Updated Budget/Audit/Board of Review Committee Meeting

August 13, 2025 1:00 PM

City Council Chamber

1.  Roll Call 

2.  Approval of the minutes of the July 1, 2025 Budget Committee meeting

3.  Resolution No. R-25-437 (Introduced 08-21-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas

This Resolution provides an incurring of debt and the issuance of not exceeding Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) of Taxable Limited Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2025, of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana (the "Series 2025 Bonds"), and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

4.  Revenue Discussions: 

a)  Discussion regarding the Administration’s positions regarding trash contracts in the French Quarter and Downtown Development District - To Appear: Donesia D. Turner, City Attorney; Representatives from the Chief Administrative Office 

b)  Discussion regarding the Administration’s positions on aligning itself with the City Council in the Wisner litigation - To Appear: Donesia D. Turner, City Attorney; Jonathan Henderson, Director of Strategic Initiatives; Clifton Davis, Chief of Staff to the Mayor  

c)  Discussion regarding the Administration’s positions on aligning itself with the City Council in the Orleans Parish School Board litigation – To Appear: Donesia D. Turner, City Attorney; Representatives from the Chief Administrative Office

d)  Discussion regarding the Administration’s positions on West End development revenue sharing with Jefferson Parish – To Appear: Donesia D. Turner, City Attorney; Romy M. Samuel, Director of Finance 

e)  Discussion regarding Act 107 of the State Legislature banning traffic cameras in areas other than school zones and red lights – To Appear: Representatives from the Chief Administrative Office; Romy M. Samuel, Director of Finance 

f)  Presentation on Other Revenue Generation - To Appear: Representatives from the Chief Administrative Office  

5.  Discussion on Council Central Staff Salary Adjustments – To Appear: Romy M. Samuel, Director of Finance

6.  Update regarding Request for Proposal/Request for Qualifications for Sophie Gumbel property at 5700 Loyola Avenue – To Appear: Howard Nobles, Director of Property Management; Representatives from the Bureau of Purchasing 

7.  Update on Milne Street and Harrison Avenue roadwork schedules – To Appear: C. Rick Hathaway, Director of Public Works 

8.  Contracts Per Council Rule 57 – For Discussion and Vote

a)  M-25-440 Amendment #5 of the Professional Services Agreement between the City of New Orleans and Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC, and a completed contract summary form, pursuant to Rule 57.

https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=42&clip_id=5134&meta_id=744240

b)  M-25-439 Amendment #6 of the Professional Services Agreement between the City of New Orleans and Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC, and a completed contract summary form, pursuant to Rule 57. 

https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=42&clip_id=5134&meta_id=744238

c)  M-25-442 Amendment #1 of the Professional Services Agreement between the City of New Orleans and Archon Information Systems, LLC, D.B.A CivicSource Ad Valorem Tax Sales and Adjudicated Property Transfers, pursuant to Rule 57.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:fa3c63dd-4fb1-474c-a615-db138a97f5af

d)  M-25-441 Professional Services Agreement between the City of New Orleans and NO/AIDS Taskforce, d/b/a CrescentCare, for harm reduction services, pursuant to Rule 57.

https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&event_id=24158&meta_id=750997

e)  Professional Services Agreement between the City of New Orleans and Thompson Consulting Servies, LLC, for emergency debris removal monitoring, pursuant to Rule 57 – To Appear:  Law Department and Bureau of Purchasing

..\Attachments\08-13-25 Attachments\Proposed Agreement - Thompson Consulting Services, LLC - Amendment #1.pdf

9.  Ord. Cal. Nos. 35,179 and 35,180 (Introduced 07-24-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 29735 M.C.S. and 29736 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the Year 2024”, to transfer funds to General Fund to cover shortages incurred during Fiscal Year 2024; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: These Ordinances transfer $6,255,707 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the General Fund (Fund 1000). 

For Discussion and Vote

10.  Ord. Cal. Nos. 35,182 and 35,183 (Introduced 08-07-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30,139 M.C.S. and 30,140 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the Year 2025”, to appropriate grant funds to Hazard Mitigation for residential home elevations in Orleans Parish; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: These Ordinances transfer $918,134 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the Federal Department of Emergency (Fund 4115) in the Office of the Mayor within Other Operating (200). 

For Discussion and Vote

11.  Ord. Cal. Nos. 35,184 and 35,185 (Introduced 08-07-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30139 M.C.S. and 30,140 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 2025”, to appropriate funds to the Police Department to purchase operational expenses for the Crime Lab; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: These Ordinances transfer $7,958 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the Crime Lab Proprietary (Fund 6212) in the Police Department within Other Operating (200).

For Discussion and Vote

12.  Ord. Cal. Nos. 35,186 and 35,187 (Introduced 08-07-2025)

By: Councilmembers Morrell and Giarrusso

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30,139 M.C.S. and 30,140 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the Year 2025”, to appropriate funds to the City Council to cover Wisner litigation costs incurred by Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: These Ordinances transfer $350,000 from Grants, Contributions, and Fund Transfers (Fund 6699) to the General Fund Operating Budget (Fund 1000) in the Council Central Office (2010) within Other Operating (200). 

For Discussion and Vote

13.  Ord. Cal. Nos. 35,192 and 35,193 (Introduced 08-07-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30,139 M.C.S. and 30,140 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the Year 2025”, to appropriate Federal Funds awarded by Proclamation 183 JBE 2022 to cover the costs incurred for debris removal due to the Severe Storms and Tornadoes event on December 13, 2022; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: These Ordinances transfer 75,000 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the Louisiana Department of Administration (Fund 4404) in the Chief Administrative Office in Personal Services $21,352 (100) and within Other Operating $53,648 (200). 

For Discussion and Vote

14.  Ord. Cal. Nos. 35,194 and 35,195 (Introduced 08-07-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30,139 M.C.S. and 30,140 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the Year 2025”, to appropriate Private Grant funds to the Health Department for the National Collaborative Gun Violence Research Program; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: These Ordinances transfer $40,487 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to Private Grants (Fund 4900) in the Health Department within Other Operating (200). 

For Discussion and Vote

15.  Ord. Cal. Nos. 35,196 and 35,197 (Introduced 08-07-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30,139 M.C.S. and 30,140 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the Year 2025”, to appropriate funds to the Department of Code Enforcement to support Lot and Graffiti Abatement priorities in Orleans Parish; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: These Ordinances transfer $500,000 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to Environmental Improvement (Fund 5108) in Code Enforcement within Other Operating (200).

For Discussion and Vote

16.  Ord. Cal. Nos. 35,198 and 35,199 (Introduced 08-7-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Moreno, Green and Thomas (By Request)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30,139 M.C.S. and 30,140 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the Year 2025”, to appropriate FY24 Paul Coverdell Grant funds to the New Orleans Police Department for travel and supplies; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description: These Ordinances transfer $33,160 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (Fund 4411) in the Police Department within Other Operating (200).  

For Discussion and Vote

17.  Ord. Cal. No. 35,203 (Introduced 08-07-2025)

By: Councilmembers Giarrusso, Morrell, Moreno, King, Green and Thomas

This Ordinance amends and re-ordain Ordinance No. 30,141 M.C.S., entitled “An Ordinance Providing a Capital Budget for the Year 2025”, to effect the following change to the 2025 Capital Budget: to de-appropriate funds from the Chief Administrative Office, the Department of Property Management, the Department of Public Works, and the Office of Resilience and Sustainability; to appropriate funds to the Chief Administrative Office to appropriate unencumbered bond funds to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College  (“LSU”) in the amount of $5,000,000 for capital expenditures consistent with LSU Downtown plans; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

Description:  This Ordinance de-appropriates and appropriates a total of $5,000,000 in various departments.    

For Discussion and Vote

18.  Civil Service Pay Plan and Rule Amendments approved by the Civil Service Commission - By:  Councilmembers Giarrusso, Morrell, Moreno, Green and Thomas

For Discussion Only: 

a)  M-25-182 - Juvenile Justice Center - Hiring Rates for Juvenile Justice Center Classifications

b)  M-25-183 - Juvenile Justice Center - Juvenile Reentry Support Specialist and   Supervisor

c)  M-25-184 - Chief Administrative Office - New Grants Specialist Series

d)  M-25-186 - Public Works - Traffic Signal Series for Public Works

e)  M-25-187 - Police - Latent Print Supervisor

f)  M-25-189 - Professional Certification Pay – Amended Special Rate of Pay of a 5% increase upon completion of a Professional Certification related to employee’s work

g)  M-25-235 - Police – Deputy Superintendent of Police/Fiscal and Personnel Management

h)  M-25-236 - Police – Latent Print Examiner Series

i)  M-25-238 - Property Management - Real Estate Administrator

j)  M-25-239 - Police – Combined DNA Index System Series and DNA Technical Leader

k)  M-25-288 – Police – Rule Amendments for overtime compensation

l)  M-25-435 – Police – Crime Scene Investigation Manager

For Discussion and Vote:

m)  M-25-436 – Sewerage and Water Board – New Utility Program Relations Liaison Series

19.  Budget Reports Period Ending June 30, 2025 - CAO/Finance:

a)  Revenue Collections Report
b)  Operating Expenses – Available Balances by Department
c)  Staffing Report
d)  Reports on Citywide FTEs
     i. Filled vs. Vacant FTEs
    ii. Budget: Filled vs. Vacant FTEs
e)  Fund Balances Report

20.  Adjournment

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