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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

May 1, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

May 5, 2026 ERB Meeting

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, May 5, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.

AGENDA

  1. Call to order.
  2. Welcome to new Board members: Nick Harris (Dillard); Ceeon Quiett-Smith (SUNO); Cherrell Sims Taplin (Loyola); Voris Vigee (Xavier).
  3. Approval of the minutes of January 20, 2025, board meeting.
  4. Presentation of Liaison Award to Jasmine Henderson.
  5. Monthly report of the Office of Inspector General.
  6. Monthly report of the Office of the Independent Police Monitor.
  7. Monthly report of the Ethics Trainer.
  8. Monthly report of the General Counsel and Executive Administrator.
  9. Discussion and votes on reappointment/appointment schedule and process for IPM.
    1. Discussion of intention of Stella Cziment to apply for reappointment.
    2. Vote to commence IPM search, which must occur on or after February 11, 2026, that is, “within 60 days of a vacancy in the position of independent police monitor to initiate the selection process for a new independent police monitor.” See Code of Ordinances sec. 2-1121(1)(A)(1)(a).
    3. Discussion and vote on appointment of Stella Cziment as Interim Police Monitor pending completion of 2026 reappointment/search process.
    4. Report on progress of IPM Search from Holly Callia and Michael Cowan and vote on search schedule and process.
  10. Discussion of role of IPM in the wake of the federal consent decree.
  11. Discussion and vote to approve periodic salary adjustments for OIG and OIPM. See Item 1.
  12. Executive session pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes section 42:17(A)(4) to discuss investigative proceedings regarding allegations of misconduct, namely, ERB Complaints No. 2025-07 and 2025-08, and 2026-01 through 2026-05. See Confidential Password-Protected Materials at Link Provided to ERB Members Only.
  13. Selection of meeting dates for 2026.
  14. Adjournment.

PDF of Agenda and Attachments

2026-05-05-ERB-Agenda