City of La Grande v. La Grande Police Ass'n

This is a declaratory judgment action by the city of La Grande against the La Grande Police Association (Association) and the Employment Relations Board. The essential relief sought by the city was to have its charter and ordinance provisions relating to collective bargaining, rather than the Public Employe Collective Bargaining Act (ORS 243.650 to 243.782) (PECBA), declared applicable to. a pending dispute between the city and the Association, which is the exclusive bargaining representative of the city’s police personnel. The trial court granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment and…