Interesting. How will the city of Scranton issues paychecks when they only have $5000 in their check book? Looks like a Mexican standoff.
Scranton will have to declare bankruptcy and an administrator will be appointed who will have the authority to do all that this judge is saying that the Mayor cannot do, and more.
The can got kicked down the road a few weeks or months. There will most certainly be layoffs & service cutbacks in the short-term.