SIMON V. SICKLES LEGACY FUND

New Orleans City Code ch. 70, art. III, div. 45

in effect

New Orleans City Code § 70-415.293 Fund created.

Sec. 70-415.293. - Fund created. There is hereby created a fund, established pursuant to the provisions of section 6-207 of the Home Rule Charter, designated as the Simon V. Sickles Legacy Fund (hereinafter "fund"), into which shall be deposited all remaining funds from the 1856 bequest of Simon V. Sickles. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 28343, § 1, 5-7-20)

New Orleans City Code § 70-415.294 Purposes of the fund.

Sec. 70-415.294. - Purposes of the fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be used by the department of health to provide medical advice and purchase medications, medical therapies, vaccines, and medical supplies, including supplies necessary to administer said medications and vaccines, to address emergent health threats, emergencies, or disasters that affect low-income individuals in the City of New Orleans. The director of health shall be responsible for all expenditures from the fund and for ensuring that the expenditures are spent solely for the purposes established by this paragraph. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 28343, § 1, 5-7-20)

New Orleans City Code § 70-415.295 Restrictions on the fund.

Sec. 70-415.295. - Restrictions on the fund. Funds deposited into the Simon V. Sickles Legacy Fund shall remain in the fund until spent for the purposes specified in section 70-415.294. The funds dedicated to the Simon V. Sickles Legacy Fund may not be transferred into the general fund or any other funds. The director of health may spend from the fund, beginning on the effective date of the ordinance until the total funding has been exhausted. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 28343, § 1, 5-7-20)

New Orleans City Code § 70-415.296 Reports.

Sec. 70-415.296. - Reports. The director of the department of finance shall keep detailed accurate books in the administration of the fund and shall make annual reports to the chief administrative officer and the city council, giving a complete accounting of the revenues and expenditures of the fund as part of the annual city audit. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 28343, § 1, 5-7-20)

New Orleans City Code § 70-415.297 Administration of the fund.

Sec. 70-415.297. - Administration of the fund. The fund shall be administered by the director of the department of finance and shall be kept in an interest bearing account with interest accruing to the benefit of and to become part of the fund. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 28343, § 1, 5-7-20)

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_DIV45SIV.SILEFUFetched: 10/28/2026