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2026 Regular Meeting Schedule

The 2026 ERB regular meeting schedule is set forth below. The board will conduct all meetings at the location publicly noticed in the agenda posted before the meeting. All agendas for future meetings appear here: 

  1. January 20
  2. February 19
  3. March 17
  4. April 21
  5. May 5

July 15, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

July 21, 2026 ERB Meeting to Appoint IPM

The City of New Orleans Ethics Review Board will meet at City Council Chambers, New Orleans City Hall, 1300 Perdido St, New Orleans, LA 70112 on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.

AGENDA

  1. Call to order.
  2. Approval of the minutes of May 2026 board meeting.
  3. Monthly report of the Office of Inspector General (in writing only).
  4. Monthly report of the Office of the Independent Police Monitor (in writing only).
  5. Monthly report of the Ethics Trainer (in writing only).
  6. Monthly report of the General Counsel and Executive Administrator (in writing only).
  7. Appointment of Independent Police Monitor. IPM applicant presentations; questioning by board members and consultant, Dr. Michael Cowan; public comments on applicants and process; board discussion of applicants and process; and board vote on appointment of Independent Police Monitor.
    1. Presentation by Stella Cziment (20 minutes). Questioning by the board and the consultant.
    2. Presentation by Steven Krueger (20 minutes). Questioning by the board and the consultant.
    3. Presentation by Patrice Rose (20 minutes). Questioning by the board and the consultant.
    4. Public comments on applicants (30 minutes total).
      1. For the public-comment period, the Board will use four sign-in sheets: one sheet for each candidate (for both “for” and “against” comments), and one sheet for general comments concerning the appointment process but not related to a particular comment.
      2. The chair will call for comments from the first person listed on Sheet 1, then from the first person on Sheet 2, and so on and so forth. As to each sheet, speakers will be called in the order in which they signed that sheet, from first to last or until the 30-minute comment period expires.
      3. Each speaker will have two minutes. A speaker cannot cede unused time to any other speaker.
      4. Comments must be limited to the candidate or appointment-procedure topic identified on the sign-in sheet.
      5. The chair may stop comments that exceed the time limit, that address matters outside the designated topic, or that disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting.
    5. Board discussion and vote on appointment of IPM.
  8. Selection of meeting dates for 2026.
  9. Adjournment.

PDF of Agenda with Attachments

2026-07-21-ERB-Agenda-re-IPM-Search