The City Clerk and the City Treasurer and such other officers or employees as may be required to do so by ordinance of the City Council, shall each execute a bond to the City for the faithful performance of official duties; which bonds shall be in the amount fixed by the City Council. Said bonds shall be approved by the City Council and with the exception of the bond of the City Clerk, shall be filed with the City Clerk. The bond of the City Clerk shall be filed with the Mayor. Premiums upon said bonds shall be paid by the City out of its general fund. All the provisions of any law of this State relating to the official bonds of officers shall apply to any bonds herein required or authorized to the extent that such provisions are not in conflict herewith.

All officials, officers, members of boards, or commissions and employees shall take and file with the City Clerk the oath of office required by the constitution and the laws of the State. In addition to the oath of office, and as a part thereof, the City Council shall by ordinance require all of the persons herein mentioned, including members of the City Council, to affirm their loyalty to the United States of America and its principles of government. The oath of office of the City Clerk shall be taken by and filed with the Mayor. (Ratified Gen. Mun. Elec. 4/11/50, Amend. No. 4; Approved by State Legislature Concurrent Res. No. 32 on 3/15/51).

No member of the City Council shall be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract, sale or transaction to which the City is a party. No City official or employee shall be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract, sale or transaction to which the City is a party, and which comes before said official or employee, or the department of the government with which he is connected, for official action. Any contract or transaction hereinabove mentioned in which any such officer or employee of the City shall be or become financially interested, shall become void at the election of the City, when so declared by resolution of the City Council.
No member of the City Council, City official or employee shall be deemed to be financially interested, within the meaning of the foregoing provisions, in any contract made with a corporation by reason of the ownership of stock in such corporation unless said stock so owned by him shall amount to at least three (3) percent of all stock of such corporation issued and outstanding. No City Councilman or member of any board or commission shall vote on or participate in any contract or transaction in which he is directly or indirectly financially interested, whether as a stockholder of the corporation or otherwise. If any officer of the City, during the term for which he was elected or appointed, shall so vote or participate, or be financially interested as aforesaid, upon conviction thereof, he shall forfeit his office and be punished for misdemeanor.

In addition to the powers and duties prescribed by this Charter, the officers and employees of the City shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the laws of the State of California, or by ordinances, resolutions or orders of the City Council, and not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter.