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Or. Rev. Stat. § 242.560 (2026)

Register of eligible candidates; ranking; rules

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      242.560 Register of eligible candidates; ranking; rules. (1) The board shall prepare and keep a register for each grade or class of positions of the persons whose average standing, upon assessment for such grade or class, is not less than the minimum fixed by the rules of the board, and who otherwise are eligible. Such persons shall take rank upon the register as candidates for beginning employment positions in order of their relative excellence, as determined by the assessment. Candidates of equal standing shall take rank upon the register according to the order in which their applications are filed. The board may, by rule, provide for striking candidates from the register, after they have remained thereon for a specified time.

      (2) The board shall prepare and keep a register for each grade or class of positions of the persons eligible for promotion. Such register shall contain information concerning merit in service, fidelity in service and seniority in service. Such persons shall take rank upon the register as candidates for promotion in order of their relative excellence, as determined by merit in service, fidelity in service and seniority in service. Candidates of equal standing shall take rank upon the register according to the order in which their applications are filed. [Amended by 1969 c.262 §6; 2023 c.437 §12]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2006 · leading case: Walter v. Scherzinger, 89 P.3d 1265 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
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Walter v. Scherzinger, 89 P.3d 1265 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “540; and to maintain a rank-ordered register of applicants based on their exam performance, ORS 242.560. ORS 242.520(1), the present analog to section 6 of the 1937 act, provides: “No appointment or promotion to any position shall be made except as provided in the Custodians’…”
Walter v. Scherzinger, 121 P.3d 644 (Or. 2005). · cites it 2× “540, requires the civil service board to scrutinize the character of all applicants to ensure that none "poses a danger to school children[,]" ORS 242.”
Scherzinger v. Portland Custodians Civil Serv. Bd., 149 P.3d 142 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “ORS 242.560 to 242.570. After a one-year probationary period the custodian is a permanent employee who may not be dismissed except for cause.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 242.560(1): 1 case
Walter v. Scherzinger, 89 P.3d 1265 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “540; and to maintain a rank-ordered register of applicants based on their exam performance, ORS 242.560. ORS 242.520(1), the present analog to section 6 of the 1937 act, provides: “No appointment or promotion to any position shall be made except as provided in the Custodians’…”
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