Competitive Selection Committee, Chair
Oversees the request for proposals/qualifications process and the professional services consultant selection process when the professional services sought do not fall within the purview of existing Council Committees.
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Election Code and Reapportionment Committee, Chair
Recommends, in ordinance form, the wards and precincts which will comprise each of the five Council districts to meet the Home Rule Charter requirements, which occurs after each ten-year census collection.
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Criminal Justice Committee, Co-Chair
Coordinates the systemic reform of all components of the criminal justice system and long-term reform efforts aimed at the social, economic, and educational contributors to criminal behavior. Receives regular reports from heads of criminal justice agencies and makes recommendations to the City Council Budget Committee regarding funding criminal justice reform efforts.
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Youth and Recreation Committee, Co-Chair
Reviews recreational opportunities available through the New Orleans Recreation Department and other community resources.
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Economic Development and Special Development Projects Committee
Reviews proposed involvement of the City in economic development projects, including the economic justification of the proposed involvement, the adequacy of the recommended open access plan, and the relative benefits and risks of the City and the developer; and monitors developments now in progress in which the City has an interest.
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Public Works Committee
Provides oversight of major and minor street projects, and coordination of projects between the Department of Public Works and the Sewerage and Water Board.
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Cable and Telecommunications Committee
Reviews and sets policy concerning the granting and oversight of cable and telecommunications franchises in New Orleans; and oversees the Council’s involvement in Access Television, including Government Access and Community Access through the New Orleans Media Center.
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Budget, Audit, and Board of Review Committee, Alternate
Reviews monthly revenues/expenditures status report from Chief Administrative Officer, and proposed ordinances, motions and resolutions having fiscal impact; provides oversight of budgets of particular concern, such as New Orleans Police Department; and reviews the City’s proposed involvement in economic development projects for fiscal impact. Obtains annual audit and single audit of federal and state funds; oversight of administration response to Management Letter Findings; monitoring of subrecipients of federal funds; and administration of Board of Review process.
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Airport Committee, Alternate
Enhances regional communication and cooperation with the Councils of the City of Kenner and St. Charles Parish on issues related to the Louis Armstrong International Airport.
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Housing and Human Needs Committee, Alternate
Conducts a comprehensive review of city, state and federal housing laws; provides a cost-benefit analysis of housing enforcement programs and agencies; examines infrastructure projects affecting housing quality in the City’s 72 neighborhoods; and investigates complaints from citizens relative to housing law violations and recommends Council action.
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Health Care and Social Services Committee, Alternate
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You can learn more about Council committees from the New Orleans City Council Web site.
