Richmond City Council President William J. Pantele and Mayor L. Douglas Wilder will meet tomorrow to talk about their dispute over the city budget.

The scheduled meeting comes after an e-mail Pantele sent Wilder on Wednesday saying he would be willing to meet in advance of Monday's City Council meeting in which the panel was to discuss the matter and whether to sue the mayor.

Wilder followed it up with a letter today saying he would be willing to talk.

The city is operating under Wilder's budget since the mayor declared the council's spending plan was invalid because a deadline was missed. The council has disagreed with the mayor's assertion.

--Will Jones