New Orleans City Council flexes muscle with new oversight power

By Carlie Koliath Wells

Summary

The New Orleans City Council this week is flexing its new confirmation powers in the hiring process for top administration officials.

Council members on Thursday will decide whether the city should hire Anne Kirkpatrick, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s nominee to run the New Orleans Police Department.

BGR in the Article

The public hearings add “another layer of transparency and accountability” and help ensure the candidates are “well qualified and capable,” the Bureau of Governmental Research, a New Orleans-based think tank, said in a report last year.

The group endorsed the change, saying council confirmation is common in 20 of New Orleans’ 25 peer cities.

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