(1) No elected official or department head shall be eligible for an award. Employees shall not be eligible for an award for suggestions pertaining to subjects assigned for research or development or to any problems assigned for solution or which such employee would normally offer in the line of duty. The suggestion must propose a change which was not under consideration by the affected county agency at the time the suggestion was made. Determinations of eligibility made by the committee shall be final.

(2) Any employee whose suggestion, in the opinion of the committee, warrants an award, shall receive an amount not exceeding $100.00. (Added by Ord. 81-096, Oct. 2, 1981; Amended by Ord. 83-089 § 1, Aug. 1, 1983).