1 Adopted What's Inside... ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................How to Use this Book i 2021 Adopted Annual Operating Budget ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Mayor Cantrell's Budget Message 1 City Background and Organizational Structure ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Profile of the City of New Orleans 4 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Council Members and Council District Map 8 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................City Organizational Chart 9 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Mayor's Office Organizational Chart 10 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Chief Administrative Office Organizational Chart 11 Strategic Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................City's Strategic Vision 13 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Forward Together - the City's Strategic Framework 14 Financial and Budgetary Policies ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................General Financial Policies 19 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Long-Term Financial Policies 21 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................The City’s Budgetary Fund Structure 24 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Debt and Debt Management 28 Introduction to the Budgeting Process ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................The Mayor's Executive Order 31 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Budget Calendar 33 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................The Budgeting Process 34 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Resident Engagement in The Budgeting Process 36 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