Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 203.111 (2026)

County governing body; legislative authority; quorum

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      203.111 County governing body; legislative authority; quorum. Unless otherwise provided by county charter, a county court shall be the governing body and shall exercise general legislative authority over all matters of county concern and shall consist of the county judge and two county commissioners and a majority of those persons shall constitute a quorum. [1981 c.140 §3 (enacted in lieu of 203.110)]

 

      203.113 [1981 c.529 §2; 1983 c.827 §46; repealed by 1987 c.793 §2]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2021 · leading case: 1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco Cnty. Court, 703 P.2d 207 (Or. 1985).
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco Cnty. Court, 703 P.2d 207 (Or. 1985). “The 1983 charges are not relevant to this discussion. References to ORS chapter 197 throughout are to the 1981 codification, unless otherwise noted.”
Hood River Valley Residents' Comm., Inc. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 91 P.3d 748 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “]” ORS 203.111. ORS 203.230, in turn, permits counties to abolish the office of county judge, add a third commissioner, and *496 “transfer all powers and duties of the county court and the county judge to the board of county commissioners!.”
1000 Friends of Oregon v. Wasco Cnty. Court, 723 P.2d 1034 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “See ORS 203.111. 2 Several respondents cross-petition for review of the LUBA order, raising the same issues which they raised in 1000 Friends of Oregon v.”
KAH Props., LLC v. Coos Cnty. Assessor (Or. T.C. 2020). · cites it 2× “ORS 203.111. Its judicial role is provided for by the Oregon Constitution alongside that of the Supreme Court and the circuit courts.”
Dept. of Fish & Wildlife v. Crook Cnty., 504 P.3d 68 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “ORS 203.111; ORS 376.005. Cite as 315 Or App 625 (2021) 635 facility” (emphasis added)).”
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