El Cerrito is in the midst of a major financial crisis. In October 2019 the State Auditor stated that El Cerrito was #7 on the list of CA cities most likely to go bankrupt. The issue was so serious that the auditor got state approval to do a full audit of El Cerrito. Unfortunately dueContinue reading “Looking backwards-El Cerrito did not get into a 5.5 million dollar hole yesterday. Part One of Two”
Category Archives: Financial Crisis
El Cerrito is in a major financial crisis-major cuts proposed
Today the city of El Cerrito put out a packet for the planned budget meeting June 9th at 1pm. The Consultants were brutally honest. The link is here. I will copy some slides below but it is really important to view the entire packet. The consultants call out that El Cerrito was in a fiscalContinue reading “El Cerrito is in a major financial crisis-major cuts proposed”
Library Hours on the Cutting Block but not high staff salaries
Notes Regarding City Council Meeting on April 21, 2020 There are two meetings on the 21st. The first is a Labor Negotiations meeting with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021; El Cerrito Police Employees Association; United Professional Firefighters Local 1230; Public Safety Management Association Battalion Chief, Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Police Management;Continue reading “Library Hours on the Cutting Block but not high staff salaries”
Key decisions coming soon: Make your voices heard!
Today we have a post by another member of the group. Whatever your opinions are we encourage you to make your voice heard! Information on public comment for the April 21st meeting are at the bottom of the page. I will post with information on agenda items prior to the meeting on the 21st. AtContinue reading “Key decisions coming soon: Make your voices heard!”
El Cerrito on the verge of bankruptcy but the City Council is putting off cuts until September.
I get it. We are all at home trying to do our best and survive this crisis. The last thing people want to be thinking about is local politics. However, this national crisis has only exacerbated what was already a VERY BAD situation in El Cerrito. So action needs to be taken. El Cerrito facesContinue reading “El Cerrito on the verge of bankruptcy but the City Council is putting off cuts until September.”
El Cerrito is in Financial Crisis and Residents need to step up their game
California State Auditor Elaine Howle ranks El Cerrito the 7th most financially high-risk city in California, the most at-risk Bay Area city, and the city whose General Fund condition is worst in the state. On February 26, the State of California Approved her recommendation to audit El Cerrito. Once ranked AA-, our bond rating declinedContinue reading “El Cerrito is in Financial Crisis and Residents need to step up their game”
El Cerrito Committee for Responsible Government (ECCRG) 