HomeMy WebLinkAbout38-19 - Res. Establishing Bond Requirements for Mason County Elected Officials and Other Public Officials RESOLUTION NO.- � - I 1
ESTABLISHMENT OF BOND REQUIREMENTS FOR MASON COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS
WHEREAS, RCW 48.28.010 provides an alternative form of surety to satisfy bonding
requirements mandated in RCW 36.16.050, thus all county officers are included in the
faithful performance, public officials position schedule bond (blanket bond); Assessor,
Auditor, County Commissioners, Coroner, Deputy Coroners, District Court Judge, Pro-
tempore, Clerks, Administrators; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department, as agent for the Board of County
Commissioners, obtained bonds for the Mason County Treasurer in the amount of
$150,000, which renews annually; and
WHEREAS, all Elected Officials will be named in the public officials position schedule
bond; and
NOW THEREFORE, the Board of County Commissioners of Mason County, State of
Washington, does resolve as follows:
The Human Resources Department is authorized to annually renew the elected
official bonds, position bonds and sureties with limits set by the Boards of County
Commissioners as mandated in RCW 36.16.050.
Designated
The following bonds are established for elected officials of Mason
County:
(1) Assessor's position bond to be fixed at ten thousand dollars
($10,000). (RCW 36.16.050).
(2) Auditor's position bond to be fixed at one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000) (RCW 36.16.050; RCW 65.12.090; RCW 42.24.180).
(3) Clerk's bond to be fixed at one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)
and sureties to be approv4ed by the presiding judge over the court of
which he or she is clerk and recorded in the office of the County
Auditor and filed in the office of the County Treasurer. (RCW
36.16.050; RCW 36.16.060).
(4) Coroner's and Deputy Coroner's bond to be fixed at ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) (RCW 36.16.050).
(5) County Commissioners' position bonds to be fixed at twenty
thousand dollars ($20,000) (RCW 36.16.050).
(6) District Court Judge, Pro-tempore, court commissioners, district court
clerks and court employees' position bonds to be fixed at twenty
thousand dollars ($20,000) (RCW 3.34.090; RCW 36.16.050).
(7) Prosecuting Attorney's position bond to be fixed at ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) (RCW 36.16.050).
(8) Sheriff's position bond to be fixed at ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
(RCW 36.16.050).
(9) Treasurer's bond to be fixed at one hundred fifty thousand dollars
($150,000) and sureties to be approved by the Board of County
Commissioners and filed and recorded in the office of the County
Clerk (RCW 36.16.050);
Filing Requirements
Every county official, before entering upon the duties of his or her office,
shall file his or her official bond in the office of the County Clerk; PROVIDED, That
the official bond of the County Clerk, after first being recorded by the County
Auditor, shall be filed in the office of the county Treasurer. Bonds of deputies,
court commissioners, and employees shall be filed in the office in which the
bonds of their principals are required to be filed. (RCW 36.16.050; RCW
36.16.060).
ADOPTED: YY� X00
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
Kevin Shutty, Ch
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: andy Ne/IhLfrlin, Commissioner
Tim Whit ad Sharon Trask, Commissioner
Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney