Code Enforcement 2027 budget
At a glance
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- What: the proposed 2027 budget for the Department of Code Enforcement (blight, property maintenance, Healthy Homes and demolitions).
- Where it stands: 52 positions, a $136,000 personnel cut made up of already-vacated jobs, and about $11.8 million total, mostly self-generated fines and fees. The department cannot currently record judgments or liens with the clerk.
- Next: the department owes the council figures on demolition cost recovery, an organization chart and answers on Lower Ninth Ward and other stalled items.
- Key people: Anthony Davis (director), Ernest Leger, Brandy DeLarge, JP Morrell, Matthew Willard.
Sources
Discussion time
About 28 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - City Council Budget Hearings | 28 |
Log
- 2026-10-19 - City Council Budget Hearings - Budget presentation and questions: 52 positions, $136,000 personnel cut of already-vacated jobs, about $2.4 million collected of nearly $7 million levied, inability to record judgments and liens, Healthy Homes staffing, demolition cost recovery. Two organizations spoke in public comment.