New Orleans Mayor is under fire again for a lack of transparency- this time in city contracts. According to Nagin issued an executive order in 2005 that made all executive branch contract review panel meetings confidential and prohibits disclosure of information to third parties.

Two N.O. city council members, Arnie Fielkow and Shelley Midura, are pressing Nagin for more transparency. It is the practice of the city council to have an open forum for committees to consider legislative branch city contracts, which currently total about $9.9 million. Unfortunately, the mayor controls executive branch contracts (the bulk of the contracts) through his closed-door meetings.

Nagin’s defends his lack of transparency to cialis:

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Janet Howard, president and CEO of the , had this to say:

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According to the article, Howard is also concerned about the history of N.O. mayors reaping a windfall of campaign contributions from businesses that have or desire city contracts, creating a “pay to play” atmosphere.

Note to Nagin: Open up your books, and no one gets hurt (by more bad press).