Denver Police Protective Ass'n v. City & County of Denver

VAN CISE, Judge.

This is a class action brought against the defendants, the City and County of Denver and certain of its officials (the city), by plaintiffs, Denver Police Protective Association and John Schnittgrund, a Denver police officer. Plaintiffs challenge (1) the methods used by the city in 1977 to establish the pay plan for police department employees for 1978 and (2) the plan established under this procedure. The trial court held that the city did not comply with its charter and that, therefore, the 1978 pay plan ordinance was invalid. It issued a mandatory injunction ordering the…