Oregon Revised Statutes Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination § 653.017

(a) “Local government” includes a county, city, district or other public corporation, authority or entity organized and existing under statute or city or county charter.

(b) “Public employer” means a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, including counties, cities, districts, as defined in ORS 198.010 and 198.180, and public and quasi-public corporations.

(a) For public employers;

(b) In specifications for public contracts entered into by the local government; and

(c) As a condition of the local government providing direct tax abatements or subsidies for private employers with 10 or more employees.