ORS § 309.020

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective April 17, 2024
Section 309.020 - [Operative Until 7/1/2024] Property value appeals board; members; qualifications; term of office; quorum; replacement
(1) Except as provided by subsections (3) and (4) of this section:
(a) The property value appeals board shall consist of those persons selected by the county clerk from the pool of board members appointed under ORS 309.067. The clerk shall complete the selection prior to the commencement of the board session as provided in ORS 309.026. The board shall consist of one member of the pool described in ORS 309.067 (1)(a) and two members of the pool described in ORS 309.067 (1)(b).
(b) Additional property value appeals boards may be selected by the county clerk if necessary for the efficient conduct of business. Each additional board shall consist of one member of the pool described in ORS 309.067 (1)(a), or under subsection (5) of this section, and two members of the pool described in ORS 309.067 (1)(b).
(2) The term of each member of a county property value appeals board shall begin on the date of selection and shall end on the earliest of:
(a) The second June 30 following the date of selection;
(b) The date on which the member resigns; or
(c) The date on which the member is replaced under subsection (4) of this section.
(3) The chairperson of the board shall be the member of the county governing body selected from the pool described in ORS 309.067 (1)(a), if present. If the governing body member is replaced as provided under subsection (4) of this section, the governing body member's replacement shall be the chairperson unless the board votes unanimously to elect one of the members selected from the pool described in ORS 309.067 (1)(b) present as chairperson of the board. A quorum shall be a minimum of two members.
(4) In the event of the inability or unwillingness of any member to serve, such indisposition continuing for more than seven consecutive days, the member shall be replaced in the manner of an original selection.
(5) In any county:
(a) The county governing body may select one county resident from the pool described in ORS 309.067 (1)(b) to serve on a board instead of selecting a member of the county governing body.
(b) Any county resident appointed to the pool described in ORS 309.067 (1)(b) may serve on any board as needed for the efficient conduct of business.
(6) A particular member of a board shall not participate in the determination of a petition after the hearing if the board member did not hear and consider, as a member of the board, the evidence presented at the hearing.

ORS 309.020

Amended by 2023 Ch. 38, § 1, eff. 9/24/2023.
Amended by 1953 c.714 §3; 1955 c.709 §1; 1957 c.326 §1; 1967 c.142 §1; 1971 c.363 §1; 1973 c.61 §3; 1973 c.372 §1; 1979 c.725 §1; 1985 c.318 §2; 1989 c.330 §2; 1991 c.459 §186; 1995 c.226 §6; 1997 c.541 §224

The amendments to 309.020 by section 20, chapter 29, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative July 1, 2024. See section 43, chapter 29, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, including amendments by section 1, chapter 38, Oregon Laws 2023, is set forth for the user's convenience.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.