Melendres v. City of Los Angeles

Opinion

COLE, J. *

Nature of the case

Petitioners below are a class consisting of the sworn members of the Los Angeles Police and Fire departments. By consolidated petitions for writs of mandate * 1 they sought to compel the City of Los Angeles and its officials to pay to them salary increases for the 1971-1972 fiscal year of 7.837 percent above the wages being paid on June 30, 1971.

Specifically at issue is the question whether the city is obligated by reason of various municipal charter and code provisions to pay the policemen and firemen (sometimes hereinafter referred to as “sworn personnel”)…