Budget/Audit/Board of Review Committee Meeting

June 15, 2026 1:00 PM

City Council Chamber

1. Roll Call 

2. Approval of the Budget Committee meeting minutes of May 19, 2026

3. CAL. NO. 35,457 (Introduced June 4, 2026) - BY:   COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS, MORRELL, WILLARD AND MCCARRON (BY REQUEST)

This Ordinance amends and re-ordain Ordinance No. 30,532 M.C.S., entitled “An Ordinance Providing a Capital Budget for the Year 2026”, to effect the following change to the 2026 Capital Budget: to de-appropriate funds from the Department of Property Management, the Department of Public Works, the New Orleans Fire Department, and the New Orleans Police Department; to appropriate funds to the Chief Administrative Office, the Department of Property Management, the Department of Public Works, the New Orleans Fire Department, the New Orleans Police Department, the New Orleans Recreation Commission, and the Office of Sustainability; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.  Description: De-appropriate $522,688 and Appropriate $3,404,091 in various departments and commissions as it relates to FEMA, Revolver/Permanent Revolver, HMGP, State Aid and Bonds.

4. CAL. NOS. 35,458 and 35,459 (Introduced June 4, 2026) - BY:   COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS, MORRELL, WILLARD AND MCCARRON (BY REQUEST)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30530 and 30531 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 2026”, to appropriate Private Grant funds to the Health Department for the Packard Foundation – Family Connects Visiting Home Program; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.  Description: Transfer $300,000 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to Private Grants (Fund 4900) in the Health Dept. (200-Other Operating).

5. CAL. NOS. 35,460 and 35,461 (Introduced June 4, 2026) - BY:   COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS, MORRELL, WILLARD AND MCCARRON (BY REQUEST)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30530 and 30531 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 2026”, to appropriate Capital Outlay funds to the City of New Orleans for the Sewerage and Water Board Power Plant; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.  Description: Transfer $5,000,000 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the Louisiana Dept. of Administration (Fund 4404) in Capital Projects-CAO (200-Other Operating).

6. CAL. NO. 35,462 (Introduced June 4, 2026) - BY:   COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS, MORRELL, WILLARD, AND MCCARRON (BY REQUEST)

This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 30531 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2026”, to move funds from 200 – Other Operating to 100 – Personal Services within the Office of Inspector General for personnel expenses; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.   Description: Transfer $100,000 from the General Fund (Fund 1000) in the Office of Inspector General from 200-Other Operating to 100-Personal Services.

7. CAL. NS. 35463 and 35,464 (Introduced June 4, 2026) - BY:   COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS, MORRELL, WILLARD AND MCCARRON (BY REQUEST)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30530 and 30531 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 2026”, to appropriate funds to the New Orleans Fire Department for Louisiana State Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 (TF1); and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.  Description: Transfer $250,000 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the General Fund (Fund 1000) in the Department of Fire (200-Other Operating).

8. CAL. NOS. 35,465 and 35,466 (Introduced June 4, 2026)  - BY:   COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS, MORRELL, WILLARD AND MCCARRON (BY REQUEST)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30530 and 30531 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 2026”, to appropriate grant funds to the Office of Workforce Development for the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Program; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.  Description: Transfer $75,000 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the Department of Labor (Fund 4130) in Workforce Development (200-Other Operating).

9. CAL. NOS. 35,467 (Introduced June 4, 2026) BY:  COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS  and 35,468 (Introduced June 4, 2026)  BY:  COUNCILMEMBERS HARRIS, MORRELL, WILLARD AND MCCARRON (BY REQUEST)

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30530 and 30531 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 2026”, to appropriate private grant funds to the Health Department from the Tulsa Community Foundation for operating expenses; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.  Description: Transfer $47,658 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to Private Grants (Fund 4900) in the Health Dept. (200-Other Operating).

10. CAL. NOS. 35,469 and 35,470 (Introduced June 4, 2026) - BY:   COUNCILMEMBER MORRELL 

These Ordinances amend Ordinance Nos. 30,530 and 30,531 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 2026” to appropriate funds to the City Council for Wisner litigation and general litigation costs incurred by Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.  Description: Transfer $340,000 from Intergovernmental Revenues (Fund 6699) to the General Fund Operating Budget (Fund 1000) in the Council Central Office - 2010 (200-Other Operating).

11. Civil Service Pay Plan and Rule Amendments approved by the Civil Service Commission - By: Councilmember Harris

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-25-288 Police – Rule Amendments for overtime compensation

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

l) M-26-38 Office of Inspector General – Deputy IG of Information Technology

m) M-26-39 Property Management – Cemetery Programs Superintendent 

n) M-26-40 Health/EMS – Revised Special Rates of Pay for EMS

o) M-26-41 Safety and Permits – Special Rate of Pay relative to obtaining Multiple International Code Council Certifications

p) M-26-44 Chief’s Administrative Office – Adjudication Bureau Administrator

q) M-26-83 Sewerage and Water Board – Cybersecurity Series

r) M-26-84 Sewerage and Water Board – Operational Technology Systems Series

s) M-26-115 Sewerage and Water Board – Information Management Series

t) M-26-198 Health/EMS – Emergency Medical Services Series

u) M-26-242 Fire – New Fire Transitional Duty Classifications

12. CAO/Finance Budget Presentation: 

a) April 2026 Budget Reports/Executive Summary 

b) Monthly Budget Report Presentation

c) Investment Policy Changes by Sean Gannon, PFM Asset Management

13. Adjournment

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