Borders v. City of Atlanta

Hines, Presiding Justice.

This is an appeal in a class action challenging a 2011 City of Atlanta (“City”) ordinance (“Ordinance”) and the consequent amendment (“Amendment”) by the City of its three defined benefit pension plans (“Plans”), i.e., the City’s General Employees’ Pension Plan; the City’s Police Officers’ Pension Plan; and the City’s Firefighters’ Pension Plan; the Ordinance and Amendment increased the percentage of salary required as the annual contributions of the members of the Plans. The action, filed against the City, the Mayor, and members of the Atlanta City Council…