Title 22, Public officers and Employees

As used in ORS 237.350 to 237.380 unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “City” means any city with a population of 100,000 or more in which a retirement system may be established under the charter. (2) “Actuarial reserve basis” means the accumulation of a reserve, in equal a…

A city in which any pension system may be established by charter, may establish a retirement system pursuant to ORS 237.350 to 237.380. The council of the city may enact such ordinances as are necessary to put the system into effect and may supplement or change the ordinances fro…

The retirement plan may provide for retirement benefits measured on the basis of services rendered or to be rendered by an officer or employee, either before or after the date on which such officer or employee first becomes a member of the retirement plan. The retirement plan may…

The city may budget and provide by ordinance for payment into the fund of the retirement system an amount sufficient: (1) To provide, on an actuarial reserve basis, the amortized level premium cost of the retirement benefits which, under the provision of the retirement system, ar…

The city may collect, as a contribution from any officer or employee of any department or bureau for which a retirement system is established, that percentage of the salary received by the officer or employee, which is necessary to fund on an actuarial reserve basis the cost of r…

Nothing in ORS 237.350 to 237.380 authorizes the city to budget, provide for payments or collect contributions to fund retirement benefits for an individual who is not in the employment of the city at the time of the creation of a membership status under a retirement plan. [Forme…

The payments made by the city under ORS 237.365 may be made out of any revenues collected by the city under any law of the state or the charter or ordinances of the city. [Formerly 238.570] COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES UNDER FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

As used in ORS 237.420 to 237.510, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Public agency” or “political subdivision” means the State of Oregon, any city, county, municipal or public corporation or any political subdivision of the State of Oregon or any instrumentality thereof…

The provisions of ORS 237.412 to 237.418 relating to Old Age and Survivors Insurance coverage are supplemental to ORS 237.420 to 237.510, and shall be so construed. [1953 c.180 §8]

In order to extend to employees of the State of Oregon, all the school districts and all the political subdivisions of the state participating in the Public Employees Retirement System immediately prior to March 27, 1953, and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, the…

(1) The Public Employees Retirement Board hereby is authorized and directed to enter into an agreement or modification of such agreement with the Federal Security Administrator (United States Secretary of Health and Human Services) on behalf of the State of Oregon, consistent wit…

(1) Any instrumentality jointly created by this state and any other state or states hereby is authorized, to the extent that this state may confer authority, upon the granting of like authority by such other state or states: (a) To enter into an agreement with the Federal Securit…

The Public Employees Retirement Board established by ORS 237.952 shall, for the purposes of administration of this law, after March 27, 1953, succeed to the powers and duties of the Public Employees Retirement Board established by chapter 401, Oregon Laws 1945, as amended, and sh…

The agreement shall include each coverage group as to which formal request for inclusion is made by the legislative or governing body of the employing public agency pursuant to ORS 237.440, prior to the effective date of the agreement, or any modification thereof. However, the bo…

The legislative or governing body of every political subdivision may make formal application to the Public Employees Retirement Board for inclusion of the eligible employees of such political subdivision in the agreement or any modification thereof. [Amended by 1953 c.192 §3(2); …

Every public agency included in the agreement pursuant to ORS 237.430 and 237.440 shall be liable for the contributions required to be remitted by an employer under the provisions of sections 3101 and 3111 of the federal Internal Revenue Code and amendments thereto, except that n…

(1) Every public agency included in the agreement shall withhold from wages and salaries paid by it to officers and employees covered by the agreement, and remit to the retirement board, that portion required to be withheld from the salaries and wages of employees under the provi…

All employees of the state, all employees of the school districts of the state and all employees of political subdivisions of the state subject to the agreement for Old Age and Survivors Insurance coverage, other than employees specifically excluded by that agreement, shall make …

The Public Employees Retirement Board shall promulgate regulations, not inconsistent with ORS 237.410 to 237.510, necessary to provide proper procedures to assure conformity with section 218 of title 2 of the federal Social Security Act and amendments thereto, and federal regulat…

If an employer fails to report or remit to the retirement board in the manner and within the time prescribed in the regulations adopted by the board, the board, without notice, may send an auditor to the office of the employer to examine its records and to obtain the necessary re…

(1) All employer and employee contributions and other moneys received or collected by the Public Employees Retirement Board under ORS 237.410 to 237.510 shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of an account, separate and distinct from the General Fund, to be know…

All expenses of the Public Employees Retirement Board in excess of those paid under ORS 237.490 (2) incurred in administering the provisions of ORS 237.410 to 237.510, including such proportion of the salary of the director, counsel, professional consultants and employees of the …

(1) Upon failure of any public agency to remit contributions to the retirement board as provided by ORS 237.460 or pay its pro rata share as provided by ORS 237.500 and determined by the board, the board may recover by action in a court of competent jurisdiction the amount due an…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payment of any pension, annuity, retirement allowance, disability benefit, death benefit, refund benefit or other benefit under any public employer retirement plan other than the Public Employees Retirement System that would otherwi…

As used in this section and ORS 237.620: (1) “Firefighter” means: (a) Persons employed by a city, county or district whose duties involve firefighting, but does not include volunteer firefighters; and (b) The State Fire Marshal and the chief deputy fire marshal and deputy state f…

(1) Except as provided in this section, all public employers of police officers or firefighters shall provide retirement benefits to those employees under the Public Employees Retirement System. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a public employer of police offic…

(1) Any public employer that provides retirement benefits to its police officers and firefighters other than by participation in the Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to the provisions of ORS 237.620 shall provide increases to the police officers and firefighters of the…

(1) Any public employer that provides retirement benefits to its police officers and firefighters other than by participation in the Public Employees Retirement System pursuant to the provisions of ORS 237.620 shall provide increases to the police officers and firefighters of the…

(1) A person who is appointed or elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly and who is not a member of the Public Employees Retirement System at the time of the appointment or election: (a) May not become a member of the Public Employees Retirement System for the purpose of …

(1) Except as provided in this section, a person who is appointed or elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly and who is a member of the Public Employees Retirement System at the time of the appointment or election may make a retirement plan election in the manner provided…

(1)(a) If a person appointed or elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly elects under ORS 237.645 or 237.650 to become a legislator member of the state deferred compensation plan for the purpose of service in the Legislative Assembly, the Legislative Assembly shall make em…

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS chapters 238 and 238A, the Harney County Health District may offer to its employees, in addition to the Public Employees Retirement System, alternative retirement programs. [2019 c.496 §1] Note: 237.750 was enacted into law by the Legislative…

The Public Employees Retirement System of the State of Oregon, established by chapter 401, Oregon Laws 1945, as amended, hereby is abolished, subject to the provisions of ORS 237.950 to 237.980. [1953 c.180 §2]

(1) There hereby is established and created the Public Employees Retirement Board, which shall administer the provisions of ORS 237.414 and 237.950 to 237.980, shall have powers and duties herein provided, and shall be comprised of five persons appointed by the Governor. The term…

The board shall employ a director whose duties shall be as hereinafter provided. All ministerial duties required in the administration of ORS 237.414 and 237.950 to 237.980 shall be performed by the director and by employees under the direction of the director. The director shall…

(1) All assets of the previously existing Public Employees Retirement System, as of March 27, 1953, including moneys and securities, accounts receivable, office equipment and all personal property of any description, hereby are transferred to the Public Employees Retirement Board…

In order to liquidate accrued liabilities with respect to prior service credit and delinquent contributions, each public employer which at any time prior to March 27, 1953, has participated in the Public Employees Retirement System shall continue to remit payments to the Public E…

The board shall pay all retirement benefits to which members of the Public Employees Retirement System who retired prior to March 27, 1953, may be entitled under the provisions of chapter 401, Oregon Laws 1945, as amended, and shall give full recognition to all rights to which su…

Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 180, Oregon Laws 1953, chapter 401, Oregon Laws 1945, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any employee of a public employer which heretofore withdrew from the Public Employees Retirement System pursuant …

(1) From contributions of each employee and the matching contributions of the employer, respectively, due and paid to the Public Employees Retirement Fund for services performed after January 1, 1951, there shall be deducted as much thereof as necessary to constitute an amount eq…

During the entire period of liquidation of the Public Employees Retirement System, the right of a person to a pension, annuity or a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions upon separation from service with a public employer, the refund of contributions authorized by …