Budget-Audit-Board of Review Committee Meeting

August 30, 2022 10:00 AM

City Council Chamber

1.  Roll Call

2.  Approval of Minutes from August 11, 2022 Budget/Audit/Board of Review Committee meeting

3.  Ordinance Cal. No 33,814 (Introduced July 21, 2022) By:  Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 28,862 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2022”; to appropriate Federal funds awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to New Orleans Homeland Security - NOHSEP (DHS-STC GRANT for FY 2021 (roll over) funds) to purchase Radiological and Nuclear detection equipment for the region and to pay salaries to the employees working the grant; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:  Appropriating $1,748,384 in Federal funds from Intergovernmental Revenues to the Department of Homeland Security (Federal Grants)

4.  Ordinance Cal. No 33,815 (Introduced July 21, 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 Federal funds awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to New Orleans Homeland Security - NOHSEP (DHS-STC GRANT for FY 2020 (roll over) funds) to purchase Radiological and Nuclear detection equipment for the region and to pay salaries to the employees working the grant; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:  Appropriating $1,749,401 in Federal funds from Intergovernmental Revenues to the Federal Department of Homeland Security (Office of the Mayor – Personal and Other Operating)

5.  Ordinance Cal. Nos 33,816 and 33,817 (Introduced July 21, 2022) By:  Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance 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 Federal funds awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to New Orleans Homeland Security - NOHSEP (DHS-STC GRANT for FY 2021 (roll over) funds) to purchase Radiological and Nuclear detection equipment for the region and to pay salaries to the employees working the grant; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:  Appropriating $1,748,384 in Federal funds from Intergovernmental Revenues to the Federal Department of Homeland Security (Office of the Mayor – Other Operating)  

6.  Ordinance Cal. Nos 33,819 and 33,820 (Introduced July 21, 2022) By:  Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance 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 Funds (Act 119 of 2021) that will be used as a reimbursement for an early childhood education program called City Seats; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:  Appropriating $500,000 in State Funds from Intergovernmental Revenues to the General Fund Operating Budget (Office of the Mayor – Office of Youth & Families/Other Operating

7.  Ordinance Cal. Nos. 33,824 and 33,825 - (Introduced July 21, 2022) By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance 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 Funds awarded to the City of New Orleans for the Office of Community Development to fund the City’s activities under the CDBG Disaster Recovery Long Term Community Recovery Program; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.  

Description:  Appropriating $141,948 in State Funds from Intergovernmental Revenues to the Louisiana Office of Community Development (Office of Community Development/Other Operating)

8.  Ordinance Cal. No 33,834 (Introduced August 4, 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 transfer funding from the Office of Youth and Families to the New Orleans Health Department to support the alternative dispatch program, these funds were allocated by the Louisiana Legislature to the City of New Orleans in the 2021 legislative session to be used on economic development, educational, housing and public safety initiatives; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:  Transferring $116,000 from the Office of Youth and Families (Other Operating) to the Office of Health (Essential Public Health Services – Other Operating)

9.  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

f)  Fund Balance Report

10.  Mid-Year Budget Update:

      To Present: CAO, Gilbert Montaño

11.  Amendments to the Classified Pay Plan - Adopted by the Civil Service Commission on July 18, 2022, and October 21, 2019:

a)  M-22-389 (For discussion only) – Police Human Resource Administrator Hiring Rate Increase 

b)  M-22-383 (For discussion only) – Sewerage & Water Board Utility Human Resources Administrator Hiring Rate Increase

c)  M-22-384 (For discussion only) – Sewerage & Water Board Chief Audit Executive

d)  M-22-385 (For discussion only) – Service Wide Hiring Rate Increases for 2023, 2024 and 2025 for all classified city classifications by eight (8) 1.25% steps or approximately 10% by 2025

e)  M-22-386 (For discussion only) - Cost of Living Adjustment of five (5) percent (%) to address the increasing difficulties of recruitment and retention issues in a period of persistent inflationary pressures

12.  Adjournment

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