City of Aurora v. Ackman

CRISWELL, Judge.

Plaintiff, City of Aurora (City), appeals the declaratory decree of the district court which determined that certain state statutes and ordinances of the City, relating to its firemen’s eligibility for retirement, could not validly be applied to those firemen who were initially hired by the City prior to January 1, 1976. We affirm.

The City is a home rule municipality organized pursuant to the provisions of Colo. Const, art. XX. Prior to January 1, 1976, its firemen’s retirement program was governed by the statutory provisions applicable to all municipalities with a population…