Michael Isaac Stein

The city’s Chief Procurement Officer said that the administration received new information that warranted a reconsideration of the city’s stance on the bid-rigging allegations.

Cantrell, administration officials began meeting with Mastercard, MoCaFi and Ignite Cities to develop the Crescent City Card a year before publicly requesting bids for the project.

The ordinance would bar the Sewerage and Water Board from shutting off service or sending underpaid bills to a collections agency if the customer is disputing the bill.

Ordinance would require public-facing database of city properties.

The city’s goal is to have up to 600 adjudications a year once the office is fully staffed.

The head of the office said that it was important to beef up the office to prepare for if and when the NOPD is released from its long-time federal consent decree.

Investigation targets include the Sewerage and Water Board, short-term rental enforcement and the NOPD.

The new ordinance will require council approval for multiyear contracts and contracts worth more than $1 million.

The ethics board argued that the city should first amend the city charter to increase the office’s minimum guaranteed funding before granting it new authority and responsibilities.

The report found transparency issues with how ARPA spending was reported to the public.