Fraternal Order of Police, Montgomery County Lodge No. 35 v. Mehrling

BELL, Judge.

This appeal by Robert F. McCullagh (“Officer McCullagh”) and the Montgomery County Lodge No. 35, Fraternal Order of Police, Officer McCullagh’s recognized labor organization, collectively the appellants, challenges the power of the Chief of Police of Montgomery County 1 , the appellee, to prohibit, under the applicable regulations, Officer McCullagh’s engaging in secondary employment, even as punishment for a violation of those regulations. Concluding that the Chief of Police has that power, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County entered judgment affirming the appellee’s decision…