§ 602.509. Reporting Employee's Award Program.

For the purposes of this section, and in addition to the definition contained in Section 602.502(3), "employee" shall also mean a person who performs work for, and under the control and direction of, any business, corporation or other entity under contract with the City for the provision of any good or service.

Provided that an application is filed within six months from the date of the final report of the Whistleblower Official, an employee who has been designated an official whistleblower and who reported information pursuant to this Part which results in the City's recovery of public funds in excess of net $50,000 shall be eligible to receive an award up to ten percent of the net amount recovered not to exceed $100,000.00. The precise amount of any such award shall be set by the City Council in accordance with the following procedure: The President of the City Council shall form a committee of three persons, including at least two Council Members, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of recommending to the Council whether an award should be granted and the amount of any such award. The committee's recommendation shall include consideration of:

(1)

The significance of the information revealed to the City;

(2)

The likelihood that the City would have learned of the information if the employee had not reported it; and

(3)

If the information was reported by more than one employee, whether and how the award should be apportioned.

The committee's written recommendation shall be submitted to the full City Council whose decision as to whether an award should be granted and the amount thereof shall be final.

(Ord. 2013-287-E, § 1)