May 3, 2008 1:56 pm US/Pacific
City Manager Urges Vallejo To File For Bankruptcy
VALLEJO (AP) ―
Vallejo's city manager is advising the City Council to declare bankruptcy next week to deal with a worsening budget crisis.
City Manager Joseph Tanner made the recommendation Friday after weeks of negotiations with the police and fire unions failed to produce a deal that would solve the city's chronic fiscal problems.
Vallejo faces a projected $16 million budget shortfall in its next fiscal year and will have no money in reserve.
The City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection before its fiscal year ends June 30.
If the city of 120,000 declares bankruptcy, it would be the largest California city to do so.
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