The Southern California coastal city of Santa Monica is expected to decide whether to declare a fiscal emergency on Sept. 9 as revenues continue to drop and sexual abuse payouts grow.
City council members will consider a resolution to declare a fiscal emergency, allowing the city manager to take steps to address the crisis.
“In an effort to better articulate the current fiscal distress faced by the City, and to provide staff with an additional tool as we continue to pursue various budgetary and legislative strategies to address the City’s current financial situation, the attached Resolution has been prepared for city council consideration,” acting City Attorney Heidi Von Tongeln wrote in a staff report….