Cherry v. Mayor & City Cncl. of Balt.

Robert F. Cherry, Jr., et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, No. 36, September Term, 2020. Opinion by Biran, J. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS – PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS – BREACH OF CONTRACT – Baltimore City maintains a Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System (the “Plan”) to provide pension benefits to uniformed officers in the City’s police and fire departments. The statute governing the Plan, Article 22 of the Baltimore City Code, provides that a contractual relationship exists between Plan members and the City, and that the benefits provided under the Plan “shall not…