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Budget-Audit-Board of Review Committee Meeting

May 12, 2022 10:00 AM

City Council Chamber

1.  Roll Call

2.  Approval of Minutes from April 14, 2022, Budget/Audit/Board of Review Committee meeting

3.  Budget Reports - CAO/Finance:

a)  Personnel Spending Forecast

b)  Revenue Collections Report

c)  Operating Expenses - Available Balances by Department

d)  Reports on Citywide FTEs:

i.  Filled vs Vacant FTEs

ii.  Budget: Filled vs Vacant FTEs

4.  Ordinance Cal. No. 33,698 - (Introduced April 21, 2022) by Councilmembers Moreno, Giarrusso and Morrell

This Ordinance requires the Chief Administrative Office and the Department of Finance to appear before the New Orleans City Council Budget, Audit, and Board of Review Committee on a monthly basis to provide updates on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocated to the City of New Orleans, and also requires the Chief Administrative Office and the Department of Finance to create and keep an updated public facing dashboard with metrics provided for key programmatic initiatives broken down by the seven (7) expenditure categories identified in Orleans Parish: State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 2021 Report.

5.  Ordinance Cal. Nos. 33,715 and 33,716 - (Introduced May 5, 2022) by Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Morrell, Green and Thomas (by Request)   

These Ordinances amend Ordinances Nos. 28,862 M.C.S. and 28,863 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2022” to appropriate State Capital Outlay funds that will be used to support the Lower Ninth Ward Main Street initiative led by Sankofa Community Development Corporation; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto:

Description:  Transferring $250,000 from Intergovernmental Transfers Operating Fund 6699 (Miscellaneous Programs - 7998) to the Office of the Mayor (Office of Economic Development - 2132) to support the Lower Ninth Ward Main Street initiative led by Sankofa Community Development Corporation.

6.  Ordinance Cal. Nos. 33,720 and 33,721 - (Introduced May 5, 2022) by Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Morrell, Green and Thomas (by Request)   

These Ordinances amend Ordinances Nos. 28,862 M.C.S. and 28,863 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2022”; to appropriate State Capital Outlay Funds awarded by the State of Louisiana Facility Planning and Control ("FP&C") to the City of New Orleans for the Sewerage and Water Board Power Plant FP&C Project No. 50-ML3-18-02; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto:

Description: Transferring $20,000,000 from Intergovernmental Transfers Operating Fund 6699 (Miscellaneous Programs 7998) to the Louisiana Dept. of Admin. Operating Fund 4404 (CAO Capital Projects – 2285) for the Sewerage and Water Board Power Plant Project.

7.  Resolution No.  by Councilmember Giarrusso (by Request)

A Resolution approving the Eighth Supplemental Sewerage Service Revenue Bond Resolution in connection with the issuance of the not exceeding Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) Sewerage Service Revenue Bond of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana.

8.  Resolution No.  by Councilmember Giarrusso (by Request)

A Resolution giving preliminary approval to the issuance of not exceeding Thirty-Five Million Dollars ($35,000,000) of City of New Orleans Sewerage Service Revenue Bonds.

9.  M-22-XXX (for discussion only) – Amendments to the Classified Pay Plan - Adopted by the Civil Service Commission on April 11, 2022:

Crime Scene Investigation – New Classifications Series (Specialist Associate, Specialist, Senior Specialist, Lead Specialist and Supervisor)

10.  M-22-XXX (for discussion only) – Amendments to the Classified Pay Plan - Adopted by the Civil Service Commission on April 11, 2022:

Summer Youth Program – Pay Grade Change

11.  M-22-XXX (for discussion only) – Amendment to the Civil Service Rules - Adopted by the Civil Service Commission on April 11, 2022:

Retention Pay Based on an Outside Job Offer and Pay Equity Adjustment

12.  M-22-XXX (for discussion only) – Amendments to the Classified Pay Plan - Adopted by the Civil Service Commission on February 21, 2022:

Special Rates of Pay – Referral Pay (non-Police Recruit/Officer) and One Time Referral Pay (awarded to an existing employee)

13.  M-22-XXX (for discussion only) – Amendments to the Classified Pay Plan - Adopted by the Civil Service Commission on February 21, 2022:

Police Referral Pay

14.  M-22-XXX – Authorizing the selection of audit firm to perform the audit of the “Employees Retirement System for fiscal year 2021 and 4 subsequent years".

15.  M-22-XXX (for discussion only) – Authorizing the selection of audit firm to perform the audit of the “City of New Orleans for fiscal year 2021 and 4 subsequent years".

16.  Adjournment

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