Association of City Management & Professional Employees v. Civil Service Commission of Philadelphia

COLINS, President Judge.

Before the Court is the appeal of the Association of City Management and Professional Employees (ACMPE) from the decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), which found that the Philadelphia Civil Service Commission (Commission) did not violate the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter in enacting and amending certain civil service regulations. Since we find that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to decide this matter, we vacate the trial court’s decision and dismiss ACMPE’s appeal.

ACMPE is an organization that represents otherwise…