NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In the face of a $160 million deficit, the New Orleans City Council unanimously approved a request for a $125 million state bond to cover payroll.

Though it's only a temporary solution, council members agreed to do it on behalf of the city's workers.

"To ensure that our people who work for the city government are getting paid on a regular basis and our vendors so that we can keep the business of government moving forward," Councilwoman Lesli Harris said.

"Make sure that businesses of the city continues and that there are no lags because we know if something can't get done, then it draws out and it becomes the issue for next year," Councilman Freddie King said.

Both the council and New Orleans Chief Administrative Officer Joe Threat said that overtime spending is th

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