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Ceres council temporarily authorizes city manager to sign checks after bond records reviewed
Summary
After hours of questioning about whether officials were properly bonded under local code and Government Code 36518, the Ceres City Council accepted bond documentation and unanimously authorized the city manager to sign payroll and vendor checks until a bonded finance director is appointed.
The Ceres City Council on Nov. 10 voted unanimously to designate the city manager as an authorized signer on city bank accounts while staff confirm and complete bonding for a new finance director, after several council members said they needed to see bond documentation before allowing signatory authority.
Council members pressed staff for the provenance of bonds and cited municipal code and state law. Councilmember Serena Otero asked when staff discovered the finance director had left and why a required bond for certain officials did not appear to be on file; the council requested a copy of the manager’s bond and a list of bonded officials before deciding. City Manager (speaker 22) and Finance Director Sonia (speaker 23)…
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