ORS 419A.010
Appointment of counselors and director

  • juvenile director oversight committee

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the governing body of any county, after consultation with the judges of the juvenile court in that county, shall appoint or designate one or more persons of good moral character as counselors of the juvenile department of the county, to serve at the pleasure of and at a salary designated by the governing body of the county.

(b)

The governing bodies of two or more contiguous counties may, pursuant to an agreement between the counties concerned, and after consultation with the judges of the juvenile courts in those counties, jointly appoint one or more persons of good moral character as counselors of the juvenile departments of the counties, to serve at the pleasure of and at a salary designated by the governing bodies of the counties concerned.

(c)

When more than one person is appointed under this subsection, the appointing authority may designate one as director of the juvenile department or departments and the others to serve as juvenile counselors or staff members.

(d)

Additional qualifications for a person appointed director of a juvenile department of a county under this subsection may be established by the governing body of a county, subject to the approval of such qualifications by the judge of the juvenile court in that county.

(e)

When the chairperson of the governing body of the county is also the judge of the juvenile court under ORS 5.020 (Juvenile court jurisdiction in certain counties), only the judge shall make the decisions described in this subsection.

(2)

The director shall be the administrator of the juvenile department or departments for the county or counties, including any juvenile detention facilities maintained by the county or by the counties jointly, and the supervisor of the staff of the juvenile department or departments and detention facilities, subject to the direction of the appointing authority.

(3)

Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, if the county has entered into a written agreement under ORS 190.010 (Authority of local governments to make intergovernmental agreement) with any other unit or units of local government to coordinate juvenile detention facilities established under ORS 419A.010 (Appointment of counselors and director) to 419A.020 (County responsibility for expenses of juvenile department) and 419A.050 (Authority to acquire, equip and maintain detention and shelter facilities) to 419A.063 (Requirements for detention facilities) for the detention of youths or adjudicated youths pursuant to a judicial commitment or order, a juvenile director oversight committee may assume the duties and powers described in subsection (2) of this section and ORS 419A.012 (Duties of director or counselor), 419A.014 (Reports by juvenile department), 419A.015 (Reports to school administrators concerning adjudicated youths on probation) and 419A.016 (Powers of director or counselor) if the following requirements have been met:

(a)

The agreement to coordinate juvenile detention facilities provides for the formation and operation of a juvenile director oversight committee;

(b)

A juvenile director oversight committee consisting of the juvenile director of each county that has entered into the agreement has been formed; and

(c)

Each juvenile director has an equal vote on the juvenile director oversight committee. [1993 c.33 §4; 1993 c.546 §3; 2009 c.580 §1; 2019 c.382 §2; 2021 c.489 §30]

Source: Section 419A.010 — Appointment of counselors and director; juvenile director oversight committee, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Under former similar statute

Personnel serving at pleasure of appointing authority are not subject to termination protections applicable to classified employees. Fritz v. Norblad, 566 F. Supp. 1459 (1983)

419A.004
Definitions
419A.010
Appointment of counselors and director
419A.012
Duties of director or counselor
419A.014
Reports by juvenile department
419A.015
Reports to school administrators concerning adjudicated youths on probation
419A.016
Powers of director or counselor
419A.018
Juvenile department is county agency
419A.020
County responsibility for expenses of juvenile department
419A.022
Responsibility of counties over 400,000 population
419A.045
Policy and purpose
419A.046
Definition for ORS 419A.046 and 419A.048
419A.048
Court to comply with fiscal reporting procedures
419A.050
Authority to acquire, equip and maintain detention and shelter facilities
419A.052
Specifications of facilities
419A.055
Examination of facilities
419A.057
Payment of maintenance expenses
419A.059
Designation of detention and shelter facilities
419A.061
Inspection of detention facilities
419A.063
Requirements for detention facilities
419A.090
Local citizen review boards
419A.092
Membership
419A.094
Additional boards
419A.096
Duties of Judicial Department in administering boards
419A.098
Rules
419A.100
Confidentiality of information
419A.102
Access to confidential information by boards
419A.104
Report on children and wards in substitute care
419A.106
Review of cases generally
419A.107
Review of cases of adjudicated youths
419A.108
Procedure for conflicts of interest
419A.109
Review of cases of wards for whom guardian has been appointed
419A.110
Immunity of participants in case review
419A.112
Disclosure of information to participants in case review
419A.114
When presence of agency personnel at board hearings required
419A.116
Findings and recommendations
419A.118
Records
419A.120
Court use of findings and recommendations
419A.122
Use of findings and recommendations by Department of Human Services
419A.124
Policy and procedure recommendations
419A.128
State Citizen Review Board Operating Account
419A.150
Appointment
419A.180
Power of court to enforce orders by contempt order
419A.190
Effect of adjudicatory hearing or admission
419A.200
Who may appeal
419A.205
Judgments described
419A.208
Orders subject to appeal by state
419A.209
Joint motion to vacate judgment or order
419A.211
Appointment of counsel
419A.240
Use of restraints during juvenile court proceedings
419A.245
Use of restraints during transport
419A.250
Authority
419A.252
Definitions for ORS 419A.252, 419A.253, 419A.255 and 419A.256
419A.253
When information in report, material or document considered by court must be identified in record
419A.255
Maintenance
419A.256
When transcript of proceeding is part of record of case
419A.257
Reports and materials privileged
419A.258
Motion to inspect or copy records
419A.260
Expunction
419A.262
Expunction proceeding
419A.265
Eligibility for order of expunction for certain adjudications involving marijuana
419A.267
Notice of expunction
419A.269
Effect of expunction
419A.271
Appointment of counsel
419A.300
Reports to school districts concerning young persons on conditional release
419A.305
Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions
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