Paterson looks to hold emergency meeting to make Friday’s payroll
NOVEMBER 30, 2015, 10:16 AM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015, 10:16 AM
BY JOE MALINCONICO
PATERSON – Officials were scrambling Monday morning to schedule an emergency City Council meeting later in the day in an effort to issue Friday’s paychecks to Paterson’s 1,800 municipal workers.
The mayor has said the council must approve temporary budgets for December and January on November 30 in order for the employees’ next checks to be issued on time.
The employee checks were placed in jeopardy last week when the council objected to the administration’s lack of spending cuts and voted 4-4-1 to reject its proposed temporary budget.
The state on November 25 sent the city council a letter criticizing its action. “The City Council’s failure to act on a temporary budget jeopardizes the fiscal well-being of the City,” wrote Timothy Cunnnigham, director of the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services.
Cunningham said the council should “work with the administration to identify specific budget cuts” and approve the temporary budget in the meantime so that Paterson could meet its financial obligation to employees, vendors and bondholders.
It’s not clear whether the council would budge at an emergency meeting. Under laws government fiscal decisions, the administration needs six votes to get the temporary budget passed. That means at least two council members among the five who abstained or voted against it would have to change their minds.
Go belly up and start over probably would be best for this crime ridden city.
There are many streets in Paterson that do not have curbs, sidewalks and street signs.
After 4 decades of Democratic rule they are finally running out of other people’s money.
What a mess.
It was just like congress. They had members who refused to approve a budget because they wanted more spending cuts. The two council members voted and the problem is resolved for two more months.
They decided to pay their bills rather then shut down their government.
lol they are running out of other peoples money
They also have a serious problem with uncollected tax revenue.
yes all those “rich” people who live in Paterson
Despite it’s tax-base challenges, I’m sure enough tax revenue was collected to meet expenses. The problem is more likely in the corrupt system where a lot of that tax revenue gets siphoned-off. Time for a few perp walks in Paterson.
Look at all of the $100K+ Public pensioners in Paterson…. https://watchdog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2015/02/2014-100K-club-by-employer.pdf?post_id=noID
Union greed run amok and coming to a Village near you in next 15 years…
Why didn’t you bring up the CBA 8:20?
The sooner Paterson files for bankruptcy the better – gives a precedent for other municipalities to restructure their liabilities and diminish benefits
That right 10:15 screw all those workers.
Ahhh the city can’t go bankrupt dude. Nice try though.
sure it can , General-Purpose Local Government Bankruptcy Filings (9):
— City of Hillview, Ky.
— City of Detroit, Mich.
— City of San Bernardino, Calif.
— Town of Mammoth Lakes, Calf. (Dismissed)
— City of Stockton, Calif.
— Jefferson County, Ala.
— City of Harrisburg, Pa. (Dismissed)
— City of Central Falls, R.I.
— Boise County, Idaho (Dismissed)
here are a few
The democrats in Trenton will bail out Paterson with our money.
Nope it can’t dude, the NJ Constitution does not allow municipalities or counties to go bankrupt…..that’s why there aren’t any NJ towns or counties in your list dude.
thanks ‘dude”