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Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION›Chapter 4 — FISCAL ADMINISTRATION

Modesto Municipal Code Art. 1 Official Bonds

Modesto Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Modesto

Cite as: Modesto Municipal Code Article 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04

2-4.101 - Officers Bonded.

The following public officers of the City shall, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, execute to the City, a corporate surety bond in the following penal sums, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their respective duties, to wit:

City Clerk and City Auditor, a bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

Assistant City Clerk, a bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

Director of Finance, a bond in the penal sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).

(Ord. 1044-N.S., amended by Ord. 1550-C.S., and Ord. 2295-C.S., effective 11-15-84)

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2-4.102 - Police Department Blanket Bond.

All officers and employees of the Police Department of the City shall be covered under a faithful performance blanket position bond in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) per officer or employee.

(Ord. 1044-N.S., amended by Ord. 1550-C.S., effective 10-27-76)

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2-4.103 - Other Blanket Bonds.

All other officers and employees of the City, except those covered in Section 2-4.101 hereof, shall be covered under an honesty blanket position bond in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00).

(Ord. 1044-N.S., amended by Ord. 1550-C.S., effective 10-27-76)

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2-4.104 - Execution and Premiums.

All bonds shall be executed by a responsible corporate surety, shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney and shall be filed with the City Clerk. Premiums on official bonds shall be paid by the City.

(Ord. 1044-N.S.)

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