Town of Swansea v. Swansea Coalition of Police Local 220

Macdonald, D. Lloyd, J.

Before the Court are the plaintiffs motion and the defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment. The dispute arises from the plaintiff Town of Swansea’s (the ‘Town’s”) termination of Swansea Police Officer Marc Soares (“Soares”) after the Town received a hearing officer’s finding of just cause for discipline. The defendant police union (the “Union”) and Soares appealed by exercising their collective *518bargaining-based right to a hearing before an arbitrator. The arbitrator confirmed the finding of just cause but amended the termination sanction to a 90-day suspension.…