Velogol v. City of Weirton

This case is before this Court upon appeal of a final order of the Circuit Court of Brooke County entered on August 31, 2001. In that order, the circuit court upheld an ordinance adopted by the City of Weirton, the appellee and defendant below, which authorized and established a police and fire service fee. In this appeal, George P. Velo-gol and Anthony Iaquinta, the appellants and plaintiffs below, contend that the ordinance was not enacted in accordance with W.Va. Code § 8-13-13 (1971).1 They also assert that the ordinance improperly imposes a user fee upon non-users of police and fire…