Denbow v. Borough of Leetsdale

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

This appeal presents a single issue of first impression: Does Article III, Section 26 of the state Constitution, which provides in pertinent part that “[n]o bill shall be passed giving any extra compensation to any public officer, servant, [or] employe ... after services shall have been rendered or contract made,” operate to prohibit a municipality from granting raises to municipal employees who are already covered by an employment contract?

On December 30, 1991, Appellee, the Borough of Leetsdale (the “Borough”), through the Borough Council (the “Council”), entered into…