Legal Opinion
Buckwalter v. Borough of Phoenixville
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 28, 2009No. 64 MAP 2008PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
Pursuant to Pennsylvania’s Borough Code § 1001, the Phoenixville Borough Council enacted an ordinance eliminating compensation for its councilmembers and mayors, effective immediately.1 Appellant, a councilman who voted against the ordinance, sought a declaratory judgment invalidating it, contending it altered councilmembers’ compensation mid-term, in violation of Pennsylvania Constitution Article III, § 27.2
The trial court, relying on Baldwin v. City of Philadelphia, 99 Pa. 164 (1881), determined the Phoenixville ordinance was not a “law” within the meaning of Article…
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