ORS 419A.010 Appointment of counselors and director; juvenile director oversight committee

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, if the county has entered into a written agreement under ORS 190.010 with any other unit or units of local government to coordinate juvenile detention facilities established under ORS 419A.010 to 419A.020 and 419A.050 to 419A.063 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, 419A.014, 419A.015 and 419A.016 if the following requirements have been met:

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

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

Each juvenile director has an equal vote on the juvenile director oversight committee.