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Council authorizes search for emergency auditor and emergency contract of up to $147,000
Summary
The council directed its fiscal office to identify a qualified accounting firm to perform the FY2025 single audit and authorized the council president to execute an emergency professional services agreement for up to $147,000 to complete the work.
The New Orleans City Council directed its fiscal office to seek a qualified accounting firm to perform the fiscal year 2025 single audit and authorized the council president to execute an emergency one-year professional services agreement for up to $147,000.
Motion m26_75, sponsored by council members Morella and Harris (per the agenda entry), instructs the council fiscal office to identify a qualified firm to perform the FY2025 single audit and authorizes the council president to execute an emergency professional services agreement not to exceed $147,000 for those services. The motion was moved and seconded on the floor and adopted.
Council sponsors described this action as a directive to begin procurement for an emergency audit; the item was presented as a procedural fiscal measure and no vendor or contract details were specified during the meeting.
The motion recorded on the agenda instructs staff to begin the selection process and authorized payment up to the specified cap; further procurement steps and any award decisions will follow standard procurement and reporting requirements.
