The New Orleans City Council convened on December 17, 2025, to address financial reports, approve payroll emergency funding, and discuss general fund projections. The meeting featured presentations from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and Council Member Burnside regarding revenue drawdowns, overtime costs, andPolice/Fire compensation, alongside unanimous votes on several resolutions.
I have a letter dated November 14th, twenty twenty-five. Laura Johnson, Clerk of Council, New Orleans City Council, thirteen hundred Perdito Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, seven oh one one two. Dear Madam Clerk, pursuing to my authority three of the home rules on Wednesday December at Mr. Financial of the City Revenue. That may be covered to arrange task television and tape JPEG member. Council Councilmember Green, Councilmember Thomas. Yes, we all right. Um we will defer item to receive December seventeenth, twenty twenty-five, seconded by council member Thomas. Members, please vote your machines. Six years, no nays. Morning. Now you need to spend federal to add it. All right, I'll move six years, no nays. I know Councilmember Thomas is an eye. All right, good morning. Good morning. Uh good morning, Council members. Uh Louisiana Legislative Auditor. Uh, we're here to present the uh our review. Um's hundred we as part of that on the drawdown in Paragraph dating as of twelve seventeenth, twenty twenty-five, or city eight million the check card account six low and first five five million the Chase payroll funding account for the payroll twelve thirteen five. We've attended which spend by in the weekly handle three benefits included, but not too ending twelve six, twenty twenty-five. We have in the example based on check running. We have an exhibit uh C the overtime that closely. Uh my advisors tell me that this is under under the projected amounts as forecast. See the year to date all agencies five. And I'll note that uh overtime pay is by measures. You'll be probably close to the fifty million as projected by uh finance staff of the year twenty twenty-five. Exhibit tracking uh revenue and note activity after the draw will have sixty nine dollars. It's uh twelve of uh the issuance costs, um which is basically various ventures three thousand forty-nine dollars and fifty cents that was paid on twelve twelve twenty twenty-five. Uh again, this is which uh books. Any questions? Yeah, as you question this uh to do down the school you guys are working with how we got how we can a written rec recommendation so that is last happen. Uh we can do our best not to get report for that drive finalized, and we'll get everybody's input and comments, and we will make a public report available uh for any and all folks to read. And so with with that, we talked of sitting with people but my time you'll have this is why we got here. Uh we can't I personally got to in the meeting after the uh the new year first week. Has he agreed to could become counsel? I know the subpoena demanded that he uh uh to the four so that we I just it would be tremendous at least to get inside on how we agreed that they'll agree with you trying to make that happen before another thing and thank you all for your diligence. Thank you to the city to making sure not here this morning for some it's being managed as all the city departments um to the resolution resolution twenty-five six twelve at Council Member Jerusalem moving and ratifying the release of three million six hundred eighty thousand four hundred fifty-two dollars and fourteen cent from the city of New Orleans employee emergency payroll fund to cover the payment of the fringe benefits and other payroll related expenses for the payroll period beginning November 23rd, 2025 and ending December 6, 2025. The foregoing authorization shall be subject to concurrence by the Louisiana legislative auditor in accordance with city code 70-415 point three four seven. Seconded by oh, it's already been moved by Council Member Moreno Morell. Seven years, no nays. We need to further suspend the rules to add it. I will so move. Seconded by Council Member Morell. Seven years, no nays. Uh Mr. Burnside, you have cards on both items. So the top on substitute resolution, resolution twenty-five. Three hundred thousand expenses. The next thing I want to talk about is the general fund is nice in these nights.