Fiscal notes.
New Orleans City Code § 2-821
in effectSec. 2-821. - Fiscal notes.
For the ordinances which amend the operating budget of revenues, the operating budget of expenditures, or the annual capital budget, the chief administrative officer, in consultation with the appropriate department or agency, shall prepare a fiscal note which describes the fiscal impact which is expected to result from adoption of the proposed legislation. The fiscal note shall be delivered to the councilmembers, the clerk of council and the council fiscal officer at the time of introduction of the legislation or during the layover period required by the Charter. A fiscal note shall also be provided upon a motion adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of committee members during a committee meeting or majority of the full council during a regular council meeting. The fiscal note shall be delivered to the councilmembers, the clerk of council, and the council fiscal officer within two weeks of the date of adoption of the motion requesting the fiscal note. The council, by motion, may extend the requisite delivery period. Such fiscal note shall conform to a format proposed by the chief administrative officer and approved by motion of the council. The council shall not adopt legislation for which a fiscal note is required until the fiscal note has been received from the chief administrative officer unless a waiver of this requirement is approved by two-thirds of the councilmembers.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 28074, § 1, 4-25-19)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH2AD_ARTVIIIORMORE_S2-821FINOFetched: 10/28/2026