(A) The city shall maintain a standing reward and shall be bound and obligated to pay a reward, and this section shall constitute a standing offer by the city and be an obligation and an agreement by the city to pay a reward of $1,000 to any person voluntarily furnishing or obtaining the information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person guilty of the crime and offense of arson committed within the city limits.
(B) No person who at the time he or she furnishes such information is an official or employee of the city or a state or county official shall be entitled directly or indirectly to receive such reward or any part thereof.
(C) Not more than one reward shall be paid for any one fire, and in case two or more persons shall claim the reward the city shall not be liable to pay such reward unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction has established the rights of the parties without cost to the city.
(D) No claims for the reward shall be allowed or paid unless the claim is filed with the City Council within 30 days after the arrest and conviction has become final, and unless the claim is so filed within 30 days the liability of the city for payment of such reward shall cease.
(Ord. 07-2004-41, passed 7-27-04)