FITE v. LACEY

No. 60056.

691 P.2d 901 (1984)

In re Adjudication of Sufficiency of Initiative Petition No. 16, filed with the City of Muskogee, Oklahoma on September 11, 1981. Coleman B. FITE, in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Muskogee; Diana Lee Sweeden in her capacity as City Clerk of the City of Muskogee; and City of Muskogee, a municipal corporation, Appellants, v. Meredith LACEY, an individual; John Loyd, an individual, for themselves and for others similarly situated, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Cousparis, City Atty., Muskogee, for appellants.

Chapel, Wilkinson, Riggs, Abney & Henson, Tulsa, for appellees.


BARNES, Chief Justice:

Initiative Petition No. 16 of the City of Muskogee calling for a special election on a proposed amendment to the city charter is the subject of this appeal. The amendment provides for the adoption of the state law pertaining to collective bargaining and arbitration for firefighters and police officers.1 However, unlike the state law, the amendment provides for binding...

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