Chapter 204 — Chapter 204
149 sections in this chapter.
ORS 204.005 Election or appointment of county officers. (1) The following county officers shall be elected at the primary election or general election, as provided in ORS 249.088
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(a) A sheriff. (b) A county clerk. (c) A county assessor. (d) A county treasurer. (e) A county commissioner to succeed any commissioner whose term of office expires the following January. (f) In any county where there is a vacancy from any cause in the office of county commission…
ORS 204.010 Terms of office of county officers. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the term of office of each officer mentioned in ORS 204.005 is four years
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(2) When two or more county commissioners are elected for one county at a general election and one of them is elected to fill a vacancy, as provided in ORS 204.005 (1)(f), one of them shall hold office for two years and the others four years. [Amended by 1983 c.327 §13; 1983 c.35…
ORS 204.013 Numbered positions for office of county commissioner. (1) In each county that has a board of county commissioners, each office of county commissioner shall be designated by number as Position No. 1, Position No. 2 or Position No. 3
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(2) After September 2, 1963, in every county having a board of county commissioners, or when a board of county commissioners is established in any county, the county clerk shall assign a position number to each office on the board of county commissioners. The number so assigned s…
ORS 204.015 [Repealed by 1957 c.555 §1 (204.016 enacted in lieu of 204.015)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.016 Eligibility for county offices generally; additional qualifications for surveyor and assessor. (1) A person is not eligible to serve in any office listed in ORS 204.005 unless the person is a citizen of the United States and an elector under the Oregon Constitution
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(2) A person is not eligible to serve in any elective office listed in ORS 204.005 unless the person meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and in addition is a resident of the county in which the person is elected for the period of one year preceding the next e…
ORS 204.017 Election of county commissioners by numbered position. (1) In all proceedings for the nomination or election of candidates for or to the office of county commissioner in each county having a board of county commissioners, every petition for nomination, declaration of candidacy, certificate of nomination or election, ballot or other document used in connection with the nomination or election shall state the position number of the office to which the candidate aspires, and the name of the candidate shall appear on the ballot only for the designated position
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(2) Each elector shall have the right to vote for only one candidate for each position on the board, and the candidate for each position receiving the highest number of votes for such position shall be considered nominated or elected, as the case may be. [1963 c.329 §2]
ORS 204.020 When terms of office commence; filing oath of office and undertaking. (1) The term of office of each officer elected pursuant to ORS 204.005 commences on the first Monday of January next following election to office
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(2) Before entering upon any elective office listed in ORS 204.005, the person who has received a certificate of election must qualify by filing with the county clerk of the county in which the person is elected the person’s oath of office, subscribed by the person, to the effect…
ORS 204.025 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
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ORS 204.030 [Amended by 1965 c.221 §22; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
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ORS 204.035 [Amended by 1953 c.306 §17; repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
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ORS 204.040 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
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ORS 204.045 [Repealed by 1971 c.88 §8]
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ORS 204.050 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
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ORS 204.055 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
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ORS 204.060 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 §3]
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ORS 204.065 Appointment of county judge pro tem. Whenever because of illness or injury an elected county judge is incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of office, and such facts are made to appear by the affidavit of one or more physicians, licensed to practice in this state, filed in the office of the Secretary of State, the Governor shall appoint some competent and qualified person county judge pro tem, who shall serve until the termination of the incapacity of the elected county judge has been evidenced in the same manner as the incapacity was originally evidenced, or until the expiration of the term of office, whichever shall first occur, or until the appointment may be revoked for cause by the Governor. Such appointment shall not vacate the office of the elected county judge nor discontinue the salary of the elected county judge
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.070 Oath of county judge pro tem. Before entering upon the performance of the duties of county judge pro tem, the appointee shall subscribe and file in the office of the county clerk the same oath of office required of an elected county judge
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.075 Compensation of county judge pro tem. A county judge pro tem shall receive from the county compensation for services at the same rate and in the same manner as the elected county judge
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.101 [1953 c.306 §1; 1965 c.89 §1; repealed by 1981 c.48 §8]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.105 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.110 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.111 [1953 c.306 §5; repealed by 1981 c.48 §8]
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COMPENSATION OF COUNTY OFFICERS, DEPUTIES AND OTHER EMPLOYEES
ORS 204.112 County compensation board; members; compensation review and recommendations. (1) Each county governing body shall appoint a county compensation board. A county compensation board shall consist of from three to five members, who are knowledgeable in personnel and compensation management
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(2) The county compensation board shall annually recommend a compensation schedule for the county elective officers mentioned in ORS 204.005. (3) The county compensation board shall annually review the compensation paid to persons comparably employed by the State of Oregon, local…
ORS 204.115 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.116 Governing body to fix compensation of county officers, deputies and employees; disposition of fees. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the governing body of each county shall fix the compensation of its own members and of every other county officer, deputy and employee when the compensation of such individuals is paid from county funds
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(2) Any commission, fees or other moneys received by a county officer, deputy or employee for services rendered in the course of that individual’s office or employment may not be allowed to or retained by that individual, but shall promptly be paid into the county treasury except…
ORS 204.120 [Renumbered 204.241]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.121 Compensation and appointment of officers, deputies and employees in counties subject to county civil service law. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that no provision of ORS 204.112, 204.116, 204.126 or 204.601 shall supersede any provision of the county civil service law, and when any conflict arises between any provision of ORS 204.112, 204.116, 204.126 or 204.601 and any provision of the county civil service law, then the county civil service law shall prevail. [1953 c.306 §10; 1981 c.48 §4; 1989 c.941 §2]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.125 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.126 Change in compensation of elective officers. (1) The compensation of any elective county officer shall remain in effect unless changed with the approval of the county budget committee or tax supervising and conservation commission
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(2) Before any change in the compensation of an elective county officer is effective, it must be submitted to and approved by the county budget committee or tax supervising and conservation commission at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. [1981 c.4…
ORS 204.130 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 204.131 [1953 c.306 §2; 1961 c.395 §1; 1977 c.345 §1; repealed by 1981 c.48 §8]
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ORS 204.135 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.140 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.141 [1953 c.306 §3; 1977 c.345 §2; repealed by 1981 c.48 §8]
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ORS 204.145 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.150 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.151 [1953 c.306 §4; repealed by 1981 c.48 §8]
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ORS 204.155 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.160 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.165 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.170 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.175 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.180 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.185 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.190 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.195 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.200 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.205 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.210 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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ORS 204.215 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]