City of Del City v. Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 114

SUMMERS, Justice:

At issue is the constitutionality of the “Evergreen” clause as it appears in the Oklahoma Fire and Police Arbitration Act, 11 O.S.1991 § 51-105. The contested statute by its terms would continue an existing collective bargaining agreement with a city beyond its stated date of expiration, and into the future “until a new agreement is reached.” The City of Del City challenges the Evergreen statute on the basis that it offends the Oklahoma Constitution, Article 10, Section 26, which prohibits municipal indebtedness from exceeding revenue provided for any year without assent of…