NOLACityCouncil.com, October 25, 2010
At today's budget hearing, (from left the right) Ann Duplessis, Deputy CAO; Deputy Mayor for External Affairs Emily Arata; Judy Reese Morse, Chief of Staff; Andy Kopplin, CAO; Deputy Mayor for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Community Development Cedric S. Grant, and Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Lt. Col. Jerry Sneed, addressed the Council regarding the Mayor's proposed 2011 operating budget.
New Orleans, LA – Today, the City Council held its first session of 2011 budget hearings, which began at 10 a.m. in the City Council Chamber.
Today’s budget hearing agenda included an overview of the Mayor’s proposed 2011 Budget presented by Deputy Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer Andy Kopplin, along with other Deputy Mayors.
Following the budget overview, detailed tax levy, revenue budget and Special Tax District information was presented by Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Cary Grant and Chief Financial Officer Norman Foster.
This year, the City’s budget presentation and hearing format will follow the “Budgeting for Outcomes” model. The 2011 Budget is not organized by department, as has been common practice in the past, but rather by “result area.” In keeping with the “Budgeting for Outcomes” model, the Council’s budget hearings will be organized thematically around the following result areas: Children and Families, Economic Development, Innovation, Sustainable Communities, Open and Effective Government, and Public Safety. Click here to view the Mayor’s 2011 Budget Overview.
During the budget hearing, a special appearance was made by Joseph LeBaron, U.S. Ambassador to Qatar. Ambassador LeBaron expressed his enthusiasm about visiting New Orleans and his hopes for coordination between the City and the State of Qatar.
The next budget hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, October 26 at 10 a.m. in the Council Chamber. The hearing will be led by the Budget, Youth & Recreation and Health Care & Social Services Committees and will address the Children and Families result area.
For more information on the 2011 City Budget process and the full budget hearing schedule, click here.
Live streaming video, as well as archived video, of all 2011 budget hearings will be available here on the City Council’s website. For information on how to access and use the streaming video functionality, click here.
