Springfield Firefighters' Ass'n v. Public Employes' Retirement Board

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Public Employes Retirement Board (PERB) determining that retirement benefits provided by the City of Springfield are equal to or better than benefits under the Public Employes Retirement System (PERS) and, therefore, that the city is exempt from the ORS 237.620 requirement that it obtain PERS coverage for those employes. Petitioner contends that PERB exceeded its statutory authority in adopting and applying OAR 459-30-025 in its resolution of the “equal to or better than” test. The city cross petitions, contending that PERB erred in ignoring the…