OPSB to Host Public Hearing on 2021-2022 Budget, Followed by Board Business Meeting
WHAT:
The Orleans Parish Board (OPSB) will host a public hearing where the 2021-2022 Budget will be presented to the public and open for the community's input. Immediately following, the OPSB Board Business Meeting will consider action items that passed the full board from its Committee of the Whole meeting, this past Tuesday.
COVID-19 restrictions will be in place for the meetings. There will be approximately 25 seats in the boardroom 9spavced 6-ft. apart), and masks will be required. Overflow space will be provided in our Central Office atrium.
The meeting agenda can be accessed via https://go.boarddocs.com/la/nops/Board.nsf/Public. *
*OPSB Policy BCBD: The agenda may be revised, as necessary, up to twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, prior to the scheduled time meeting. In such cases, the agenda will indicate the date and time of any change. The agenda shall not be changed less than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, prior to the scheduled time of the meeting.
WHEN:
Thursday, August 19 at 5:00 p.m. – Public Hearing on the 2021-2022 Budget
Thursday, August 19 at 5:30 p.m. – OPSB Business Board Meeting
WHERE:
NOLA-PS Central Office Board Room
2401 Westbend Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70114
The meeting will be held in-person and can be viewed via the NOLA-PS website through this link - OPSB-TV, via YouTube or through COX Channel 8 in New Orleans.
For a full list of board meetings, click here.
Why:
At the 5pm Public Hearing the proposed 2021-2022 Budget will be presented and open for public input. Then, at the 5:30 p.m. Board Business meeting, the board will consider a series of action items, including adoption of the 2021-2022 General Fund and Special Revenue Funds Budget. Additionally, on the agenda:
- Adoption of Policy GAMFD, Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination
In-person meetings have resumed, socially distanced seating will be available in the boardroom, and masks will be required. Overflow space will be provided in our Central Office atrium.
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