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<br />participation. <br /> <br />Section 6 - Certification Criteria. When making certification decisions from a pool of <br />qualified applicants, the City Manager shall consider the following criteria: <br /> <br />6.1 The strength of the fund or federation's local presence. <br /> <br />6.2 The community's need for the services provided and the niche filled by the <br />fund or federation. <br /> <br />6.3 The fund or federation's administrative experience. <br /> <br />6.4 The fund or federation's commitment to non-discrimination. <br /> <br />6.5 The fund or federation's history of successful participation in prior Annual <br />Charity Drives. <br /> <br />6.6 The percentage of participating City employees that contributed to the fund <br />or federation in previous Annual Charity Drives. <br /> <br />6.7 The extent to which the fund or federation does not substantially duplicate <br />other certified funds and federations. <br /> <br />Section 7 - Decertification. <br /> <br />7.1 At any time during the three-year certification period, the City Manager may <br />decertify any certified fund or federation that: <br /> <br />7.1.1 Fails to substantially meet the qualification criteria established; or <br /> <br />7.1.2 Includes intentionally false or misleading information on a <br />certification application, brochure, or other document supplied to the City or its <br />employees. <br /> <br />7.2 A notice of decertification shall be in writing and shall advise the recipient <br />of the right of appeal. <br /> <br />7.3 A fund or federation that is decertified may not participate in the Annual <br />Charity Drive for the remainder of the three-year certification period. However, employee <br />donations shall continue to be distributed to the decertified fund or federation until the end <br />of the campaign year in which the final order of decertification is issued. <br /> <br />Section 8 - Ineligibility. Any certified fund or federation that does not receive donations <br />from at least 5 percent of the total number of City employees participating in the annual campaign, <br />averaged over a three-year period, may be decertified if there is another qualified fund or federation <br /> <br />Administrative Order/Charitable Contributions Program - 5 <br />