Sewerage & Water Board committees to take up 2027 drainage millage, public comment rules and software bids
Three Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans committees met during the week of Oct. 13–15, with agendas covering 2027 drainage millage rates, rules for public comment, new board by-laws and the ranking of vendors bidding on customer information system software. All three meetings are listed in the supplied records as agenda only — minutes have not yet been published — so no votes, rankings or outcomes are known at this point. What follows is what each body was scheduled to consider.
Finance Committee: 2027 drainage millage rates
The Finance Committee, described in the agenda summary as the Finance and Administration Committee, met Oct. 15. Its agenda listed Resolution R-117-2026 regarding 2027 Drainage Millage Rates, along with a review of the August 2026 financial summary and reports on delinquent accounts.
The same agenda listed several contract actions for water and sewer infrastructure: amendments for the Water Line Replacement project with N-Y Associates, Inc. and the West Power Complex Group 3 Projects with WSP USA Inc; an amendment for a Power Frequency Converter at the Carrollton Water Plant with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; ratification of change orders for sanitary sewer restoration with CMG Pipelines, Inc. and Wallace C. Drenna, LLC; and final acceptance of the Carrollton Basin No. 20 and No. 5 Sewer Rehabilitation contracts with Hard Rock Construction, LLC.
The agendas do not state dollar amounts for any of these items, and the records do not indicate whether any were approved.
Governance Committee: public comment rules and by-laws
The Governance Committee met Oct. 15 to consider Resolution R-148-2026, which would adopt rules for public participation and comment at meetings. The agenda also listed discussion of proposed new By-laws for the Board of Directors.
Both items concern how board meetings themselves are run — when and how residents may speak, and the rules the board operates under. Neither item is recorded as adopted.
Evaluation committee: Customer Information System software
On Oct. 13, the Evaluation Selection Committee was scheduled to discuss and rate proposal responses for Solicitation # 2026-SWB-39, covering Customer Information System software and services. The agenda listed evaluation and rating of the responses, announcement of respondents' rankings, and a committee recommendation.
The summary describes the committee's stated intent to rank respondents and make a recommendation; it does not identify the respondents or the recommended vendor.
What the records do not show
These summaries are drawn from agendas. They establish what each committee planned to take up, not what it did. No vote tallies, contract values, millage figures or vendor rankings appear in the supplied material, and none should be inferred from the absence of published minutes.
Coming up
The supplied records list no upcoming Sewerage & Water Board meetings for the next 14 days. Residents who want to follow the items above — particularly the 2027 drainage millage resolution and the public comment rules — should watch for posted minutes and future agendas from the board.