(A) Whenever a surety bond to indemnify the city is required as a prerequisite to exercising the duties of any office or position, or to the issuance of a license or permit or for the exercise of any special privilege, the surety on the bond shall be a corporation licensed and authorized to do business in the state as a surety company, in the absence of specific provision to the contrary by ordinance.
(B) Whenever, in its opinion, additional sureties or an additional surety may be needed on any bond to indemnify the city against loss or liability because of the insolvency of the existing surety or sureties or for any other reason, the Mayor and City Council may order a new surety or sureties to be secured for the bond. If the new surety or sureties are not procured within ten days from the time the order is transmitted to the principal of the bond, or his or her assignee, the Mayor and Council shall declare the bond to be void, and thereupon the principal or assignee shall be deemed to have surrendered the privilege or position as condition of which the bond was required.
(1986 Code, § 2-8)