South Portland Civil Service Commission v. City of South Portland

DANA, Justice.

The South Portland Civil Service Commission and its law firm, Desmond & Cooper, P.A, appeal from an adverse judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brodrick, J.) on their motion for a summary judgment on their claim that the Commission was expressly or impliedly authorized to retain legal counsel at the City’s expense without the City Council’s approval. We affirm the judgment.

The record reveals the following undisputed facts. The South Portland City Council appointed an ad hoc Civil Service Review Committee to draft new civil service rules and regulations.…