204.015); 1973 c.538 �1; 1975 c.780 �18; 1981 c.113 �1; 1983 c.327 �14; 1983 c.659 �1; 1993 c.270 �2; 2003 c.345 �1; 2005 c.22 �154; 2009 c.491 �2; 2010 c.18 �1] ����� 204.017 Election of county c

204.015); 1973 c.538 �1; 1975 c.780 �18; 1981 c.113 �1; 1983 c.327 �14; 1983 c.659 �1; 1993 c.270 �2; 2003 c.345 �1; 2005 c.22 �154; 2009 c.491 �2; 2010 c.18 �1]

����� 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.

����� (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]

����� 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.

����� (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 that the person will support the Constitution of the United States and of this state, and faithfully carry out the office being assumed. The person shall also give and file the undertaking provided for under subsection (3) of this section.

����� (3) A county governing body may require, by ordinance, for the filing by each officer under ORS 204.005, prior to that officer assuming office, of an official undertaking with such surety as the governing body determines necessary or of an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, in either case in a reasonable amount with the county governing body. [Amended by 1981 c.41 �1; 1983 c.327 �15; 1991 c.331 �46; 1997 c.631 �426; 2009 c.491 �4; 2017 c.749 �1]

����� 204.025 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 �3]

����� 204.030 [Amended by 1965 c.221 �22; repealed by 1981 c.41 �3]

����� 204.035 [Amended by 1953 c.306 �17; repealed by 1981 c.41 �3]

����� 204.040 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 �3]

����� 204.045 [Repealed by 1971 c.88 �8]

����� 204.050 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 �3]

����� 204.055 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 �3]

����� 204.060 [Repealed by 1981 c.41 �3]

����� 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.

����� 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.

����� 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.

����� 204.101 [1953 c.306 �1; 1965 c.89 �1; repealed by 1981 c.48 �8]

����� 204.105 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 �18]

����� 204.110 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 �18]

����� 204.111 [1953 c.306 �5; repealed by 1981 c.48 �8]

COMPENSATION OF COUNTY OFFICERS, DEPUTIES AND OTHER EMPLOYEES

����� 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.

����� (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 public bodies and private businesses within a labor market deemed appropriate by the board for each elective officer. The county compensation board shall take into account such factors as the number of employees supervised and the size of the budget administered by each elective officer, the duties and responsibilities of each elective officer, and the compensation paid to subordinates and other appointed employees who serve in positions of comparable management responsibility. The county compensation board shall prepare and approve by majority vote a recommended compensation schedule for the elective officers and shall submit the recommended compensation schedule to the county governing body.

����� (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) of this section, the sheriff�s salary shall be fixed in an amount which is not less than that for any member of the sheriff�s department. [1989 c.941 �1]

����� 204.115 [Repealed by 1953 c.306 �18]

����� 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.

����� (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:

����� (a) For compensation fixed under subsection (1) of this section;

����� (b) As otherwise determined by the governing body of the county; or

����� (c) As otherwise provided by ORS 106.120 or 205.320 (1)(f). [1981 c.48 �2; 1997 c.253 �2; 1997 c.424 �2; 1999 c.776 �4; 2001 c.501 �8; 2015 c.27 �21]

����� 204.120 [Renumbered 204.241]

����� 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,