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236.010Causes for vacancies in office 236.020Vacancy for breach of official bond 236.030Persons ineligible for office because of membership in certain organizations 236.040Leave of absence for Peace Corps volunteer; reinstatement 236.100Political affiliation of person appointed to fill vacancy in partisan elective office 236.110[Repealed by 1957 c.608 §231] 236.115Diversity included in criteria for filling certain vacancies 236.120[Amended by 1957 c.608 §229; 1965 s.s. c.1 §2; repealed by 1985 c.586 §4] 236.130[Repealed by 1985 c.586 §4] 236.135[1953 c.473 §1; renumbered 236.100] 236.137[1955 c.210 §1; repealed by 1971 c.302 §1] 236.140Term, removal, vacancy in appointive offices 236.145Employment prohibitions for state board or commission members 236.147Exception to ORS 236.145 236.150[Repealed by 1985 c.565 §35] 236.160[Repealed by 1985 c.565 §36] 236.210Filling vacancies in county offices; qualification 236.215Filling vacancies in partisan elective office of county judge or commissioner 236.217Nominations 236.220Deputy to fill vacancy in certain offices until person appointed qualifies 236.225Filling vacancies in offices of county governing body 236.230[Repealed by 1983 c.327 §16] 236.240Removal of county treasurer from office 236.250[Repealed by 1983 c.310 §21 and 1983 c.327 §16] 236.310Right of county commissioner to resign 236.320Recipient of resignation 236.325Resignation of office effective at future date; selection of successor; exception 236.350Definitions for ORS 236.350 to 236.370 236.360Disciplinary actions; written procedures; safeguards; just cause; notice 236.370ORS 236.350 to 236.370 not applicable to certain public safety officers 236.380[1989 c.3 §§2,3,4; repealed by 2007 c.100 §32] 236.405[1961 c.287 §1; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.415[1961 c.287 §2; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.420[1961 c.287 §3; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.425[1961 c.287 §4; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.430[1961 c.287 §23; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.435[1961 c.287 §24; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.440[1961 c.287 §5; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.445[1961 c.287 §6; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.450[1961 c.287 §25; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.455[1961 c.287 §26; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.460[1961 c.287 §7; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.465[1961 c.287 §8; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.470[1961 c.287 §9; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.475[1961 c.287 §10; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.485[1961 c.287 §11; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.490[1961 c.287 §12; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.495[1961 c.287 §13; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.500[1961 c.287 §14; 1973 c.773 §3; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.505[1961 c.287 §15; 1973 c.773 §4; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.510[1961 c.287 §16; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.515[1961 c.287 §17; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.520[1961 c.287 §19; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.525[1961 c.287 §18; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.530[1961 c.287 §20; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.535[1961 c.287 §21; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.540[1961 c.287 §22; repealed by 1979 c.59 §1] 236.605Definitions for ORS 236.605 to 236.640 236.610Rights of employee when duties assumed by different public employer; employer duties 236.620Status of transferred employee 236.630Authority of new employer over transferred employee 236.640Reemployment right of employee at end of cooperation agreement 236.650[1967 c.550 §9; repealed by 1995 c.286 §34] 236.990Penalties

Chapter 236 — Eligibility; Resignations, Removals and Vacancies; Discipline; Transfers

ORS 236.140 Term, removal, vacancy in appointive offices

Any person holding an appointive office in any of the offices, departments or institutions of this state shall hold the same for an indefinite term not exceeding four years, or for the term specified for the office by law. A person holding an appointive office shall at all times serve at the pleasure of and be subject to removal by the appointive power that made the appointment unless a different standard for removal from the office is specified by law. The appointive power may in all cases appoint a successor.

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