The Sweet Home City Council reversed its position last week and decided to join a lawsuit against the Public Employees Retirement Board. The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District also will join the pending lawsuit.
The city will pay a $150 fee to Mersereau and Shannon, LLP, the attorneys representing cities and school districts in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit contests proposed employer rates for 2003. School District 55 faces an increase from 12.73 percent to…