The Village of Chicago Ridge v. The Chicago Ridge Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees

(Court opinion corrected4/5/16.) Defendant presented Pension Board with a request for retirement benefits. At time of his retirement, pursuant to terms of collective bargaining agreement, Defendant was entitled to a 20% buyout increase in his salary on his last day worked.Pension Board's calculation of Defendant's pensionable salary is clearly erroneous and case remanded to Pension Board for redetermination of his pensionable salary.The 20% buyout as defined in CBA should not be included in Defendant's pensionable salary, because the 20% buyout was not approved through appropriations ordinance of the municipality, but only through a resolution. (ELLIS and COBBS, concurring.)