The Santa Monica City Council is voting to declare a fiscal emergency at the next council meeting.

Councilmembers will be asked to approve the declaration at Tuesday’s meeting, and if the motion passes, it would give City Manager Oliver Chi the authority to “take all necessary steps to address, alleviate and mitigate the emergency,” according to Section 2 of the resolution to declare the fiscal emergency.

“The City Council declares that, as a result of the city’s current financial condition, uncertain revenues, and increasing costs and liabilities, the city is experiencing a fiscal emergency,” reads Section 1 of the resolution.

City officials further broke down the reasons for the fiscal emergency declaration, including impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic (reductions in revenue, budget a

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