Columbia Official Bonds ordinance (Charter § 149)

The city manager, city clerk, city collector, director of finance, and all other officers and employees receiving, disbursing or responsible for city funds, and such other officers and employees as the council by ordinance may designate, shall, within such time after election or appointment as may be fixed by ordinance, and before entering

upon the discharge of their duties, give bond to the city in such sums and with such sureties as shall be prescribed by ordinance, and subject to approval by the council, conditioned upon the faithful and proper performance of their duties and for the prompt accounting for and paying over to the city of all moneys belonging to the city that may come into their hands. The office or employment of any person elected or appointed to any office or employment shall be forfeited if the person fails to give bond as herein required. The city shall pay the premiums on all such bonds. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the bond of the city clerk shall be filed with the mayor, and the bonds of all other officers and employees shall be filed with the city clerk.