The District’s chief financial officer warned D.C. leaders that the city is at risk of violating its spending laws if legislators and Mayor Vincent Gray don’t act quickly to address about $18 million in potential overspending, a letter obtained by The Washington Examiner shows.

In the missive dated April 2, District CFO Natwar Gandhi told Gray and Council Chairman Kwame Brown that while the city will ultimately have to respond to about $83 million in spending pressures, “several must be addressed immediately to avoid violating the District’s Anti-Deficiency law.”