Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 171 § 171.580 — Joint

Joint Legislative Audit Committee. (1) There is created a Joint Legislative Audit Committee consisting of the cochairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker and members of the Senate appointed by the President. (2) The committee has a continuing existence and may meet, act and conduct its business during sessions of the Legislative Assembly or any recess thereof and in the interim between sessions. (3)(a) The term of a member shall expire upon the earlier of: (A) The date of the convening of the odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly next following the commencement of the member’s term; or (B) The date of the convening of an organizational session of the odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly next following the commencement of the member’s term. (b) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the committee in the interim between an odd-numbered year regular session and the earlier of the date of the convening of the next following odd-numbered year regular session or the date of the convening of an organizational session of the next following odd-numbered year regular session, until such vacancy is filled, the membership of the committee shall be considered not to include the vacant position for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present and a quorum is a majority of the remaining members. (4) Members of the committee shall receive an amount equal to that authorized under ORS