ORS 244.120
Methods of handling conflicts

  • Legislative Assembly
  • judges
  • appointed officials
  • other elected officials or members of boards

(1)

Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when met with an actual or potential conflict of interest, a public official shall:

(a)

If the public official is a member of the Legislative Assembly, announce publicly, pursuant to rules of the house of which the public official is a member, the nature of the conflict before taking any action thereon in the capacity of a public official.

(b)

If the public official is a judge, remove the judge from the case giving rise to the conflict or advise the parties of the nature of the conflict.

(c)

If the public official is any other appointed official subject to this chapter, notify in writing the person who appointed the public official to office of the nature of the conflict, and request that the appointing authority dispose of the matter giving rise to the conflict. Upon receipt of the request, the appointing authority shall designate within a reasonable time an alternate to dispose of the matter, or shall direct the official to dispose of the matter in a manner specified by the appointing authority.

(2)

An elected public official, other than a member of the Legislative Assembly, or an appointed public official serving on a board or commission, shall:

(a)

When met with a potential conflict of interest, announce publicly the nature of the potential conflict prior to taking any action thereon in the capacity of a public official; or

(b)

When met with an actual conflict of interest, announce publicly the nature of the actual conflict and:

(A)

Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, refrain from participating as a public official in any discussion or debate on the issue out of which the actual conflict arises or from voting on the issue.

(B)

If any public official’s vote is necessary to meet a requirement of a minimum number of votes to take official action, be eligible to vote, but not to participate as a public official in any discussion or debate on the issue out of which the actual conflict arises.

(3)

Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) of this section requires any public official to announce a conflict of interest more than once on the occasion which the matter out of which the conflict arises is discussed or debated.

(4)

Nothing in this section authorizes a public official to vote if the official is otherwise prohibited from doing so. [1974 c.72 §10; 1975 c.543 §7; 1987 c.566 §15; 1993 c.743 §15]

Source: Section 244.120 — Methods of handling conflicts; Legislative Assembly; judges; appointed officials; other elected officials or members of boards, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors244.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Where two of five county commissioners disqualified themselves because of previous involvement with matter in different capacities, their interests did not require abstention from quasi-judicial action on application for comprehensive plan change. Eastgate Theater v. Bd. of County Comm’rs, 37 Or App 745, 588 P2d 640 (1978)

Attorney General Opinions

Avoiding disclosure requirements by abstention from voting, (1978) Vol 38, p 1995; discipline of legislator for failure to declare conflict of interest, (1999) Vol 49, p 167

244.010
Policy
244.020
Definitions
244.025
Gift limit
244.040
Prohibited use of official position or office
244.042
Honoraria
244.045
Regulation of subsequent employment of public officials
244.047
Financial interest in public contract
244.049
Prohibition on use of moneys to make payments in connection with nondisclosure agreement relating to workplace harassment
244.050
Persons required to file statement of economic interest
244.055
Additional reporting requirements for State Treasury
244.060
Form of statement of economic interest
244.070
Additional statement of economic interest
244.090
Report on association with compensated lobbyist
244.100
Statements of expenses or honoraria provided to public official
244.110
Statements subject to penalty for false swearing
244.115
Filing required for member of Congress or candidate
244.120
Methods of handling conflicts
244.130
Recording of notice of conflict
244.160
Filing of statement of economic interest by public official of political subdivision other than city or county
244.162
Information provided to persons required to file statement of economic interest
244.165
Rules or policies of state agency or association of public bodies
244.175
Definitions for ORS 244.177 and 244.179
244.177
Employment of relative or member of household
244.179
Supervision of relative or member of household
244.205
Legal expense trust fund
244.207
Use of fund proceeds
244.209
Application to establish fund
244.211
Duties of trustee
244.213
Contributions to fund
244.215
Fund account
244.217
Statement of contributions received and expenditures made
244.218
Quarterly filing of statements
244.219
Termination of fund
244.221
Disposition of moneys in terminated fund
244.250
Oregon Government Ethics Commission
244.255
Commission funding
244.260
Complaint and adjudicatory process
244.270
Findings as grounds for removal
244.280
Commission advisory opinions
244.282
Executive director and staff advisory opinions
244.284
Staff advice
244.290
General duties of commission
244.300
Status of records
244.310
Executive director
244.320
Manual on government ethics
244.330
Distribution of manual on government ethics
244.340
Continuing education program
244.345
Oregon Government Ethics Commission Account
244.350
Civil penalties
244.355
Failure to file trading statement
244.360
Additional civil penalty equal to twice amount of financial benefit
244.370
Civil penalty procedure
244.390
Status of penalties and sanctions
244.400
Possibility of attorney fees for person prevailing in contested case
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