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Good afternoon, I am live tweeting from City Council’s Budget/Audit/Board of Review Committee Meeting.
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During questions, Councilmember Harris suggested requesting funding from “heavy hitter partners”.
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Without city funding there is a $685K gap. The have raised 59% of their funding goal so far.
With the current funding allocation there is a potential 50% program reduction.
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97% of JOB1 alumni continued into higher education and/or secured a job within one year of graduating high school.
83% of JOB1 alumni remain in the Greater New Orleans area.
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Last we will have a presentation by YouthForce NOLA Summer Internship Program - Presenters: Sarah Bell, Chief of Industry Exposure and Experience; Story Baquet, Director of Internships; Cate Swinburn, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.
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Partners spoke about public transparency and the need to stop paying millages for Audubon and City Park.
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During questions after the presentation. Harris thanked Mayor Moreno’s administration for the calculator and giving the public a tool to understand what’s at stake and how much their bill will change.
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Mayor Moreno's Top Priorities for Restored Services with New Recurring Revenues (continued)
• Total: $27.4 Million
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Mayor Moreno's Top Priorities for Restored Services with New Recurring Revenues
• Low Barrier Shelter ($5M)
• Right to Counsel ($2.5M)
• Sanitation Services ($2.4M)
• Mardi Gras Parade Cleanup ($1.75M)
• Parks and Parkways Funding ($0.894M)
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Millage Impact Calculator (nola.gov/millages)
• The calculator is customizable for various property values and property type.
• Different millages can be toggled to show change in impact for different roll forward options.
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Millage Impact Calculator
Innovation created an online tool for the public to see the impact of rolling millages forward, available at nola.gov/millages
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Millage Proposition: Non-General Fund Impact
Police & Fire Platoons millages would net an additional $4.36 million, and the remaining would generate $16.35 million for purposes outside of the Admin.
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Millage Proposition: General Fund Impact
The proposition does not include rolling forward millages for Orleans Parish Schools (who already did), Sheriff, or SWBNO.
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.. they would otherwise receive
134.53 - Total City Mills 2023
121.20 - Total City Mills 2026
128.64 - Total City Mills Roll Forward
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Mileages Overview (continued)
• When assessed home values go up, without action by taxing authorities, voter approved millages "roll back", causing taxing authorities to forgo revenue ..
Millages Overview
Voters approve millages, or property tax rates, to fund public services.
• One mill equals $1 of tax for every $1,000 of taxable assessed property value - based on the current tax base in New Orleans, the full value of each mill is $5.58M
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2026 Budget (continued)
• Worked with departments to close a $77M budget gap and propose a balanced budget
• Devised additional recurring revenue solutions to minimize service cuts
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