County of Ontario v. Civil Service Employees Ass'n

Petitioner seeks an order pursuant to subdivision (a) of CPLR 7511 to vacate an arbitration award on the ground that the arbitrator exceeded his power. On April 12, 1973 the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ontario adopted a resolution requiring all employees retiring after June 30,1973 to contribute 100% of the cost of health insurance premiums. Pursuant to a resolution adopted on December 17, 1964, the county had previously paid 50% of the cost of health insurance for retired employees, who had been full-time employees for 10 successive years preceding retirement and who received a…