Insurance and Surety Bonds.
Omaha City Charter, art. V, § 5.18
in effectSection 5.18. - Insurance and Surety Bonds.
Insurance may be procured for the protection of the property of the city in such amounts and under such conditions as the Council shall determine. The city may, without waiver of its governmental immunity, procure liability insurance covering such risks and in such amounts as the Council shall determine. The Council, except as otherwise provided in this charter, shall determine which officials, officers, and employees shall be required to furnish surety bonds and shall determine the amount of each individual or blanket bond. All such bonds shall be in favor of the city and the premiums thereon shall be borne by the city. The Finance Department shall procure all insurance and surety bonds in accordance with the ordinance authorizing the same, which insurance and surety bonds shall be procured from companies licensed by the state to insure such risks of the types and amounts involved.
Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTVFI_S5.18INSUBOFetched: 10/28/2026
