[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lowell 4-26-1988 as Ch. 2, Art. VII of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
There are hereby established at the University
of Massachusetts at Lowell such scholarships for residents of the
City for which the City Council may annually appropriate money.
There are hereby established not in excess of
10 nursing scholarships at schools of nursing within the City, as
the City Council may annually appropriate money for, in accordance
with Chapter 262 of the Acts of 1960.
There are hereby established at such state-supported
community colleges as may be designated by the City Council such scholarships
for residents of the City for which the City Council may annually
appropriate money.
A.
There is hereby established a committee which shall
be known as the "Lowell Scholarship Committee," referred to in this chapter
as the "Committee," which Committee shall consist of seven members,
as follows: the chief executive officer of the City, who shall be
the Chairman thereof, the Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts
at Lowell or his designee, and five other citizens of the City, one
of whom shall be a registered nurse and all of whom shall be appointed
by the chief executive officer for a term of four years.[1]
B.
The Committee shall establish rules for the administration
of its affairs and the eligibility of an applicant to receive a scholarship
at the institutions mentioned in this chapter.
Such funds as are appropriated annually for
the establishment of scholarships under this chapter shall be disbursed
by the chief executive officer of the City on the recommendation of
the Committee.
[Added 4-19-1994]
A.
There is hereby established a Scholarship Fund, to
assist qualified residents of the City of Lowell, consisting of $75,000
previously appropriated by the City Council of the City of Lowell.
B.
Said amount shall be deposited into a separate account
in the general treasury and shall be in the custody of the Treasurer
and shall be administered in the same manner and subject to the conditions
prescribed by MGL c. 60, § 3C, as amended, insofar as it
pertains to scholarship funds.
C.
The Scholarship Fund, and its administration, shall
be reviewed annually by the City Council.
