[Adopted as Ch. 2, Art. I, of the 1972 Code, as amended
through 1990]
A.
The Chief Administrator, City Clerk-Treasurer, the
Assistant City Clerk, the Assistant City Treasurer, the cashier and
all other officers, employees and agents of the City who at any time
shall have within their possession or custody or under their direction
or control any City funds, securities, negotiable instruments or other
such liquid assets of the City exceeding $100 in value shall, before
entering upon the discharge of their official duties, give a bond
payable to the City, in such amounts as may be prescribed in this
Code or by other ordinance, resolution or order of the legislative
body, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their respective
duties and a true accounting to be given for all such assets of the
City which may come within their possession or custody or under their
direction or control, provided that the legislative body may provide
for a blanket bond in lieu of individual bonds, in which case the
amount of such blanket bond shall be not less than $25,000 for the
Chief Administrator, City Clerk, the City Treasurer and the cashier,
and not less than $20,000 for each policeman and not less than $10,000
for other officers and employees; and provided, further, that nothing
in this section shall be deemed to preclude such other bonds as may
be considered by the legislative body to be desirable in the interests
of the City.
[Amended 4-26-2006 by Ord. No. 750]
B.
All bonds required by this section shall have as surety
a bonding or casualty company authorized to do business in this state
and shall be approved by the legislative body and by the City Attorney.
C.
The word "bond" as used in this section shall be construed
to include a liability insurance policy.
D.
Premiums on bonds required or authorized by this section
shall be paid by the City.
Upon the termination of office or employment
of any City officer, agent or employee, such person shall, without
delay, turn over to his successor in office, agency or employment
all money, books, papers, accounts and all other things belonging
to the City which may then be within his possession, custody, direction
or control; and if he has no designated successor, then to the City
Clerk-Treasurer.
Any officer, employee or agent of the City,
while in the lawful discharge of his official duties with regard to
the water or sewerage disposal systems of the City or with regard
to the inspection of buildings or premises or the inspection therein
of electrical, heating or plumbing installations or fire or health
hazards or other dangerous or unsanitary conditions, shall have a
right of entry into and upon all buildings and premises, at all reasonable
hours and after reasonable advance notice to the owners, tenants or
occupants thereof and upon compliance with all applicable provisions
of law; and it shall be unlawful for any person to offer any restraint
or hindrance to any City officer, employee or agent lawfully seeking
entry upon or into any premises or building pursuant to the provisions
of this section.
City officers and employees for whom no definite
compensation is prescribed by this Code shall receive such compensation
as may from time to time be fixed by the legislative body.
The provisions of §§ 35 through 45 of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1957,[1] shall be applicable with respect to all eligible officers
and employees of the City; and Ordinance No. 311, passed February
9, 1953, as amended and in effect immediately prior to the effective
date of this Code, and all agreements entered into by the City pursuant
thereto which are in effect immediately prior to the effective date
of this Code are hereby continued in full force and effect.[2]
