19-4-9 - Oath and bond.
§ 19-4-9. Oath and bond.
The county administrator shall take the official oath of office and shall give bond to the board of supervisors, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law, in a penalty equal to three percent (3%) of the sum of all the state and county taxes shown by the assessment rolls and the levies to have been collectible in the county for the year immediately preceding the commencement of the term of office for such administrator; however, such bond shall not exceed the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). The bond premiums shall be paid from the county general fund or other available funds of the county.
Sources: Laws, 1974, ch. 486, § 5; Laws, 1986, ch. 458, § 16; Laws, 1991, ch. 604, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 1991.