"...Mayor Larry Morrissey warned that layoffs were possible as the city confronts a financial crisis. It wasn’t a bluff:.."
And so the "story" goes...wait, this is NOT a "news" story...it's plain and simple propaganda...this whole "layoff" bit was quite obviously a negotiating TOOL....
LarryBoy continues "...the unions could offer to accept a pay cut to save jobs."
Gee, didn't see THAT coming, now, did we?
The city coffers are SO BROKE, "...the council approved committee reports seeking authority to issue an additional $2.7 million in general obligation bonds for “financing various economic development and government projects.”..."

Excellent! No cops, No firefighters, No public works...BUT plenty of "various economic development"....