The resolution directs the city to develop a “budgetary stabilization and overall city realignment plan,” expected to be presented in late October

By Zach Armstrong

The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to declare a state of fiscal distress, a move that will allow the city to leverage the designation to address its ongoing financial challenges.

Speaking on the resolution during Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Oliver Chi said, “We really observed this not as a way to solve the problem, but as a tool that is part of a larger citywide game plan to address our fiscal situation in realignment of city operations in order to create better organizational health within city operations, which is desperately needed.”

“This is to communicate on a piece of paper where we’re at fin

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