Neighborhood housing advisory committee.

New Orleans City Code § 70-415.3

in effect

Sec. 70-415.3. - Neighborhood housing advisory committee. (a) No money shall be appropriated from the NHIF in any year unless and until the mayor has appointed a neighborhood housing advisory committee (advisory committee). The neighborhood housing advisory committee shall be limited to advising the mayor and city council concerning appropriations from NHIF. (b) Appointment. The neighborhood housing advisory committee shall be appointed as follows: (1) The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint nine members to the advisory committee all of whom shall be electors of and domiciled in the city. The appointments shall be submitted for council approval no later than the date of the second council meeting in January. Seven appointees shall be selected from nominations from the city council. Each councilmember shall submit the names of three nominees for appointment to the mayor, who shall select an appointment from one of the three nominations from each councilmember. Two nominees shall be the exclusive appointees of the mayor. (2) Each appointee shall possess expertise or experience in one of the following areas: fair housing, community development, architecture and preservation, sustainable development, regional and neighborhood level housing and neighborhood data, smart growth, populations with special needs, and community and housing development finance. The mayor shall ensure through his/her appointments, that all areas of issue expertise are represented on the advisory committee. (3) The terms of the committee and members appointed thereto shall commence on January 1 of each year and end on December 31 of the same year, and each committee member may be reappointed to the committee in subsequent years. Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the manner of the initial appointment and shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. (c) Restrictions. No organization may apply for funds for the following year from the NHIF, if an officer, director, trustee, partner, employee or contractor of that organization is an appointee to the neighborhood housing advisory committee. Members of the advisory committee shall adhere to the requirements of the Code of Ethics of the City of New Orleans and the Code of Ethics of the State of Louisiana. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 26644, § 1, 10-15-15; M.C.S., Ord. No. 27968, § 1, 12-20-18, eff. 1-1-19)

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_CH70FI_ARTIIIFU_DIV17NEHOIMFUNH_S70-415.3NEHOADCOFetched: 10/28/2026