Vohs v. City of Madison Heights

Plaintiffs, who are members of the Madison Heights Police and Fire Departments, appeal from a summary judgment denying their *165petition to compel the city to provide them with a pension option as provided in the firemen and policemen pensions act, MCL 38.551 et seq.; MSA 5.3375(1) et seq.

At issue is interpretation of § 6(l)(g) of the act, which states, in pertinent part:

"A city, village, or municipality by a 3/5 vote of its governing body or by a majority vote of the qualified electors may provide to a member service credit for not more than 6 years active military service * * * upon payment to…