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ERB 2019 Awards Luncheon

On December 12, 2019, the City of New Orleans Ethics Review Board (“ERB”) hosted its first annual awards luncheon. The ERB was pleased to present Ethics Liaison Awards to the following worthy recipients:

Gail Audrict
Ethics Liaison for Orleans Parish Juvenile Court

Major Rebecca Bennelli
Ethics Liaison for Department of Emergency Medical Services

Anita Briant
Ethics Liaison for New Orleans Redevelopment Authority

The luncheon was held at the New Orleans Hyatt Regency hotel. The ERB was honored to have as its keynote speaker Judy S. Nadler. Ms. Nadler is the former Santa Clara mayor. She created “Ethics and the Public’s Business” a program for newly elected officials, and the “Public Sector Roundtable,” a quarterly meeting convening mayors, council members, city managers, ethics commissioners and others to discuss timely topics related to government ethics.

  • ERB Chair Joe Ricks and the Liaison Award Winners
  • ERB Chair Joe Ricks
  • Mayor Judy S. Nadler
  • ERB Member Mike Cowan
  • Ethics Trainer R. Erich Caulfield
  • Gail Audrict
  • Rebecca Bennelli
  • Anita Briant
  • ERB Member Liza Calderon
  • Attendees

October 28, 2019 ERB Meeting

The City of New Orleans Ethics Review Board will conduct a public meeting on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 3:30 P.M. at the Mid-City Branch Library,
4140 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

  1. Approval of minutes of previous board meetings (Chair).
  2. Discussion of monthly report from the Office of Inspector General (Chair).
  3. Discussion of monthly report from the Office of Independent Police Monitor (Chair).
  4. Discussion of monthly report from the Ethics Trainer (Chair).
  5. Vote on contract extension for Hackett Group and increase in compensation to $65,000 per year for additional training sessions (Chair).
  6. Report of Executive Administrator and General Counsel (Chair).
  7. Report on replacement ERB member from Dillard (Chair).
  8. Report on ethics awards program (Chair).
  9. Adjournment (Chair).

A PDF version of the agenda, with all attachments and reports, is available for download here: October 28, 2019 ERB Agenda with Attachments.

September 23, 2019 ERB Meeting

The Ethics Review Board for the City of New Orleans will conduct a public meeting on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 3:30 P.M. The meeting will be conducted at the City Council Chamber, New Orleans City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

  1. Approval of minutes of previous board meetings (Chair).
  2. Discussion of monthly report from the Office of Inspector General (Chair).
  3. Discussion of OIG 2020 Work Plan (Chair).
  4. Discussion of monthly report from the Office of Independent Police Monitor (Chair).
  5. Discussion of monthly report from the Ethics Trainer (Chair).
  6. Discussion of proposed extension to Ethics Trainer contract (Chair).
  7. Report of Executive Administrator and General Counsel (Chair).
  8. Discussion and vote on ERB appointment of members to (1) the Quality Assurance Review
    Advisory Committee for the Office of the Inspector General; and (2) the Quality Assurance
    Review Advisory Committee for the Office of the Independent Police Monitor. Discussion of
    requesting appointments from Mayor and Council.
  9. Report on ethics awards program and vote on awards committee members (Chair).
  10. Report on periodical review of ERB Rules (Calderon).
  11. Adjournment (Chair).

For a PDF version of the agenda with all attachments, click here: Agenda for ERB Meeting of September 23, 2019.

August 26, 2019 ERB Meeting

The City of New Orleans Ethics Review Board will conduct a public meeting on Monday, August 26, 2019, from 3:30 P.M. to approximately 5:30 P.M. The meeting will be held at: City Council Chamber, New Orleans City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

  1. Approval of minutes of previous board meetings (May 2019 and June 2019). (Chair)
  2. Welcome to new board member, Monique Doucette (Chair).
  3. Vote on officers for 2019-2020. (Chair)
  4. Discussion of June 15, 2019, report of the Quality Assurance Review Advisory Committee for the Independent Police Monitor. (Chair)
  5. Discussion of May 31, 2019, Annual Report of the Office of the Independent Police Monitor. (Chair)
  6. Discussion of monthly report from the Office of Independent Police Monitor. (Chair)
  7. Discussion of monthly report from the Office of Inspector General. (Chair)
  8. Discussion of August 14, 2019, OIG Performance Audit of the S&WB Internal Audit Department. (Cowan)
  9. Discussion of monthly report from the Ethics Trainer. (Chair)
  10. Report of Executive Administrator and General Counsel. (Chair)
  11. Report on ethics awards program and vote on awards committee members. (Ricks) køb viagra til kvinder
  12. Expression of appreciation. (Cowan)
  13. Executive session to discuss complaint ERB No. 2019-02. (Chair)
  14. Adjournment (Chair).

The agenda in PDF format is available for download here: PDF Agenda for August 26, 2019 ERB Meeting.

Upcoming Ethics Training Sessions

The City of New Orleans Ethics Review Board Trainer will conduct the following ethics training sessions later this month:

August 28 – Mayor’s Office – 8:30 a.m.
August 29 – New Orleans Business Alliance – 8:30 a.m.
August 30 – New Orleans Business Alliance – 10:30 a.m.

All are welcome to attend, but space is limited. If you are interested in attending, please contact ethics trainer Toni Hackett at toni@hackett-group.com.

Meeting of the Quality Assurance Review Advisory Committee for OIPM

The Quality Assurance Review Advisory Committee for the Office of Independent Police Monitor (QARAC OIPM) will conduct a public meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at 10:00 A.M.

The meeting will take place at the following location: Tulane Law School, Room 251, 6329 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Agenda

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

  1. Call to order. (Janet C. Hoeffel, Chair, QARAC OIPM)
  2. Welcome and introductory remarks. (Members of the QARAC OIPM)
  3. Presentation of the 2019 Annual Report of the QARAC OIPM. (Members of the QARAC OIPM)
  4. Discussion of response submitted by OIPM. (IPM Susan Hutson and Her Representatives)
  5. Additional comments and discussion with members of the QARAC OIPM and OIPM.
  6. Public comments and discussion.
  7. Adjournment.

Documents

2019-07-18 QARAC OIPM Agenda for Public MeetingDownload
2019-07-15 QARAC for OIPM 2018 ReportDownload
2019-07-19 OIPM Response to QARAC for OIPM 2018 ReportDownload

June 24, 2019 ERB Meeting

The City of New Orleans Ethics Review Board will meet on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 3:30 P.M. in the City Council Chamber, New Orleans City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

  1. Approval of minutes of previous board meeting. (Chair)
  2. Acknowledgment of receipt of 2018 Annual Report of Office of Independent Police Monitor.
    (Chair)
  3. Discussion of the May 16, 2019, report by the Quality Assurance Review Advisory
    Committee for the OIG, and the May 30, 2019, response of the Office of Inspector General.
    (Chair)
  4. Discussion of monthly report from the Office of Inspector General with Inspector General.
    (Chair)
  5. Discussion of monthly report from the Office of Independent Police Monitor with
    Independent Police Monitor. (Chair)
  6. Discussion of monthly report from the Ethics Trainer with Ethics Trainer (Chair)
  7. Report of Executive Administrator and General Counsel. (Chair)
  8. Report on ethics awards program and vote on awards committee members. (Ricks)
  9. Adjournment (Chair).

A PDF version of the agenda, including all attachments (draft minutes, monthly reports, etc.) is available here: June 24, 2019, ERB Agenda in PDF.

Office of Police Monitor Annual Report for 2018

The New Orleans Office of the Independent Police Monitor released its annual report for 2018 on May 30, 2019. The report is available for download here: https://nolaipm.gov/annual-reports/

This OIPM issued this report in accordance with the City Code of Ordinances, Section 2-1121(6), which provides as follows:

(6) Public reporting requirement. The independent police monitor shall be required to issue at least one public report each year, by May 30, to the ethics review board and New Orleans City Council detailing its monitoring and review activities and the appropriate statistical information from the internal investigations office, and other divisions of the New Orleans Police Department. The independent police monitor shall be required to report upon problems it has identified, recommendations made and recommendations adopted by the New Orleans Police Department. The report shall also identify commendable performance by the New Orleans Police Department and improvements made by the department to enhance the department’s professionalism, accountability, and transparency. The criminal justice committee of the New Orleans City Council shall conduct a hearing on each annual report within 30 days of submission køb cialis. Additional reports relating to policy and training recommendations, matters of significant public interest, or other concerns may be issued throughout the year, such reports shall be submitted to the ethics review board and criminal justice committee of the New Orleans City Council and simultaneously released to the public. The committee will have discretion as to whether to conduct a public hearing relating to such reports.

City of N.O. Code of Ordinances, sec. 2-1121(6).