Tp. of Moon v. POL. OFFICE. OF TP. OF MOON

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• explaining that allegations that arbitration board lacked statutory authority to impose grievance arbitration procedure or residency requirement in award presented question of excess in exercise of powers
• explaining that allegations that arbitration board lacked statutory authority to impose grievance arbitration procedure or residency requirement in award presented question of excess in exercise of powers
• relying upon the excess-of-powers rationale from In re Washington Arbitration Case, 436 Pa. 168, 259 A.2d 437 (1969), as laying the groundwork for judicial review of whether arbitrators had the authority to modify a preexisting residency
• relying upon the excess-of- powers rationale from In re Washington Arbitration Case, 436 Pa. 168, 259 A.2d 437 (1969), as laying the groundwork for judicial review of whether arbitrators had the authority to modify a preexisting residency
• “When we are seeking to construe the legislative intent we are instructed to look to the occasion and necessity for the enactment, the circumstances under which it was enacted, the mischief to be remedied and the object to be obtained.”
• “[T]he purpose of the legislature’s promulgation of Act 111 was to provide a vehicle to permit police and fire personnel, who render so vital a service to the public, to effectively resolve employment disputes with their employers as an alternative to a disruptive work stoppage.”

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