Section 5.7.

Except by procedures provided in this Charter, the terms of office of the elective officers and of members of boards and commissions appointed for definite terms shall not be shortened. The terms of elective officers of the City shall not be extended beyond the period for which any such officer was elected, except that an elective officer shall, after his term has expired, continue to hold office until his successor is elected and has qualified. The Council shall not grant or authorize extra compensation to any officer or employee after the service has been rendered. The salary of any elective officer shall not be increased or decreased from the time of his election or appointment until the end of his term of office for which he was elected or appointed.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The last sentence of this section was repealed by implication by Act 8 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended. See Chapter 284 of the Administration Code of these Codified Ordinances.)

OATH OF OFFICE AND BOND:

Section 5.8.

Every officer, elected or appointed, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall file the same with the Clerk, together with any bond required by law or by the Council. In case of failure to comply with the provisions of this section within ten days from the date of his election or appointment, such officer shall be deemed to have declined the office and such office shall thereupon be vacant, unless the Council shall, by resolution, extend the time in which such officer may qualify as above set forth.

SURETY BONDS:

Section 5.9.

   (a) The Council may require any officer or employee to give a bond, to be approved by the City Attorney, in such sum as the Council determines. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful and proper performance of the duties of the office or employment concerned. All officers and employees who receive, distribute, or are responsible for City funds or investments shall be bonded. The resignation, removal, or discharge of any officer or employee, or the appointment of another person to the office or employment, shall not exonerate the officer or employee or his sureties from any liability incurred by them.

   (b)   All official bonds shall be corporate surety bonds and the premiums thereof shall be paid by the City. No official bonds shall be issued for a term exceeding three years, except bonds which are required of officers serving terms of office which are longer than three years. No bond shall be renewed upon its expiration but a new bond shall be furnished in each case.

   (c)   The bonds of all officers and employees shall be filed with the Clerk, except that the Clerk's bond, unless he is covered within the scope of a blanket surety bond, shall be filed with the Treasurer.

   (d)   The requirements of this section may be met by the purchase by the City of one or more blanket corporate surety bonds covering all or any group or groups of the officers and employees of the City. Any officer or employee who is covered by a blanket surety bond need not be bonded individually for the purpose of qualifying for office.

DELIVERY OF OFFICE:

Section 5.10.

Whenever any officer or employee shall cease to hold such office or employment for any reason whatsoever, he shall within five days, or sooner on demand, deliver to his successor in office, or to his superior, all the books, papers, moneys, and effects in his custody as such officer or employee. Any officer violating this provision may be proceeded against in the same manner as public officers generally for a like offense under statute.

PECUNIARY INTEREST PROHIBITED:

Section 5.11.

No officer of the City shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, (other than the common public interest) in the profits of any contract job, work, or service to be performed for the City; nor shall he stand as surety or give any bail or sign any bail or appearance bond required by the ordinances of the City. The foreging prohibitions, as the same may apply to any Councilman, shall not apply if the Council shall declare in its records, by the unanimous vote of the remaining members of the Council that the best interests of the City are to be served by the waiving of any such prohibition. No officer of the City shall personally, or as an agent, provide any bond which is subject to approval by the Council. Any officer of the City who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of misconduct in office.