Federation of Oregon Parole and Probation Officers v. County of Marion

The Federation of Oregon Parole and Probation Officers (FOPPO), brought this declaratory judgment action against the Public Employes Retirement System and its Board (PERS) and Marion County (County), on behalf of its members, who are adult parole and probation officers employed by County. It contends, first, that those of its members who formerly were state parole and probation officers and who transferred to the employment of County under the Community Corrections Act, ORS 423.500 et seq, were entitled to retain, after their transfer, the enhanced "police officer" benefits that they received as employes of the State Corrections Division pursuant to ORS chapter 237, the Public Employes Retirement Act, and that ORS 423.550(2) prohibits a reduction in their benefits.