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Council seeks attorney general guidance on requiring sheriff to use city finance system
Summary
The council adopted a resolution asking the Louisiana Attorney General for guidance on whether the City Council can require the Orleans Parish Sheriff to use the city’s enterprise financial system (BRASS) and whether the council may review or approve sheriff contracts funded by city appropriations.
The New Orleans City Council voted to request formal legal guidance from the Louisiana Attorney General on two questions about oversight of the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s use of city-appropriated funds.
The resolution asks: (1) whether the council has authority to require the Orleans Parish Sheriff to use the city's enterprise resource planning system, commonly called BRASS, for operating and personnel…
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