Borough of Ellwood City v. Ellwood City Police Department Wage Policy Committee

OPINION BY

Judge BROBSON.

Appellant Ellwood City Police Department Wage and Policy Committee (Union) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County (trial court), vacating an interest arbitration award that required the Borough of Ell-wood City (Borough) to create a deferred retirement compensation (or option) plan — or DROP 1 — as part of its police officers’ pension plan. The trial court found that the arbitrators exceeded their authority by requiring the Borough to create the DROP, which the trial court concluded would be an illegal act. For the reasons that follow, we…