Record #: F2019-91   
Type: Communication Status: Placed on File
Intro date: 5/20/2019 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 5/20/2019
Title: Approval of Official Bond for City Clerk Andrea Marie Valencia
Sponsors: Dept./Agency
Topic: CITY COUNCIL - Miscellaneous
Attachments: 1. F2019-91.pdf

Bond Certification Municipal Code Section 2-152-220

 

 

 

I. Edward N. Siskel. Corporation Counsel ofthe City of Chicago, have reviewed and inspected:

 

Bond No. 39S222197 (Mayor) Bond No. 39S212686 (City Clerk) Bond No. 39S222198 (Treasurer)

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all issued by The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, and I certify that the above-numbered
bonds are properly executed as to form.
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I, Erin S. Keane, Cily Comptroller for the City of Chicago, have reviewed and inspected:

 

Bond No. 39S222197 (Mayor) Bond No. 39S212686 (City Clerk) Bond No. 39S222198 (Treasurer)

 

all issued by The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, and I certify that the sureties on the above-numbered bonds are of sufficient financial responsibility for the amount of the penalty of such bonds.

Erin S. Keane City Comptroller

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Liberty

Mutu.il.   yiie q^jq caSLia]ty Insurance Company

 

BOND                     No. 39S212686

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That we Andrea Marie Valencia

1510 West Grand Avenue #3E, Chicago. Illinois 60642

(Insert Full Name [lop line] and Addiess [boliom line) of Principal)

as Principal and The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company                     , a corporation organized and existing under the

laws of the State of New Hampshire, (hereinafter called the Surety, are held and firmly bound unto

City of Chicago                                                                 

121 North LaSalle Street, Room 107, Chicago, Illinois 60602

(Insert Full Name [lop line] and Address (boliom line] of Obligee)

in the aggregate and non-cumulative penal sum of One Million and 00/100                                                               

($  1,000,000.00                                          ) DOLLARS, for the payment of which, well and truly

to be made, wc bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

WHEREAS, the said Principal has been elected or appointed to (or holds by operation of law) the office of

City Clerk                     '                     

for a term beginning on January 25, 2017                     and ending on continuous

Now, therefore, the condition of this Obligation is such that ifthe said Principal shall well, truly and faithfully perform all official duties required by law of such official during the term aforesaid, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect, subject to the following conditions:

First: That the Surety may, if it shall  so elect, cancel this bond by giving thirty (30) days notice in writing to

City of Chicago                     and

this bond shall be deemed canceled at the expiration of said thirty (30) days, the Surety remaining liable, however, subject to all the terms, conditions and provisions of this bond, for any act or acts covered by this bond which may have been committed by the Principal up to the date of such cancelation; and the Surety shall, upon surrender of this bond and its release from all liability hereunder, refund the premium paid, less a pro rate pari thereof for the time this bond shall have been in force.

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Second: That the Surety shall not be liable hereunder for the loss of any public moneys or funds occurring through ory-esuglgg from
the failure of, or default in payment by, any banks or depositories in which any public moneys or funds have been.xlBpositeifSor may
be deposited, or placed to the credit, or under the control of the Principal, whether or not such banks or depositories .were 2uvmay be
selected or designed by the Principal or by other persons," or by reason ofthe allowance to, or acceptance by th'e;Principqi of any
interest on said public moneys or funds, any law, decision, ordinance or statute to the contrary notwithstanding. "
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Third: That the Surety shall not be liable for any loss or losses, resulting from the failure ofthe Principal to'cgllect a]j§ taxes,
licenses, levies, assessments, etc., with the collection of which he may be chargeable by reason of his election or^appoifiSncnt as.
aforesaid.
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SIGNED, SEALED and DATED January 18, 2017                     

^Andrea Marie Valencia

 

 

The Ohio Casualty Insurance Compan'

By:       ^A//- <(

Taffra S. Holman,                     ' Attorney-in-Fact

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!        THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS NOT VALID UNLESS IT IS PRINTED ON RED BACKGROUND.

. This Power of Attorney limits the acts of those named herein, and they have no authority to bind the Company except in the manner and to the extent herein stated,
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                     ,                     Certificate No 7-'S5227

I                     American Fire and Casualty Company                     Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

!                     The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company                     West American Insurance Company

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOWN ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: That American Fire & Casually Company and The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company are corporations duly organized under the laws of
Ihe Slate of New Hampshire. Ihal Liberty Mutual Insurance Company is a corporation duly organized under the laws of Ihe Slate of Massachusetts, and West American Insurance Company
is a corporation duly organized under Ihe laws of the State of Indiana (herein collectively called the "Companies"), pursuant to and by aulhorily herein set forth, does hereby name, constitute
and appoint,    Barbara J. Lemm; Dennis D. Flatness; Dennis W. Lutz: Susan M. Stelanski; Taflra S. Holman
                     

 

Authorization - By unanimous consent of Ihe Company's Board of Directors, the Company consents that facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature of any assistarft
Company, wherever appearing upon a certified copy of any power of attorney issued by Ihe Company in connection with surely bonds, shall be valid and bindmg.upon tt*
the same force and effect as though manually affixed.
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I, Gregory W Davenport, Ihe undersigned, Assistant Secretary, of American Fire and Casually Company, The Ohio Casually Insurance Company, Liberty Mulual'lnsuranceXompany, and
West American Insurance Company do hereby certify that the onginal power of attorney of which the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ihe PoweCof Attornev^ecuted by said
Companies, is in full force and effect and has no! been revoked
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals o! said Companies this.

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. each individually if there be more than one named, its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to make, execute, seal, acknowledge

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and deliver, for and on ils behalf as surely and as its act and deed, any and all undertakings, bonds, recognizances and other surety obligations, in pursuance of these presents and shall be as binding upon the Companies as if Ihey have been duly signed by the presidenl and attested by the secretary of the Companies in their own proper persons.

: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been subscribed by an authorized officer or official of the Companies and the corporate seals of the Companies have been affixed
thereto this 17m      day of  August
                     , 2016 ,

American Fire and Casualty Company The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Liberty Mutual Insurance Company West American Insurance Company

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY

On this 17th   day of August

By:

David M. CareyfAssistant Secretary

 

2016 _ before me personally appeared David M. Carey, who acknowledged himself to be the Assistant Secretary of American Fite and

Casualty Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, and West American Insurance Company, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, execute the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing on behalf of Ihe corporations by himself as a duly authorized officer.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed m^nama and affixed my notarial seal at Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, on the day and year first above written.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Notaral Seal Teresa Paslelln, Notary Public Plymouth Twp., Monlgomery County My Commission Exoires March 20. 2017

By; JLiiclLo

Teresa Pastella. Notary Public

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This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by aulhorily of the following By-laws and Authorizations of American Fire and Casually Company, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and West American Insurance Company which resolutions are now in full force and effect reading as follows:

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS - Section 12. Power of Attorney. Any officer or other official of the Corporation authorized for that purpose in writing by the Chairman or the Presidenl, and subject to such limitation as the Chairman or Ihe President may prescribe, shall appoint such attorneys-in-fact, as may be necessary to act in behalf of the Corporation to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver as surety any and all undertakings, bonds, recognizances and olher surety obligations. Such attorneys-in-fact, subject to Ihe limitations set forth in their respective powers of attorney, shall have full power to bind the Corporation by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach thereto the seal of Ihe Corporation. When so executed, such instruments shall be as binding as if signed by the President and attested lo by (tie Secretary. Any power or authority granted lo any representative or attorney-in-fact under the provisions of this article may be revoked al any time by Ihe Board, the Chairman, the Presidenl or by Ihe officer or officers granting such power or authority.

ARTICLE XIII - Execution of Contracts - SECTION 5. Surely Bonds and Undertakings. Any officer of Ihe Company authorized for that purpose in writing by the chairman or Ihe president, and subject lo such limitations as the chairman or the president may prescribe, shall appoint such attorneys-in-fact, as may be necessary to act in behalf of Ihe Company to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver as surely any arid all undertakings, bonds, recognizances and olher surety obligations. Such attorneys-in-fact subject to the limitations set forth in Iheir respective powers of attorney, shall have full power to bind the Company by Iheir signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach thereto the seal of Ihe Company. When so executed such instruments shall be as binding as if signed by the president and attested by Ihe secretary.

Certificate of Designation - The President of the Company, acting pursuant to Ihe Bylaws of the Company, authorizes David M. Carey, Assistant Secretary to appoint such atlorneys-in-fact as may be necessary lo act on behalf of the Company to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver as surety any and all undertakings, bonds, recognizances and olher surety obligations.

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•crelary ofIhe Company with

 

By:

 

Gregory W. Davenport". Assistant-Secretary

 

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State of Missouri City of St. Louis

 

On January 18, 2017 before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Taffra S. Holman known to me to be Attorney-in-Fact of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, the corporation described in and that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and known to me to be the person who executed the said instrument in behalf of the said corporation, and he duly acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the same.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year stated in this certificate above.

 

 

 

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OATH OF OFFICE

 

STATE OF Illinois

County of   Cook                     ^ SS

I.   Andrea Marie Valencia

do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution of The United States and the Constitution ofthe

State of Illinois                     and that I will discharge the duties of my office of City Clerk of Chicago

with fidelity; that I have not paid or contributed, or

ndrea Marie Valencia

promised to pay or contribute, either directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing to procure my nomination or election (or appointment), except for necessary and proper expenses expressly authorized by law; that 1 have not knowingly violated any election law of this State, or procured it to be done by others in my behalf; that I will not knowingly receive, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing for the performance or non-performance of any act or duly pertaining to my office than the compensation allowed by law. So help me God.

 

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OFFICIAL SEAL MOMDINE A HARDING NOTARY PUBLIC - STATE OF ILLINOIS MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:10/16/18

 

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