UPDATED - Joint Budget/Audit/Board of Review and Governmental Affairs Committee

August 05, 2026 10:00 AM

City Council Chamber

1. Roll Call 

2. Approval of the Budget Committee meeting minutes of July 15, 2026, and the Governmental Affairs Committee meeting minutes of July 22, 2026

3. Executive Session:
Stanton Square, LLC v. The City of New Orleans, the New Orleans City Council, and Freddie King, III, in his official capacity as a member of the New Orleans City Council, Case No. 23-5733, Sec. O, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Brandon S. Long

4. ORD. CAL. NO. 35,523 – (Introduced July 23, 2026)
BY:  COUNCILMEMBER WILLARD
This Ordinance amends and re-ordains sections 2-61 and 2-62 of the Code of the City of New Orleans to provide relative to periodic reporting by the police department on drone usage; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.

5. Contracts per Council Rule 57—For Discussion and Vote:
Amendment No. 8 to the contract between the City of New Orleans and Universal Protection Service, LLC, dba AlliedUniversal, for armed security services at municipal facilities, to extend the contract through December 31, 2026, with the maximum compensation being $3,000,000.

6. Boards and Commissions Appointments:
a. New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
1. Arkebia Matthews

b. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
1. LaTanja Silvester
2. Earl Williams

c. New Orleans Public Library
1. Cressida L. Rhodes-Polk

7. CAO Budget Presentation: 
a) Financial Update

8. Adjournment

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