Newsletter logo   Search News     Daily News   

Published:

Vallejo May Have to File Bankruptcy, Council Members Say

City of Vallejo may be forced to file bankruptcy; City Council members announce community meeting this week to discuss city finances

The City of Vallejo may run out of cash as early as March, and may soon be forced to file bankruptcy, according to officials here.

Vallejo City Council members Stephanie Gomes and Joanne Schivley have announced they will host - apart from the City Council - a Town Hall community meeting this Thursday to discuss the very real possibility of bankruptcy.

The meeting will be held Thursday, 7 p.m. at 733 Tennessee Street (between Napa and El Dorado).

In a report to the City Council dated February 13, Vallejo Finance Director Rob Stout projected that without deep cuts-including assumed agreements negotiated with Public Safety and other labor groups-by June 30, the City will be $6 million in debt and will have spent every last penny of its $4 million in reserves.

The City reportedly has a plan to cut $20 million out of the budget in the next year, which would devastate city services, but the City Council has refused to hold an official public meeting to discuss bankruptcy with residents.

Tags: NewsBlaze Wire, Banking and Finance, Legal, Law and Lawyers, california

  care2 logo  digg logo  
 

Be Interviewed today

Editorial Cartoons
Political Cartoons

newsletter logo
Get Chitika Premium



Sponsor Links:

Writers Wanted
Help NewsBlaze provide daily news, including top stories, Home and Garden, Technology, The Environment and more. NewsBlaze Writer
Relevant Sites:
NewsBlaze 
Copyright © 2004-2009 NewsBlaze LLC
Use of this website is subject to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy       Support    Press Room