City of La Grande v. Public Employes Retirement Board

My reasons for dissent may be summarized as follows:

1. The majority would ignore the fact that all parties, including the State of Oregon, the cities of Oregon, and the unions representing Oregon policemen and firemen have rejected the distinction adopted by the majority for application of the Home Rule amendments between cases involving the "structure and procedures” of city government (in which cities would retain some limited measure of exclusive home rule power), and cases involving matters of "substantive policy,” (in which, under the newly adopted rule of "legislative supremacy,” the…