Oregon § 431.325 - [1971 c.650 17; 1977 c.582 19; repealed by 1993 c.742 95]

§ 431.325. [1971 c.650 17; 1977 c.582 19; repealed by 1993 c.742 95]

431.325 [1971 c.650 17; 1977 c.582 19; repealed by 1993 c.742 95]

CONFERENCE OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS

431.330 Members; officers. (1) The Conference of Local Health Officials is created. The conference shall consist of each local public health administrator and local health officer in this state and other local health personnel as provided by the rules of the conference.

(2) The conference shall select one of its members as chairperson, another as vice chairperson and another as secretary, each having the powers and duties necessary to perform the duties of their respective offices as determined by the commission. The chairperson, after consultation with the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, shall appoint from among the conference members an executive committee. The chairperson and the executive committee shall advise the director in the administration of ORS 431.330 to 431.350. [1967 c.146 2 (enacted in lieu of 431.320); 1977 c.582 20; 1979 c.96 1; 2009 c.595 554; 2015 c.736 37]

431.335 Meetings; notice; expenses of members and officers. (1) The Conference of Local Health Officials shall meet at least annually at a place, day and hour determined by the executive committee and the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. The conference may meet specially at any other time that the executive committee or the director considers necessary.

(2) The director shall give at least 10 days notice of each meeting date to the conference members. The chairperson or an authorized representative of the chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the conference.

(3) Each conference member shall receive from the local public health authority the conference member represents, subject to funds available under ORS 431.510, the actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by the conference member for no more than two meetings of the conference per year. Additionally, subject to applicable law regulating travel and other expenses for state officers, a local public health administrator or local health official who is a member of the executive committee of the conference or who is the chairperson of the conference shall receive from the Oregon Health Authority the actual and necessary travel and other expenses for no more than six meetings of the executive committee per year that are called by the authority. [1967 c.146 3 (enacted in lieu of 431.320); 1977 c.582 21; 2009 c.595 555; 2015 c.736 38]

431.340 Recommendations of conference. The Conference of Local Health Officials may submit to the Oregon Health Authority recommendations on:

(1) The establishment of the foundational capabilities under ORS 431.131, the foundational programs under ORS 431.141 and any other public health program or activity under ORS 431.147;

(2) The adoption and updating of the statewide public health modernization assessment under ORS 431.115;

(3) The development of and any modification to the statewide public health modernization plan under ORS 431.115; and

(4) The adoption of rules under ORS 431.350. [1967 c.146 6 (enacted in lieu of 431.320); 1977 c.582 22; 2009 c.595 556; 2015 c.736 31]