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Eligible Employees or Independent Contractual Workers: The City has also decided that certain employees or independent contractual workers, excluding the owner(s) of the small businesses determined eligible for the above COVID-19 Small Business Grant may be awarded grants of $500.00: 1. Must reside within the City limits. 2. Must have worked an average of 20 hours or more per week prior to March 1, 2020 3. Must have been involuntarily terminated, furloughed or had their salary, commissions, tips or contractual payments from the eligible Small Business Grant Applicant reduced by at least 25% since March 1, 2019. Must provide a statement signed by the Worker and the Employer certifying the Employee had at least a 25% loss of income. 4. Preference will be given to those demonstrating the severest economic need. Include evidence of experiencing a hardship due to being past due on rent, utilities or other essential expenses (Past -due notices or letters from landlord or utility company). 5. Must submit a copy of the individual's current driver's license, current passport or other photographic identification. 6. Must submit a copy of a completed and signed IRS Form W-9. Submit the attached COVID-19 Employee Grant Application to the Employer in advance of the Employer's submittal of the COVID-19 Small Business Grant Application. All applications must be submitted by the Employer at the same time. Conditions• Grant awards are discretionary in nature and should not be considered an entitlement by the applicant. All grant criteria contained herein are guidelines for awards. Even should an application meet all grant criteria, a grant may or may not be awarded at the City's discretion due to funding limitations, competing applications and/or competing priorities. The number of grants that can be awarded is subject to the expectation that the City will be reimbursed from funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act federal stimulus package the County is sharing with the City. The grant proceeds are intended to help qualified small businesses and their workers by offsetting some of the loss of revenue during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Grant proceeds are unrestricted and have no specific requirement as to how it is used, leaving how the money is best spent entirely at the discretion of Grantee. Page 2 of 2