(a) Recommendation for payment of a reward in an amount up to and including five hundred dollars ($500.00) for information which has assisted in the solving of a crime shall be submitted to the city manager or his designee on a standard form created for the purpose. The form submitted shall include a recommended amount of reward and shall not identify the name or address of the informant but shall show the informant's code number and case number.
(b) Recommendation for payment of a reward in an amount that exceeds five hundred dollars ($500.00) for information which has assisted in the solving of a crime shall be submitted to the board of directors by the case officer on a standard form created for the purpose. The form submitted shall include a recommended amount of reward and shall not identify the name or address of the informant but shall show the informant's code number and case number.