Budget-Audit-Board of Review Committee Meeting

July 14, 2022 10:00 AM

City Council Chamber

1.  Roll Call

2.  Executive Session

Brief:  Pursuant to La. R.S. 42:16 and 42:17(A)(2), the Budget, Audit, and Board of Review Committee of the Council of the City of New Orleans may convene in executive session for the purpose of discussing the following litigation:

a)  LaShawn Jones, et al. v. Marlin Gusman, et al., Civil Action No. 12-CV-859, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Section I, Division 5, Judge Lance M. Africk

b)  United States of America v. City of New Orleans; Civil Action No. 12-CV-1924, Section E, Division 2, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Susie Morgan

3.  Approval of Minutes from June 7, 2022, Budget/Audit/Board of Review Committee meeting

4.  Budget Reports - CAO/Finance:

a)  Revenue Collections Report

b)  Personnel Spending Forecast

c)  Operating Expenses - Available Balances by Department

d)  Staffing Report

e)  Reports on Citywide FTEs:

i.  Filled vs Vacant FTEs

ii.  Budget: Filled vs Vacant FTEs

5.  Ordinance Cal. No. 33,754 - (Introduced June 9, 2022) By:  Councilmembers Giarrusso, Green, Moreno, Morrell and Thomas (By Request)

This Ordinance amends and re-ordain Ordinance No. 28,869 M.C.S., entitled “An Ordinance Providing a Capital Budget for the Year 2022”, to effect the following change to the 2022 Capital Budget: to de-appropriate funds to the Department of Property Management, the New Orleans Police Department, and the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission; to appropriate funds to the Chief Administrative Office, the Department of Property Management, and the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: De-appropriating $8,981,363 to Department of Property Management ($11,892), N.O. Police Department ($8,903,456), and the N.O. Recreation Development Commission ($66,015), and appropriating $8,364,280 to CAO ($2,629,848), Department of Property Management ($5,461,634), and the N.O. Recreation Development Commission ($272,798).

6.  Ordinance Cal. Nos 33,781 and 33,782 (Introduced June 23, 2022) By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Morrell, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 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 Federal funds awarded by FEMA (Project # PW 22 Tropical Storm Cristobal) to the Office of Homeland Security to cover the personnel costs incurred due to Tropical Storm Cristobal; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: Appropriating $1,508 from FEMA Funds (Project #PW 22 Tropical Storm Cristobal – Intergovernmental Transfers (7998) - Fund 6699) to the Office of Homeland Security (2130) – Fund 4115) to cover personnel cost incurred due to Tropical Strom Cristobal.

7.  Ordinance Cal. Nos 33,783 and 33,784 (Introduced June 23, 2022) By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Morrell, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 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 federal grant funds that will allow the Orleans Parish DA’s Office to acquire a full-time Coroner’s Office Investigator to assist with fatal drug overdose investigations; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: Appropriating $50,000 in federal grant funds (Intergovernmental Transfers (7998) – Fund 6699) to the Orleans Parish DA’s Office (Federal Department of Justice Fund 4147 – Coroner Investigations (8320) to acquire a full-time Coroner’s Office Investigator to assist with fatal drug overdose investigations.

8.  Ordinance Cal. Nos 33,796 and 33,797 (Introduced July 7, 2022) By:  Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 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 Federal Project Safe Neighborhood Grant funds awarded by the Department of Justice (Grant ID: 2018-GP-BX-0080) to the Office of OCJC, now the fiscal manager for these grant funds; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: Appropriating $227,941 from Intergovernmental Transfers (7998) - Fund 6699 (Federal Project Safe Neighborhood Grant funds by the Department of Justice) to the Grant Operations – Mayor’s Office of OCJC (2188) - Fund 1000

9.  Ordinance Cal. Nos 33,798 and 33,799 (Introduced July 7, 2022) By:   Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 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 Federal Project Safe Neighborhood Grant funds awarded by the Department of Justice (Grant ID: 2019-GP-BX-0091) to the Office of OCJC, now the fiscal manager for these grant funds; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: Appropriating $135,285 from Intergovernmental Transfers (7998) - Fund 6699 (Federal Project Safe Neighborhood Grant funds by the Department of Justice) to the Grant Operations – Mayor’s Office of OCJC (2188) - Fund 1000

10.  Ordinance Cal. Nos. 33,800 and 33,801 (Introduced July 7, 2022) By:   Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 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 Federal Project Safe Neighborhood Grant funds awarded by the Department of Justice (Grant ID: 2020-GP-BX-0027) to the Office of OCJC, now the fiscal manager for these grant funds; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: Appropriating $135,806 from Intergovernmental Transfers (7998) - Fund 6699 (Federal Project Safe Neighborhood Grant funds by the Department of Justice) to the Grant Operations – Mayor’s Office of OCJC (2188) - Fund 1000

11.  Ordinance Cal. Nos. 33,802 and 33,803 (Introduced July 7, 2022) By:   Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 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 Federal funds awarded by the State of Louisiana (Statewide Generator Grant - 5% Initiative - DR-1792-0015-6-LA) to the Office of  Hazard Mitigation to provide a generator which will supply emergency backup power for a radio tower site utilized by all public safety agencies in Orleans Parish and other public safety agencies throughout the region; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:Appropriating $104,491 from Intergovernmental Transfers (7998) - Fund 6699 (Federal Funds awarded by the State of Louisiana) to the Federal Department of Emergency - Office of the Mayor - Office of Hazard Mitigation (2188) - Fund 4115 to provide a generator for emergency backup power

12.  Ordinance Cal. No. 33,804 - (Introduced July 7, 2022) By:   Councilmembers Giarrusso, Green and Thomas (By Request)

This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 28,863 M.C.S., as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2022"; to appropriate funds from Personal Services to Other Operating to cover consulting and future credit card bills; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:  Appropriating $40,000 from the Ethics Review Board (7102) - Personal Services (Fund 1000) to the Ethics Review Board (7102) - Other Operating (Fund 1000), to cover consulting and future credit card bills

13.  Ordinance Cal. No. 33,806 - (Introduced July 7, 2022) By:   Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 28,863 M.C.S., as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2022"; to appropriate funds from Personal Services to Other Operating to cover unforeseen expenses regarding relocation for the New Orleans Police Department to the New Crime Lab; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:  Appropriating $377,119 from the General Fund 1000 (New Orleans Police Department Special Services (2745) - Personal Services to Other Operating for unforeseen expenses regarding relocation for the New Orleans Police Department to the New Crime Lab

14.  Amendments to the Classified Pay Plan - Adopted by the Civil Service Commission on March 11, 2022, and June 17, 2022:

To Present - CAO Gilbert A. Montaño

a.  M-22-325 (for discussion only) – Automotive Retention Pay – Special Rate of Pay

b.  M-22-326 (for discussion only) – Emergency Medical Services Automotive Retention Pay – Special Rate of Pay

c.  M-22-327 (for discussion only) – Juvenile Justice Intervention Center (JJIC) Retention Pay – Special Rate of Pay 

d.  M-22-328 (for discussion only) – Police Retention Pay – Special Rate of Pay

e.  M-22-329 (for discussion only) – Emergency Medical Services Retention Pay - Special Rate of Pay

f.  M-22-330 (for discussion only) – Fire Department – Special Rates of Pay

15.  M-22-331 - Authorizing the selection of experienced professionals or private firm(s) to conduct an administrative hearing process on behalf of the Council in its capacity as the “Orleans Parish Board of Review” concerning taxpayer appeals of their 2023 property tax assessments and the ensuing four fiscal years.

16.  Adjournment

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