The Opa-locka City Commission may retain Miami law firm Genovese Joblove & Battista to restructure the financially troubled city’s $8 million debt.

Opa-locka leaders have called for a rare state financial takeover, and Mayor Myra Taylor is reportedly under a federal criminal corruption investigation. The city owes millions of dollars to Miami-Dade County and millions more to contractors and vendors but is required by state law to operate with a balanced budget.