Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 423 § 423.560 — Local
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 423 ·
Oregon Code § 423.560·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Local
public safety coordinating council; duties.
(1) The board of county commissioners of a county
shall convene a local public safety coordinating council. The council shall
include, but need not be limited to:
(a) A police
chief selected by the police chiefs in the county;
(b) The sheriff
of the county or, if two or more counties have joined together to provide
community corrections services, a sheriff selected by the sheriffs in the
counties;
(c) The district
attorney of the county or, if two or more counties have joined together to
provide community corrections services, a district attorney selected by the
district attorneys of the counties;
(d) A state court
judge, and a public defender or defense attorney, both appointed by the
presiding judge of the judicial district in which the county is located;
(e) A director of
community corrections, a county commissioner, a juvenile department director, a
health director, a mental health director, a representative of community-based
nonprofit organizations that provide services to victims of crime and at least
one lay citizen, all appointed by the county commissioners;
(f) A city
councilor or mayor and a city manager or other city representative, both
selected by the cities in the county;
(g) A
representative of the Oregon State Police, who is a nonvoting member of the
council, selected by the Superintendent of State Police; and
(h) A
representative of the Oregon Youth Authority, who is a nonvoting member of the
council, selected by the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority.
(2) The boards of
county commissioners of two or more counties may jointly convene a single,
regional local public safety coordinating council by means of an
intergovernmental agreement. Local officials may combine the council with
existing local criminal justice advisory councils established under ORS 1.851.
(3) The local
public safety coordinating council shall, at a minimum:
(a) Develop and
recommend to the county board of commissioners a plan for use of:
(A) State
resources to serve the local offender population; and
(B) State and
local resources to serve the needs of that part of the local offender
population who are at least 15 years of age and less than 18 years of age,
which plan must provide for coordination of community-wide services involving
prevention, treatment, education, employment resources and intervention
strategies; and
(b) Coordinate
local criminal justice policy among affected criminal justice entities.
(4) Nonvoting
members of a local public safety coordinating council may not be counted in
determining whether a quorum exists.
(5) If a quorum
is present at any meeting of the council, action may be taken by an affirmative
vote of a majority of the quorum.
(6) The
appointing authorities described in subsection (1) of this section shall fill a
vacancy over which they have appointment authority within three months of a
vacancy or as soon as possible. [1977 c.412 §12; 1995 c.423 §11; 1997 c.249 §136;
1997 c.698 §1; 2003 c.162 §1; 2007 c.682 §2; 2009 c.286 §1; 2017 c.225 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 423.560
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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