Federation of City Employees v. Arrington

MADDOX, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The facts of the case are undisputed and are well set out in the trial judges’ “opinion and order,” from which we quote extensively:

“On June 28, 1983, the Birmingham City Council, by enacting ordinance 83-103, adopted a budget for the fiscal year July 1, 1983, to June 30, 1984, which contemplated a three percent pay raise for all city employees.

“Five members of the Birmingham City Council were running for reelection during 1983. Consequently, any pay raise granted by the City of Birmingham was required to be…