Retirement Board Employees v. Annarino

DECISION

Before the Court for decision is a consolidated action concerning a number of common legal questions that must be resolved before addressing the merits of each individual case. Specifically, this consolidated action centers around three threshold issues of first impression regarding the City of Providence's Honorable Service Ordinance (the "HSO"). See City Code of Ordinances, § 17-189.1. The first issue requires a determination of whether a criminal conviction is needed before the Retirement Board of the Employees Retirement System of the City of Providence (the "Board") is authorized…