The appointing authority in any division of the service may suspend, reduce, demote or dismiss an employee thereof for misconduct, inefficiency, incompetence, insubordination, indolence, malfeasance or other unfitness to render effective service. [Amended by 1969 c.80 § 77; 1975 c.427 § 11; 1979 c.468 § 17]

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 240.555

  • Appointing authority: means an officer or agency having power to make appointments to positions in the state service. See Oregon Statutes 240.015
  • Division of the service: means a state department or any division or branch thereof, any agency of the state government, or any branch of the state service, all the positions in which are under the same appointing authority. See Oregon Statutes 240.015