(a) Upon a request for a grant-in-aid, the board shall initiate an investigation of the application by an appropriate division within the employee’s department. The investigation shall determine the qualification and need of the applicant. After completion of the investigation, the department head shall submit a written report to the board and shall make a recommendation for approval or denial of the request.
(b) The applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and the board. The failure of the applicant to cooperate or disclose necessary information to the investigator or the board, or be truthful, shall be grounds for disqualification or immediate repayment of the grant-in-aid regardless of need or qualification.
(c) The beneficiary shall attempt a repayment of the grant-in-aid. The terms and schedule of repayment either in whole or in part, shall be determined by the board depending on the financial circumstances of the beneficiary. The board shall have the authority to waive repayment, either in whole or in part, depending on the financial circumstances of the beneficiary. (Ord. 16126)