The Sewerage and Water Board's East Bank Wastewater Treatment plant is back on grid power. Entergy said that service disconnections for residents with power have been temporarily suspended.
The City Council still needs to vote on the recommendations before they become law.
Several similar resolutions have been approved since 2006, but this new one adds new restrictions on donations from Entergy employees and extends the restrictions to council candidates who aren’t currently sitting council members.
The $34 million upfront investment from Entergy will cost more than $85 million to pay back.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell originally said that all the money from the fine should go to the Sewerage and Water Board.
The request for the audit came after the utility unnecessarily cut power to thousands of customers during a freezing Mardi Gras night.
Reliability problems at the plant have cost New Orleans ratepayers more than $70 million over the past several years, according to City Councilwoman Helena Moreno.
The company revealed this week that it shut off three times more power than it had to during the cold weather streak on Mardi Gras evening.
The City Council plans a vote on whether to open a formal investigation.
A resolution, likely to go before the full City Council next week, would also restrict new late fees for Entergy customers.
