Upon receipt of the official application, productivity board staff shall:

(1) Review the application for completeness and accuracy, coordinating with the agency TIP liaison on any points needing clarification.

(2) Schedule the application for board action at the next appropriate meeting.

(3) Prepare an executive summary for applications submitted prior to implementing the team project improvements about the team, its performance measures and its TIP goals to be sent to board members prior to scheduled action.

(4) Prepare an executive summary, if needed, for applications submitted after implementing the team project improvements about the team, its accomplishments, its performance measures including actual net savings and/or net revenue, and the award information to be sent to board members prior to scheduled action.

(5) Make a recommendation to board members concerning the application, based on whether the application is reasonable and practical.

(6) Communicate with the TIP liaison and interested others about dates for the anticipated board action on the application, the mid-point report and the anticipated final review and approval of any team award.

The board may approve or deny an application based upon whether the proposal is deemed reasonable, practical and includes program indicators which lend themselves to a judgment of success or failure.

The board shall make the final determination whether to approve TIP awards for teams that have already implemented their project improvements based on the information provided in the report(s).