Defending Red Bank against two lawsuits asking for twice the city’s worth in damages has City Attorney Arnold Stulce thinking about worst-case scenarios.
Already facing a class-action lawsuit demanding a $10 million mass reimbursement of “unconstitutional” traffic camera fines, the city of Red Bank was sued this week for $1.5 million by former police chief Larry Sneed.
Mr. Stulce said it’s possible that both cases may never see the inside of a courtroom, but if the plaintiffs end up winning the lawsuits in full, it would be impossible to pay $11.5 million in damages considering the city only has a $5.1 million budget.
“The city already funds obligations of all sorts, so it may have to come up with more money,” Mr. Stulce said. “Red Bank’s only got those sources of revenue that show up in the budget.”
He added that the city has “a good argument” against both lawsuits.