Collins v. City of Bridgeport

WILKES, Acting Justice: 1

This is an appeal by a group of police officers of the City of Bridgeport from a final order of the Circuit Court of Harrison County, entered on June 23, 1998. In that order, the circuit court affirmed the decision of the Bridgeport Civil Service Commission that merit pay increases are not illegal promotions in violation of the police civil service act, W.Va.Code §§ 8-14-6 to 8-14-24. 2 The circuit court also entered declaratory judgment in favor of the City of Bridgeport, declaring that, inter alia, the long-held practice of including holiday compensation time in the…