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2013 California Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2013)

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
State of California
KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General
OPINION                               No. 12-605
of                               April 15, 2013
KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General
MARC J. NOLAN
Deputy Attorney General
THE SAN JOSE POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION has requested leave to
sue the CITY OF SAN JOSE in quo warranto on the following question:
Did the City of San Jose fulfill its statutory collective bargaining obligations
before placing an initiative measure on the June 2012 ballot that, after its passage,
amended the City Charter so as to increase city police officers' retirement contributions
and reduce their retirement benefits?
CONCLUSION
Leave to sue is GRANTED to determine whether the City of San Jose fulfilled its
statutory collective bargaining obligations before placing an initiative measure on the
June 2012 ballot that, after its passage, amended the City Charter so as to increase city
police officers' retirement contributions and reduce their retirement benefits.
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