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Home My WebLink AboutCONSENT Public Official Position Bond Consent Agenda Commissioners Office JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Adiel McKnight, Deputy Clerk of the Board DATE: January 12,2026 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC OFFICIAL POSITION SCHEDULE BOND No. 52BSBHB6126; Issued by Hartford Fire Insurance Company for the Treasurer, Clerk, Sheriff,Auditor, Prosecuting Attorney, Engineer, Commissioners#1,#2 and#3,Judge and Assessor STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Pursuant to RCW 42.08.100 (Copy attached)the Board of County Commissioners shall approve the official bonds of all County and Township Officers, except the County Superintendent of Schools. ANALYSIS: Jefferson County holds a position schedule bond for eleven of its twelve Public Officials(Copy attached). A bond is not required for the Superior Court Judge. All other elected/appointed positions are covered under this bond. This bond is renewed annually and because of the type of bond, does not have to be cancelled and rewritten each time a new individual is elected or appointed to one of these positions. FISCAL IMPACT: The annual fee for renewing the bond is $1,387.00. RECOMMENDATION: Approve continuation and purchase of the public official position schedule bond#52BSBHB6126 December 31, 2025 through December 31,2026. REVIEWED BY: / /7 / 6 Josh D. Peters, County Administrator Date ''9J202c RCW 42.06.100 Approval and filing RCW 42.08.100 Approval and filing. The official bonds of officers shall be approved and filed as follows, to wit. The official bond of the secretary of state shall be approved by the governor and filed in the office of the state auditor The official bonds of all other state officers required by law to give bonds, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, shall be approved by the governor and filed in the office of the secretary of state The official bonds of all county and township officers. except the county supenntendent of schools shall be approved by the board of county commissioners, if in session, and if not in session, by the chair of such board, and filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of their respective counties PROVIDED. That the bond of the county Berk shall be recorded in the office of the county auditor and filed in the office of the county treasurer ( 2012c117 § 99 1955 c 157 § 11 Pnor 1890p35§ 5; RRS §9934.1 NOTES: Contractor's bonds- Chapter 39 08 RCW Official bonds---Payment of premiums RCW 48 28.040. Surety insurance Chapter 48.28 RCW Continuation Certificate The Hartford Insurance Group Surety - Government, Federal and Public Official The hereby continues in force its Bond No. 52BSBHB6126 in the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand ($379,000.00) Dollars on behalf of Public Official Bond 621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 in favor of Jefferson County for the(extended)term beginning on December 31, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2026. subject to all the covenants and conditions of said Bond,said Bond and this and all continuations thereof being one continuous contract. This Continuation is executed upon the express condition that the Company's liability under said Bond and this and all continuations thereof shall not be cumulative and shall in no event exceed the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand ($379,000.00) Dollars. IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be signed by its officers proper for the purpose and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed on October 8, 2025. Hartford Fire Insurance Company o4 ,.4''' lt 1,14. 1 4 BY: AO!/1 IWO -,. ' -' " - • _. i•: le L LaPierre . 4 for elv ink a Attest: Atat/ 04 � '`t l f 14 ---- W<� Direct Inquiries, Bond Authenticity and Claims to: POWER OF ATTORNEY THE HARTFORD BOND,T-14 One Hartford Plaza Hartford,Connecticut 06155 Bond.Claims tthehartford.com call:888-266-3488 or fax:860-757-5835 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS THAT: Agency Name: A J GALLAGHER RISK MGMNT SVCS LLC Agency Code: 52-701920 ❑X Hartford Fire Insurance Company,a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut ❑ Hartford Casualty Insurance Company,a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Indiana ❑ Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company,a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut ❑ Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest,a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Indiana having their home office in Hartford, Connecticut(hereinafter collectively referred to as the"Companies")do hereby make,constitute and appoint Joelle L LaPierre of Lake Mary, Florida, its true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, to sign its name as surety(ies) only as delineated above by, and to execute, seal and acknowledge the following bond, undertaking,contract or written instrument: Bond No. 52BSBHB6126 Naming Public Official Bond as Principal, and Jefferson County as Obligee, in the amount of See Bond Form(s)on behalf of Company in its business of guaranteeing the fidelity of persons, guaranteeing the performance of contracts and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted in any actions or proceedings allowed by law. In Witness Whereof, and as authorized by a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Companies on May 23, 2016 the Companies have caused these presents to be signed by its Assistant Vice President and its corporate seals to be hereto affixed, duly attested by its Assistant Secretary. Further, pursuant to Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Companies, the Companies hereby unambiguously affirm that they are and will be bound by any mechanically applied signatures applied to this Power of Attorney. 111,1„11� dvefwn „1„i,,,,,, IF ma .o; �.� Eo_ I::e.1't7 0 oni i 4% gouRR._4., _ ,per ��ti-.. 1979 :,,V: '•o,y�•....... p•, .,,n„n u,a```��` 'a oR�sm. to�a '�....Will**..... N:RY„EOr 11111111\ CAttio- A_ ,.,9,,,L_____, 9att&Mile Phyllis A.Clark,Assistant Secretary Joelle L.LaPierre,Assistant Vice President STATE OF FLORIDA ss. Lake Mary COUNTY OF SEMINOLE On this 1st day of March, 2024, before me personally came Joelle L. LaPierre, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that (s)he resides in Seminole County,State of Florida that (s)he is the Assistant Vice President of the Companies, the corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; that (s)he knows the seals of the said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed by authority of the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that(s)he signed his/her name thereto by like authority. • ..-•ip•' •"6-- 7///a A,(_/ G A/C-C. 9;'��1` Mariluz Arce My Commission HH 287363 Expires July 13,2026 I, the undersigned,Assistant Vice President of the Companies, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Power of Attorney executed by said Companies,which is still in full force effective as of October 8, 2o2s. Signed and sealed in Lake Mary, Florida. ,.•F\RE,,r I,N,. sG.", 1., si iNso',,,, 'rya soya 'P cawM'',,, z . '9 s ;Vr; fC: i� .i �- ORPOR4 V... 01. - :r :mI _ _ * SS Z•, ..o:e ?"b`:• moo. e_ 'l ,--- -_- 1979 sea iroili+� Jl v --i:cy Keith D.Dozois,Assistant Vice President Revised:July 31,2024 ce ►teas 596165 PGS : 3 MISC +2,14,2ei5 24 23 PPS 1'5 N JEFFERSON :OIACY ;QM >o .e'Ierson County Ha Auditor's Ortioe - Rose Orr Car -0 �..1 ��1Ft ' t i hit I;!4 A . 1hlkIWI I�►I RETURN ADDRESS 1116NOV -I PM 4: 27 Jefferson County Commissioners IN SUPERIOR COURT JEFFERSON COUNTY C1Egt P.O.Box 1220 Pori Townsend. WA 98368 Please print needy or type information DOCUMENT TITLE Public Official Position Schedule Bond REFERENCE NUMBER(S) OF RELATED DOCUMENTS Additions!Reference O's on one GRANTOR(S)(Last,First and Middle Initial) Hartford Fire Insurance Company Additional truster on Lute GRANTEE(S)(Last,Flit and Middle Initial Jefferson County Additional erantce on Date LEGAL DESCRIPTION(Abbreviated fomi a loi,block,plat or iection.township.range.quarts quarter) Additional lees!on naee ASSESSOR'S PROPERTY TAX PARCEL/ACCOUNT NUMBER Additional parcel Ws on page The Auditor'Recorder will rely on the information provided on this form The staff will not read the document tv verify the accuracy or completeness of the indexing information provided herein • • IRE HART FORD PUBLIC OFFICIAL POSITION SCHEDULE BOND NUMBER 52BSBHB6126 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,that the undersigned Surety,a Connecticut corporation,is held and firmly bound unto Jefferson County as Obligee,in the penal sum equal to the aggregate of the amounts set opposite the position:,I:sted in the attached Schedule,as Principals,or added thereto by acceptance as hereinafter set forth.for the payment of which the Ginty binds itself.its successors and assigns,firmly by these presents. Ili Nereus,the persons m the positions listed in the Schedule have been elected or appointed by the Obligee and have been required to file bond conditioned as folhws The cooditton of this obhgation is such that it each person in the positions listed in the Schedule or added thereto shall save and keep harmless and indemnify the Obligee from all actions,suits costs,damages,loci and expense by reason of malfeasance or nonfeasance us the faithful performance of their public dunes. then this obligation is to be void,otherwise to remain it full force and effect,subject.o the followirg conditions. I. The liabolrty of the Surety for each position in the Schedule,or added thereto,will not exceed the amount set opposite the position as applicable to each person us that position 2 lithe Obligee requests the Surety to add to the Schedule any position riot already shown therein,or adjust the number of persons shown in that position,or any other change,and the Surety agrees to do so,the Surety will add the positron or effect the change in the Schedule bs written acceptance setting forth the applicable penal amount or other reksant change and effective date of suretyship 3 Either the Obligee or Surety may cancel this bond as an entirety or as to any person or position in the Schedule by written notice served upon or sent by certified mail to the other, specifying the cancellation effective date,but not less than 30 loss niter the receipt of such notice Tlus bond shall apply to all acts of the principals in the pertunnance of their public duties fur the term of office beginning on January I.2016 and enimg or December 31,2016 uoksa rtMwed bs contiauatio teetltkate, SIGNED,SEALED AND DATED this Jaguars 1.2010 Surety Hartford Fire Insurance Company ae �- t/ Guido McClain,Arcnmest-i<'}act r t. i. n •uuivhi:• THE y 1 lARTFOR l) PUBLIC OFFICIAL POSITION SCHEDULE BOND NI SIBEH 52k35tiHkibt2a Attached to and Forming Part of Bond No.§=BSBHB6126 Lin plover:Jefferson County,WA Bond No.52BSBHB6126 Effective. January. I.2016 Position Number I. Amount PerToal Aggregate -- Position Pers.. i per Position Treasurer 1 $ 150,000.00 S 150,000.00 • Oerk I $ 100,000.00 S 100,000.00 [Sheriff I $ 5,000.00 5 5,000.00 Auditar 1 $ 50,000.00 5 50,000.00 Prosecuting Attorney I $ 5,000.00 5 5,000.00 Engineer } I S 20,000.00 5 20,000.00 Commissioner r1 j 1 $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00 Commissioner 02 I S 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00 Comissioner tt3 _ I $ 15,000.00 S 15,000.00--Im Judge : I S 3,000.00 S 3,000.00 Assessor -- I $ 1.000.00 $ 1,000 00 Total. — —— I $ 171,000.00 Hartford Fire I ranee Comas% / asfys �•' ': `r a SIcCIain,,AA`ttorney-in-Fact 'I. - )., ' 't- `'`fin 1 Gallagher Surety Solutions-GAIS, Inc. AMELU 1 Salem,OR 97302 Phone: (503)371-2190 Invoice # 5849986 1 of 1 ACCOUNT NUMBER DATE —' JEFFCOU-30 11/3/2025 BALANCE DUE ON AMOUNT DUE 12/31/2025 $1,387.00 Jefferson County(Bond Account)-Bonds PO Box 1220 Port Townsend,WA 98368 Gallagher Insurance I Risk Management Consulting Bond-Public Officials PolicyNumber 52BSBHB6126 Company: Hartford Fire Insurance Company Effective: 12/31/2025 to 12/31/2026 Item# Trans Eff Date Due Date Trans Description Amount 40949537 12;31 2025 12/31/2025 RENB Renewal Premium-Public Official Position Schedule Bond S1 387 00 Total Invoice Balance: $1,387 00 Please return this portion with your payment. Include your invoice number on your remittance to expedite processing. AMELU1 Jefferson County(Bond Account)-Bonds Invoice# 5849986 P O Box 1220 Port Townsend,WA 98368 ACCOUNT NUMBER DATE JEFFCOU-30 11/3/2025 BALANCE DUE ON AMOUNT DUE 12/31/2025 $1,387.00 AMOUNT PAID Please send your remittance to: Gallagher Surety Solutions-GAIS.Inc. PO Box 74715 Chicago,IL 60694-4715 Gallagher PAY ONLINE AT: gallagheraffinity.epaypolicy.com Insurance Risk Managerru •