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Council overrides veto, approves airport lease extensions and pledges to honor police retention bonuses
Summary
At the meeting the council overruled a mayoral veto on a temporary spending prohibition, approved airport lease extensions at Louis Armstrong International Airport, and unanimously passed a resolution committing to timely payment of NOPD retention bonuses while working with the legislative auditor.
The New Orleans City Council took several formal actions on administrative and funding items during the session.
Veto override: The council reconsidered and voted to override a mayoral veto of an ordinance that would temporarily prohibit spending certain revenues (including referenced Sewage & Water Board and ARPA funds) so that incoming leaders would have resources to address a budget shortfall. The transcript records a motion to override followed by a recorded tally of 7 yeas and no nays, and the chair announced that…
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