City Council to consider ordinance that requires Ethics Board to file ethics forms
Board members have never turned in forms disclosing sources of income.
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Government & Politics
Firefighters reach another settlement with city, regarding back pay for fill-in work
Relatively small deal comes just after unrelated settlement between city and union.
Runaway property tax valuations: What about imposing an annual cap?
Sudden unpredictable assessment leaps are hard on owners — and bad for the city.
Mayor’s budget restores staffing citywide, anticipates council will roll taxes forward
General fund budget of $593 million for 2016 is up $60 million over this year's spending plan.
City agrees to release public database after Lens promises to protect private info
Deal keeps secure any legally protected information accidentally provided by the city.
City’s log of public-records requests and answers riddled with errors, anomalies
Lack of reliable information makes it difficult to check compliance with law requiring transparency.
IG’s office defends no-bid contract to review Independent Police Monitor’s work
Attorney says use of "cooperative endeavor agreement" frees it from competitive process.
City wants to move 911 operators to state agency, but officials not sure it’s possible
An attorney for the Orleans Parish Communications District said state didn't envision it being an employer.
Inspector General awards no-bid contract to evaluate Independent Police Monitor
Monitor had another organization in mind and objected to IG's process.
We won’t be a truly resilient city without a Community Participation Program
A 2008 City Charter change mandated a formal structure for citizen engagement — and we still don't have one. Why?
