clerk, a city treasurer, a city attorney, a city supervisor, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary for the efficient operation of the city.
C. Discharge Or Resignation: Appointive officers of the city are at will and subject to removal without cause and without notice or hearing. The mayor may remove any appointive officer for any cause deemed sufficient by the mayor by and with the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one of the members of the full council. Provided however, the city council, by the unanimous vote of all its members, may upon their own initiative remove any appointive officer.
No resignation of a city officer shall take effect until the same has been transmitted, in writing, to the city council and the resignation has been accepted by a majority of the city council. Provided, however, that if the city council, upon reasonable evidence, finds that an officer has wilfully and intentionally abandoned his office with the intent not to return, or has become incapacitated and unable to carry out the duties of his office and such incapacity appears likely to continue for an indeterminate period of time, the city council may, upon a majority vote, determine that such office is vacant and instruct the mayor to submit a new appointment for the city council's approval. (Ord. 348, 1-9-1998; amd. Ord. 446, 2-7-2012; Ord. 2019-480, 12-3-2019)