Chief Administrative Office

The Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for carrying out the City’s mission, vision, and values by overseeing the day-to-day operational functions of City Hall, coordinating and implementing innovative solutions to reform city government, and ensuring the city is fiscally responsible.

Gilbert Montaño 

Chief Administrative Officer for the City of New Orleans

Gilbert Montaño serves as the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for the City of New Orleans. When starting her first term in office in May 2018, Mayor LaToya Cantrell appointed Mr. Montaño as her second-in-command. Key responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day management of the City’s numerous departments and agencies, preparing and executing the City’s budget, and coordinating and implementing innovative solutions to reform city government. Mr. Montaño has diverse educational background as well as past professional experience in both the private and public sector throughout the United States.

CAO Organizational Structure

City of New Orleans Budget

The City of New Orleans is committed to investing in its people, and it is this investment that guides the Administration through the budget process to allocate funding for city services.

Visit https://nola.gov/next/mayors-office/topics/budget/ to view current and past annual budgets for the City of New Orleans.

Citywide Initiatives