michael j finifter

Baltimore County officials said Wednesday they would reimburse hundreds of police retirees for health insurance premiums the officers had been overcharged, signaling an end to a years-long court battle with the local police union.

A Baltimore County judge has warned County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and two other officials that they could face jail time or other penalties for refusing to follow previous judicial orders in a long-running dispute with the police union.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is drawing criticism for refusing to refund health insurance premiums overpaid by hundreds of police retirees, despite a court order to pay them.

The Baltimore County police union is asking a judge to find the county executive and budget director in contempt after the county was ordered to return money to hundreds of department retirees who overpaid health care premiums.

A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge has ordered the county to pay nearly $575,000 in health insurance premiums that had been overpaid by hundreds of Police Department retirees, following years of litigation between the county and the police union.