Legal Opinion
Board of Klamath County Commissioners v. Select County Employees
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided May 7, 1997No. 95-03694-CV; CA A92300PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeeson, J.
Intervenor, Dennis Engelhard, appeals from a judgment declaring his employment contract with plaintiff, Board of Klamath County Commissioners, invalid and unenforceable. ORS 33.720(4). The question is whether the outgoing Board of Commissioners, by contract, can prevent the incoming Board of Commissioners from terminating Engel-hard—the county’s Director of Personnel—except for death, disability or cause. We affirm.
The three-member Board of Klamath County Commissioners (Commission) is the governing body of Klamath County. Commissioners each serve “staggered” four-year terms: two commissioners…
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- Mosley v. Portland School District No. 1JOregon Supreme Court · 1992
- Northwest Natural Gas Co. v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1985
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