Submission of ordinances, motions and resolutions that are by request.
New Orleans City Code § 2-813
in effectSec. 2-813. - Submission of ordinances, motions and resolutions that are by request.
(a) Any by request legislative instrument shall be submitted to the clerk of council for introduction in the manner prescribed in the council's rules and regulations. The requesting department or agency shall be responsible for timely submittal and all administrative requirements for facilitating introduction—including completing the council's requisite legislative summary and furnishing copies as required by the council rules and regulations to the clerk of council.
(b) Each such legislative instrument shall be accompanied by a detailed, written summary, which provides the purpose of the instrument on forms established by the city council, which shall provide at a minimum the following:
(1) The requesting department or agency;
(2) The name of the individual to contact for questions regarding the legislative instrument, including their telephone number and email address;
(3) The name and initials of the councilmember(s) who will be sponsoring the document; and
(4) A detailed and complete synopsis of the purpose of the legislative instrument including an explanation as to why the proposed legislative instrument is needed, and any resulting changes to law or policy, or its effect, if the measure is adopted by the council.
(c) The clerk of council shall not accept for introduction any legislative instrument governed by this section unless it is accompanied by the appropriate, properly completed legislative summary form; nor shall the clerk of council accept any legislative instrument which has not been initialed by at least one councilmember sponsoring the document.
(d) The provisions of subparts a) through c) of this section shall not apply to legislative instruments submitted as part of the annual adoption of the city's operating and capital budgets for the following year and submitted in accordance with sections 6-102 and 6-104 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of New Orleans.
(e) The provisions of this section are suspended during a declaration of emergency as provided by state law.
(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_S2-813SUORMOREARREFetched: 10/28/2026