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Chapter 2.55
BONDS1

Sections:

2.55.010 Established. (Effective until January 1, 1994)

2.55.010 Established. (Effective January 1, 1994)

2.55.020 Form and payment.

2.55.030 Purchasing authority.

2.55.010 Established. (Effective until January 1, 1994)

The public official bonds of certain elected officials and employees of Whatcom County named herein shall be fixed in the following sums:

Combined Treatment Services

 Director $ 10,000

 Employees 1,000

Court Reporters 2,000

Clerk 125,000

Assessor 25,000

Auditor 50,000

Health Officer 50,000

Treasurer 150,000

Prosecuting Attorney 25,000

Sheriff 25,000

Executive 22,500

County Council Members 22,500

District Court Clerk 20,000

District Court Judges 10,000

District Court Employee 1,000

Purchasing Agent 10,000

Purchasing Mail Clerk 10,000

Engineer 10,000

Public Works Director 50,000

Finance Director 22,500

Juvenile Court Director 10,000

Juvenile Court Employee 1,000

Parks Director 25,000

Park Manager 15,000

Park Employee 12,000

(Ord. 90-60; Ord. 89-42; Ord. 88-34; Ord. 85-73; Ord. 84-43; Ord. 80-57 § 1).

2.55.010 Established. (Effective January 1, 1994)

A. The public official bonds of certain elected officials and employees of Whatcom County named herein shall be fixed in the following sums:

Court Clerk 200,000

Treasurer 200,000

Executive 200,000

B. All other Whatcom County employees shall be covered by a blanket bond policy with loss limits of $50,000 per occurrence subject to a $500.00 deductible per occurrence. (Ord. 93-042 Exh. D; Ord. 90-60; Ord. 89-42; Ord. 88-34; Ord. 85-73; Ord. 84-43; Ord. 80-57 § 1).

2.55.020 Form and payment.

Such surety bonds shall be in form joint and several and made payable to Whatcom County or the state as may be required by law. (Ord. 93-042 Exh. D; Ord. 80-57 § 2).

2.55.030 Purchasing authority.

The tort claims division of the prosecuting attorney’s office shall have sole authority to purchase the bonds, at the lowest possible expense in conformance with funds from the premium category of the tort claims, settlement, defense and judgment fund. (Ord. 93-042 Exh. D; Ord. 80-57 § 3).


Footnotes

1. See also Ch. 3.05, tort and damage claims.


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