City Council Utility Committee Meeting - Ethics Ban on Campaign Contributions. New Orleans

 

City Council Utility Committee Meeting - Ethics Ban on Campaign Contributions

REMINDER! Make Your Voice Heard! City Council Utility Committee Meeting - Ethics Ban on Campaign Contributions     On TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022 at 10:00AM, the Utility Committee of the City Council will hold a public meeting to hear comments and vote on a proposed ethics law that bans campaign contributions. A vote in favor by the Committee moves the proposed ethics law to the full City Council for a vote.    Make your voice heard. Attend the meeting. Call, email or tweet your Councilmembers. Ask everyone you know in New Orleans to do the same.     WHAT DOES THE PROPOSED ETHICS LAW PROHIBIT?   ·    “No Councilmember or candidate seeking the office of Councilmember shall accept or otherwise receive a campaign contribution or any other financial benefit of any value from:    ·    Any entity that provides an electric or gas utility, cable, telecommunications or technology service regulated by the City Council;    ·    Any political action committee, director or executive staff person of a corporation or entity regulated by the City Council;    ·    Any person, firm or entity with a professional service contract awarded by the City Council; or   ·    Any person, firm or entity with a professional service contract awarded by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board."        Click HERE to view the full text.     HOW CAN YOU HELP? MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!      Attend the Utility Committee meeting and make a comment in support of the proposed ethics law. The meeting starts at 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street.    Submit a comment on the Council website. The public comment form will open on Monday, March 28. Be sure to send your comment no later than 8:00AM, Tuesday, March, 29 so that it can be read at the meeting. Select agenda item "Ordinance Cal. No. 33,367 - Prohibited Campaign Contributions." To submit your comment to the Council Utility Committee, click here.    Email your Councilmembers and tell them to vote “yes” on the proposed ethics ordinance. Please note that Councilmember Helena Moreno (At-Large) is sponsoring the proposed ethics law. Councilmembers on the Utility Committee are in bold and have an asterisk next to their names.    Helena Moreno (At-Large) - helena.moreno@nola.gov*   J.P. Morrell (At-Large) - jp.morrell@nola.gov*   Joe Giarrusso (District A) - joseph.giarrusso@nola.gov*   Lesli Harris (District B) - lesli.harris@nola.gov    Freddie King (District C) - freddie.king@nola.gov*    Eugene Green (District D) - eugene.green@nola.gov    Oliver Thomas (District E) - oliver.thomas@nola.gov*    BACKGROUND: The Greater New Orleans Interfaith Climate Coalition and its partner organizations proposed an ordinance, a local law, to strengthen the City of New Orleans Code of Ethics to prohibit a campaign contribution or other financial benefit from a utility provider or other entity that is regulated or contracted by the New Orleans City Council.    The passage of this ordinance is a necessary safeguard against the potential for undue influence on energy costs, climate policies, and other important issues handled by the Council that impact the daily lives of all New Orleanians.    The Ethics Review Board unanimously voted in favor of this proposed ethics law. Councilmember Helena Moreno is sponsoring it.     SUPPORTING PARTNERS:     LEARN MORE       ‌

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY. HBCU Environmental Justice And Climate Corps Internship

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Accepting Applications for the HBCU Environmental Justice And Climate Corps Internship   The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) is continuing to accept applications for the HBCU Environmental Justice and Climate Corps Internship. Five interns representing five Gulf Coast states will immerse themselves in a hands-on research to action project working with a partner community based organization disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards and climate change.  The five Gulf Coast communities are New Orleans, LA, Houston, TX, Gulfport, MS, Mobile, AL and Pensacola, FL.   Compensation $2,500  The application deadline is April 23, 2022. Funded by:   ABOUT   The HBCU Environmental Justice and Climate Corps Internship will develop the capacity of HBCU students to become active leaders in community issues of environmental justice and climate change; provide a comprehensive community engagement plan for the transfer of knowledge to partner communities; and facilitate the dissemination of environmental justice and climate change information within the partner communities.   The intern will conduct research in one of the following areas: ·    Environmental Justice ·    Climate Change ·    Food Security ·    Environmental Health Disparities ·    Environmental Policy   APPLICATION PROCESS   Qualifications ·    Have a passionate interest in environmental justice and climate change advocacy. ·    Attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) ·    Rising undergraduate Junior or above; Graduate Student ·    3.0 GPA or above   Skills ·    Strong interpersonal and communication skills ·    Highly organized with strong attention to detail ·    Ability to meet deadlines and take initiative, assist others and resolve problems ·    Excellent time management and planning skills ·    Must be able to attend internship in-person   Required Documents You will be required to upload the following in .pdf or .docx format. ·    One- page cover letter ·    Resume  ·    A 3-5 page writing sample demonstrating why environmental justice and climate change advocacy and research is important to you. ·    College Transcript   Important Dates April 23, 2022: Application Deadline May 15, 2022: Interns notified of placement June 15, 2022: Internship Begins Aug. 31, 2022: Last Day of Summer Internship Sept. 5, 2022: Presentation of summer experience   APPLY NOW!   Questions? Contact Mary Williams - maryw@dscej.org   DOWNLOAD THE FLYER Know an HBCU Student who might be interested in this opportunity? Feel free to forward this email or download and share the flyer. Click on the image to download flyer.

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