(1) The Director of Human Services shall delegate to any county board of commissioners that requests any of the authority, responsibilities and functions of the Director of Human Services under ORS 448.005, 448.011, 448.020 to 448.035, 448.040 to 448.060 and this section if the director determines that the county is able to carry out the rules of the Department of Human Services relating to fee collection, licensing, inspections, enforcement and issuance and revocation of permits and certificates in compliance with standards for enforcement by the counties and monitoring by the department. Such standards shall be established by the department in consultation with the appropriate county officials and in accordance with ORS 431.345. The department shall review and monitor each county’s performance under this subsection. In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the director may suspend or rescind a delegation under this subsection. If it is determined that a county is not carrying out such rules or the delegation is suspended, the unexpended portion of the fees collected under subsection (2) of this section shall be available to the department for carrying out the authority, responsibility and functions under this section.
(2) The county may determine the amount of, and retain, any fee for any function undertaken pursuant to subsection (1) of this section or use the fee schedules pursuant to ORS 448.030 and 448.035. A county to whom licensing, inspection and enforcement authority has been delegated under this section shall collect and remit to the department a fee to support the activities of the department under this section. The fee shall be established by the department and the Conference of Local Health Officials based upon a budget and formula for funding activities described in this section. The department and the Conference of Local Health Officials shall consult with associations representing Oregon cities, special districts and the lodging industry in establishing the fee. In the event the department and the Conference of Local Health Officials cannot reach agreement on the budget and formula, the department shall submit its budget proposal to the Legislative Assembly.
(3) In any action, suit or proceeding arising out of county administration of functions pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and involving the validity of a rule promulgated by the department, the department shall be made a party to the action, suit or proceeding. [1973 c.215 §9; 1975 c.790 §2; 1983 c.370 §2; 1999 c.929 §4]
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