IN GENERAL

New Orleans City Code ch. 70, art. I

in effect

New Orleans City Code § 70-1 Generally.

Sec. 70-1. - Generally. The elected, appointed or chief official (or, if there is no chief, the senior official in length of service) of any public office or public body receiving funding from the city shall submit at the time of submission of a budget request to the chief administrative office complete information and documentation in such a format and with as much detail as the chief administrative officer shall prescribe regarding all sources of revenue and all expenditures made by his office or body for the most recently completed past year, the current year and projections for the next year to both the administrative office and the council fiscal office. The information shall include but not be limited to the number of personnel by type of position and contracts valued at $10,000.00 or more. The chief administrative officer shall report to the council if any public office or public body fails to submit the information required in this section or if insufficient information has been submitted. (Code 1956, § 2C-1)

New Orleans City Code § 70-2 Expenditure of insurance proceeds from capital funds.

Sec. 70-2. - Expenditure of insurance proceeds from capital funds. The director of the department of finance shall expend from capital funds, pending amendment of the capital budget, such amounts as may be necessary to restore immovable property damaged by fire or other casualties as covered by insurance when the proceeds of the insurance settlement covering such damage or loss has been deposited in such capital funds, as set forth in section 6-204 of the Charter. (Code 1956, § 2-53)

New Orleans City Code § 70-3 Limitations on expenditure.

Sec. 70-3. - Limitations on expenditure. The authorization granted in section 70-2 shall apply only to partial losses, shall be limited to the amount of $10,000.00 in any one instance, shall not exceed the amount of the insurance proceeds and shall further be limited to the restoration only of the immovable property on which the insurance proceeds were received. (Code 1956, § 2-54)

New Orleans City Code § 70-4 Certain officials authorized to endorse certain stock certificates.

Sec. 70-4. - Certain officials authorized to endorse certain stock certificates. (a) The following officials are hereby designated and authorized to sign and endorse certificates of stock of the various building and loan associations, domiciled and doing business in the city, for the purpose of withdrawing any city funds, or other funds in the custody of the city, which may be invested in the stock of such building and loan associations. (b) There shall be two manual signatures which shall be those of: (1) Director of the department of finance, or deputy director of the department of finance, or chief, bureau of the treasury, or chief clerk, bureau of the treasury; and (2) Comptroller, or chief clerk, bureau of accounting. (Code 1956, § 2-39.1)

New Orleans City Code § 70-5 Per diem expenses for parish grand jury.

Sec. 70-5. - Per diem expenses for parish grand jury. (a) Payments for per diem expenses of persons serving on the parish grand jury shall be limited to payments for food or beverages. (b) Per diem expense for persons serving on the parish grand jury shall be limited to the actual amount expended not to exceed $25.00 per day on which the person serves as a juror. No per diem payment shall be made for any expense incurred by a person serving on the grand jury on a day on which the person did not serve on the grand jury in the conduct of official business of the grand jury. (c) A person serving on the parish grand jury shall be personally responsible for any expenses incurred during services on the grand jury in excess of the maximum per diem provided in this section. (d) The director of the department of finance shall from time to time provide a copy of this section to each person selected to serve on the parish grand jury. (e) The chief administrative officer is authorized to request such information in connection with the preparation of the annual operating budget ordinance as is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. (Code 1956, § 2-40.5)

New Orleans City Code § 70-6 Payments of settlements and judgments.

Sec. 70-6. - Payments of settlements and judgments. The director of finance shall approve payments or other financial transactions which are necessitated by findings of ineligible or disallowed costs by the federal or state governments only when such payments or other transactions have been specifically approved by legislation adopted by the city council. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 18,095, § 1, 3-6-97)

New Orleans City Code § 70-7 Certain officials authorized to draw upon all reserves and dedicated funds.

Sec. 70-7. - Certain officials authorized to draw upon all reserves and dedicated funds. Until further action of this council, the chief administrative officer and the director of the department of finance are authorized to draw upon all reserves and dedicated funds of the city to meet the ongoing expenses of the city. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 22055, § 1, 9-8-05)

New Orleans City Code § 70-8 Same—Securing line of credit; entering into borrowing agreements.

Sec. 70-8. - Same—Securing line of credit; entering into borrowing agreements. Louisiana Statutes provide for borrowing by municipalities in order to meet public emergencies, and the council hereby declares that an emergency exists. Until further action of this council, the chief administrative officer is authorized to secure a line of credit and enter into such borrowing agreements as may be necessary to ensure the financial viability of the city. Application is hereby made to the state bond commission for approval of the incurrence of this line of credit. The interest rate, principal amount, maturity dates, security for the line of credit (including FEMA reimbursement) and provider of the line of credit shall be determined by the chief administrative officer and the director of the department of finance. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 22056, §§ 1—4, 9-8-05)

New Orleans City Code § 70-9 Public defender funding parity.

Sec. 70-9. - Public defender funding parity. No annual budget allocation from the City of New Orleans to the Orleans Public Defenders (OPD) shall be less than 85 percent of the annual budget allocation to the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office. If the City of New Orleans provides office space or equipment to either of these offices, the provision of such shall be included in the allocation calculation. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 28465, § 1, 8-20-20)

New Orleans City Code § 70-10 Execution by council president.

Sec. 70-10. - Execution by council president. (a) The following contracts must be signed by the president of the city council, in addition to the signatories required by section 6-308 of the Home Rule Charter: (1) Any contract providing for the aggregate expenditure of more than $1,000,000.00 in city funds during the initial term and all allowable renewal terms or having an initial term of more than one year; and (2) Any professional services agreement providing for legal representation on behalf of the city, including any city department, board, or officer, together with any amendment or extension thereof. (b) The president of the city council shall not execute any agreement pursuant to this section unless authorized to do so by council motion. (c) This section shall not apply (i) to contracts entered into by the New Orleans Aviation Board pursuant to section 22-43 of the Code of the City of New Orleans, (ii) to contracts for public works or for the purchase of any materials or supplies that have been procured pursuant to the Louisiana Public Bid Law, La. R.S. 38:2211, et seq.; (iii) to contracts providing for the expenditure of more than $1,000,000.00 in city funds that are executed within 60 days of a declared state of emergency and relate directly to the emergency, or (iv) to contracts required by the Home Rule Charter to be approved by the council. The law department or agency head managing the emergency agreement governed by this subsection shall promptly notify the council in writing of any emergency contract executed without the signature of the council president pursuant to this section. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 29258, § 1, 11-17-22; M.C.S., Ord. No. 29568, § 1, 7-27-23; M.C.S., Ord. No. 29676, § 1, 10-5-23)

New Orleans City Code § 70-11 Contracts to be made publicly available.

Sec. 70-11. - Contracts to be made publicly available. (a) Any contract to which the city is a party shall be routed for execution and kept available to the public online through the city's current enterprise resource planning system, BRASS, or a similar contracting and procurement database. Contracts shall be uploaded and made publicly available not less than 20 days after execution. (b) For purposes of this section, the term "contract" shall be construed as broadly as possible and shall include professional services agreements, public works contracts, donations, leases, cooperative endeavor agreements, memoranda of understanding, and any agreement contemplating the provision of goods, property or services to the city, regardless of whether any compensation is paid. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 29785, § 1, 1-18-24)

New Orleans City Code § 70-12 Matching funds required for cooperative endeavor agreements.

Sec. 70-12. - Matching funds required for cooperative endeavor agreements. (a) Matching funds required. Any cooperative endeavor agreement pursuant to which the city must allocate public funds for the construction, renovation, development or redevelopment of privately owned immovable property or publicly owned immovable property leased to a private developer shall contain a provision requiring any non-governmental parties to the agreement to contribute funding for the project in an amount equal to at least 30 percent of the maximum amount payable by the city under the terms of the agreement. The funding contributed by non-governmental parties shall not come from a public source, including federal, state, or municipal grants or other allocations from any governmental body. (b) Exception. The council may waive the requirements of this section by ordinance, following receipt of a written request for waiver from the chief administrative officer. The written request must contain a detailed description of the project, the reasons for requesting the waiver, and an explanation as to why the waiver is in the best interests of the city. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 30071, § 1, 9-19-24)

New Orleans City Code § 70-13 Disclosure of parties performing work under contract.

Sec. 70-13. - Disclosure of parties performing work under contract. Any contract or professional services agreement to which the city is a party shall include for each other party thereto, including each subcontractor or third-party vendor, (i) the party's name; (ii) the party's business address; (iii) the name and address of the party's registered agent; and (iv) a description of the work the party, if a subcontractor or third-party vendor, is responsible for completing pursuant to the contract. Any change to this information as included in the contract or agreement in accordance with this section, including the identity of a party or the description of work a party is to perform, must be submitted in writing within ten days of the change to the city department responsible for procuring or administering the contract. The procuring or administering department shall publish online the written notice, together with the original contract, in accordance with section 70-11. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 30339, § 1, 4-24-25)

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_ARTIINGEFetched: 10/28/2026