Township of Hellam v. Hellam Township Police Officers' Ass'n

DOYLE, Judge.

James J. Agnew, a police officer for Hel-lam Township, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County, vacating an award of an arbitrator which had ordered him reinstated to the police force but without back pay or seniority. The appeal presents the issue of whether a Court of Common Pleas or an arbitrator has the authority to determine the issue of jurisdiction over the parties who are engaged in the arbitration process.

Agnew began working as a police officer for Hellam Township (Township) in January of 1990. As a member of the Township’s Police Department,…