Fairview Township v. Fairview Township Police Ass'n

OPINION BY

Senior Judge MIRARCHI.

The Fairview Township Police Association (Association) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County that vacated the portion of the arbitration award requiring Fairview Township (Township), a second class township, to provide postretirement medical benefits to its police officers and their spouses upon their retirement.

The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the Township’s petition to review the arbitration award due to the Township’s failure to timely file the petition; and (2) whether the arbitrators…