Fraternal Order of Police v. Montgomery County

On May 26, 2011, the Montgomery County Council (“the Council”) passed Council Resolution No. 17-149, which adopted a fiscal year 2012 operating budget to fund its obligations under its police officers’ collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”). On June 24, 2011, the Fraternal Order of Police, Montgomery County Lodge 35, and ten of its members (collectively, “the FOP”), filed suit in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, naming the Council and Montgomery County as defendants. The complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief and alleged that the Council’s actions breached the collective…