Huntington Woods Public Safety Officers v. City of Huntington Woods

I disagree with the majority’s analysis of the statutory scheme. The *646exception in MCL 123.842(e); MSA 5.3332(e) is limited to:

"any municipality which, by agreement with the collective bargaining agent representing affected employees, does not require its employees engaged in fire fighting or subject to the hazards thereof, to be on duty more than 40 hours in any consecutive 7-day period.” (Emphasis added.)

This exception was apparently enacted as a result of the decision in Flynn v City of Fraser, 45 Mich App 346; 206 NW2d 448 (1973), where the Court held that a regular 40-hour work week…