HS FEDS took control of NOLA in 2003

[slaveplanet]

From : February 11, 2003 Times Picayune

Nagin announces major overhaul of City Hall

New Homeland Security office to oversee cops, firemen, emergency agency 02/11/03 Nola.com

In the wake of terrorist attacks and the creation of national and local agencies to guard against such future calamities, the Nagin administration announced today a City Hall reorganization plan that will bring city public safety agencies under the newly created Department of Homeland Security, the administration announced today.

Also, several other city agencies involved in permitting, planning and historic preservation, will be brought under the control of the Office of Technology in an effort to streamline the process of dealing with City Hall.

The reorganization continues an effort to recast city departments that started when the Utilities Department was dismantled and its duties spread to other city departments. The reorganization is aimed at correcting a confusing organizational structure, creating clear lines of accountability, aligning departments that deal with similar issues and inserting technological expertise in certain departments. Many City Hall operations are decentralized under the new structure.

"We did a complete review of City government operations and came up with a plan that is technology—based while better—aligning departments and agencies to maximize their effectiveness," Nagin said in a statement.

The old organizational chart placed 35 departments and agencies under the Chief Administrative Office, creating a structure where the responsibility for most departments was filtered through the CAO's office. The organization of the mayor's office was also cumbersome, with many duplicated functions.

The reorganization plan creates an Office of Homeland Security and gives it oversight of public safety agencies, including the police department, the fire department and the Office of Emergency Preparedness. The plan streamlines safety and permits and it integrates all financial and accounting duties into a budget and accountability system.

The reorganization of City Hall will be as follows:

Homeland Security — Will oversee Police, Fire, Office of Emergency and Preparedness. All formerly reported to the Chief Administrative Office. — Will oversee Emergency Medical Services, which formerly reported to the Health Department. — Will work with the Orleans Parish Communications District (911 Center)

Office of Technology — Will oversee Safety and Permits, City Planning Commission, Historic District Landmark Commission (HDLC) and the 311 Center. These departments and agencies formerly reported to the Chief Administrative Office. — The functions of these departments are highly dependent on each other, but in the past they have been fragmented. Coordinating these offices under the Office of Technology increases efficiencies, improves working relationships and increases business integrity.

Intergovernmental Relations — Will oversee Federal/State Programs and Grant Monitoring. Formerly these offices reported directly to the Mayor. — Intergovernmental Relations works directly with federal, state and local agencies to secure funding for the City of New Orleans.

Law Department — Will oversee the Office of Municipal Investigation and Internal Audit. These offices formerly reported to the Chief Administrative Office. — Will oversee the risk management department.

CFO/Finance Director — Will oversee the Budget, Accounting, Revenue, Treasury, Retirement/Pensions/Trust and Purchasing. The Budget Departmentformerly reported to the Chief Administrative Office.

Communications — Will oversee the Office of Cultural Affairs, which formerly reported to Federal & State Programs. — Will oversee the Office of Special Events, which formerly reported to the Office of Intergovernmental Relations.

Economic Development — In addition to overseeing the Canal Street Development Corporation and Rivergate, the Office of Economic Development will oversee the Vieux Carre Commission and French Market Corp. Those agencies formerly reported to the Chief Administrative Office.

Chief Administrative Office — Will oversee Finance, Parks & Parkways, NORD, Property Mgt, Sanitation, Equipment and Maintenance Division, the Municipal Training Academy, the Health Department, the Human Services Department, Capital projects, Public Works, Civil Service and other administrative functions .

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[charlie]

1. Sure that's the Feds?

Every state has a DHS now, could be what this reorganization was about.

[...of J.Temperance]

2. The fellow in charge of HS in NOLA is called Terry Ebberts and he's an

Appointee of Governor Blanco. Terry Ebberts is from Louisiana. So, yes this is the Louisiana Homeland Security, and not the Washington DC variety of Homeland Security.

Terry Ebberts works in conjuction with the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness who's head is a fellow called Major-General Bennett C. Landreneau and he's based in Baton Rouge.

[slaveplanet]

3. But the $ comes from the feds

and it falls under the umbrella of the feds....

Your not suggesting they paid for this with Loui$iana $....
any $ coming from the Feds comes with strings attached.

These state departments are ultimately under the control of Chertoff.

[...of J.Temperance]

4. They might get money from DC Homeland Security but

They're state based, they're in-state and they take their orders from Baton Rouge. I don't think Terry Ebberts is a fan of Michael Chertoff, not judging by Ebberts comments over the past 14 days or so.

It's like every state has an Education Department and they get money from DC Education Department...but few of the State Education Departments follow the orders of Margaret Spellings or the idiot that had the job before her Rodney Paige. Well few NORMAL states follow them ie. non-Fundie infested states...look at the scrap over No Child Left Behind for instance.

[liberal N proud]

5. If they get money from the Fed's then I am sure there are strings

I am sure that local HS Dept's are accountable to the Federal level. Isn't that the reason for the creation of the local offices?

[...of J.Temperance]

6. Okay, I'm going to

Check this whole thing out some more, meaning who's accountable to whom. I mean perhaps they're accountable to both, to their state Governor AND to Homeland Security in DC.

[slaveplanet]

7. Please do

I'm still a little confused also.....LA gets $34million , with NOLA proper $6 million...but The string of accountability is vague.

NOLA is/was trying to become a regional office which would be directly accountable to the FEDS, but I'm not sure if that happened yet...and details of the responsibilities of receiving the Fed money are hard to pin down

[Oilwellian]

8. The feds only take control...

when a state of emergency is declared.