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No. 158, September Term, 1993 Fraternal Order of Police, Incorporated, Baltimore County Lodge No. 4 v. Baltimore County, Maryland [Concerns The Validity Of A Provision In A Collective Bargaining Agreement, Between Baltimore County And A Union, Prohibiting The Furlough Of Police Officers Covered By The Agreement]

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 158 September Term, 1993 ________________________________________

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, INCORPORATED, BALTIMORE COUNTY LODGE NO. 4

v.

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND ________________________________________

Murphy, C.J. Eldridge Rodowsky Chasanow Karwacki Bell Raker, JJ. ________________________________________ Opinion by Eldridge, J. ________________________________________ Filed: October 10, 1995

The dispute in this case is over the validity of a provision in a collective bargaining agreement, between Baltimore County and a union, prohibiting the furlough of police officers covered by the agreement for the fiscal year 1992. The County contends that it is

not bound by the provision even though the collective bargaining agreement was entered into pursuant to a county ordinance and funds were appropriated in the County's annual budget for the police officers' compensation in accordance with the agreement. I. For fifteen years prior to this dispute, Baltimore County and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 4 (the Union), representing Baltimore County police officers, entered into

collective bargaining agreements covering a wide range of issues including union organization and dues, health insurance, travel allowances, leave policies, wages and overtime. Such collective

bargaining agreements are authorized by

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