Assistant County Counsel II
Assistant County Counsel II
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$ 8237 - 10108
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Job Description
PLEASE NOTE: Salary is dependent on experience. Yamhill County typically hires between steps 1-4
Yamhill County has oneregular full-time positions for an Assistant County Counsel. This is an intermediate classification with increased responsibility for assisting County Counsel and County Counsel staff in all legal functional areas for the County and in providing general legal advice and assistance to the Board of Commissioners County departments other elected officials and employees. Performs a variety of increasingly independent professional legal work and research for assigned County departments/divisions including court appearances administrative hearings public contracting and related transactional work. This position also supports senior County Counsel staff with more complex or extensive civil matters litigation real property transactions land use or environmental matters administrative hearings labor negotiations or other legal matters. Performs related legal work as required.This position may be under-filled as an Assistant County Counsel I depending on experience.
Please see classification specifications below for details.
Assistant County Counsel II salary: $$8237.78- $10108.11Monthly(DOE)
Assistant County Counsel I Salary: $6261.62- $7934.16Monthly (DOE)
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under supervision of the County Counsel who assigns work checks performance and provides professional consultation. Work is reviewed for conformance with state statutes case law legal ethics other professional practices standards department policies procedures and overall results obtained.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Supervision of other employees is not generally a responsibility of the position.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITIONS ASSIGNED TO THIS CLASSIFICATION. DEPENDING ON ASSIGNMENT THE EMPLOYEE MAY PERFORM A COMBINATION OF SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:
Prosecutes and defends legal actions suits and other proceedings on behalf of the County as directed.
Prepares and presents cases at trials or hearings performing research and analysis on legal and factual issues.
Interviews and deposes witnesses.
Prepares and files legal pleadings motions case reports and summaries.
Evaluates recommends and negotiates out of court settlements in consultation with County Counsel staff.
Assists County Counsel staff with legal work in any functional area for all County departments in one or more legal specialties and serves as back-up to others.
Provides legal counsel to Board of Commissioners County officers assigned County departments and various other boards and commissions advising on legal rights and responsibilities and other legal issues. Attends public meetings and work sessions.
Investigates facts and conducts legal research.
Manages schedules prepares documents memorandums and report summaries.
Gathers information from County departments County personnel other jurisdictions and outside agencies.
Advises County departments on appropriate action for general legal problems and issues.
Interprets Federal State and local legislation statutes rules and regulations.
Reviews and makes recommendations to senior legal staff on proposed policy or procedural changes.
Assists with public relations and media issues as assigned.
Prepares and analyzes proposed state and federal legislation affecting County operations for review by senior legal staff.
Advises and reports to senior legal staff on any relevant impact to County departments or operations.
Research studies and interprets the application of laws court decisions and other legal authorities and precedents.
Prepares legal opinions memoranda and briefs.
Interacts confers and negotiates with local government officials city and county counsels outside counsel assistant attorneys general or private attorneys regarding County legal matters as assigned.
Represents the County in collective bargaining and related legal matters.
Assist with public sector labor law matters including personnel investigations imposition of discipline grievance resolutions; represent the County in mediations arbitrations and unfair labor practice complaints.
Researches reviews prepares negotiates and assists with real property transactional documents including offers purchase and sale agreements leases options deeds contracts easements escrow agreements disposition and development agreements and urban renewal-related activities.
Researches reviews negotiates assists with and ensures compliance with all applicable federal state and other governmental regulations including environmental requirements land use permits federal regulatory permits operational compliance and clean-up of environmentally sensitive sites.
Plans organizes and leads staff projects and assignments as directed.
Develops general legal strategies for sensitive case and issues as assigned.
Assists in the development of policies procedures and work plans making recommendations on work priorities.
Assists in preparation of memoranda and pleadings for courts and administrative agencies such as the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission the Civil Rights Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries Oregon Tax Court or state employment division and represents the County in administrative proceedings before varied administrative bodies as directed by County Counsel.
Provides legal assistance for ordinance enforcement.
Receives evaluates and responds to referrals from County departments with regard to the form of documents prepared in connection with matters of county concern.
Assists in review or revision of County ordinances as required by law and referred by the County Counsel.
Serves as hearings Officer in matters referred by County Counsel including but not limited to jail disciplinary violations.
Supervises investigations preparation of complaints and makes court appearances in connection with enforcement as necessary.
Prepares and presents oral argument in any appeals the county is a party to before the Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Court.
Prepares legal opinions for questions referred by the County Counsel Elected Officials or Department Heads.
Advises the County on legal matters relating to public contracts public purchases acquisitions public financings and public sale transfers by the County; drafts contracts deeds and related documents.
Advises the Commissioners or committees on general legal matters in consultation with County Counsel.
Drafts board orders ordinances and amendments to ordinances.
Enforces or assists in enforcement of any law pursuant to direction of County Counsel.
Performs other duties as assigned.Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification with or without accommodation.
The Benefits
Yamhill County offers generous employee benefits:
- 15 paid holidays per year.
- 19.5 days of Flexible Earned Time (FET) accrual in the first year (based on an 8-hr day).
- PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) - 100% employer funded contributions.
- Full health benefit offerings with employee premiums starting as low as $58.82/month for 2024 to2025 plan year. *
- Qualifying employer for public service student loan forgiveness.
*Subject to the AFCSME Collective Bargaining Agreement (7/1/2023 6/30/2026).
Our CommunityYamhill County has approximately 109000 residents and is a very desirable place to live in the heart of the Willamette Valley wine country. Yamhill County is home to Linfield University and Chemeketa Community College in McMinnville and George Fox University and Portland Community College in Newberg. Yamhill County is centrally located in the Willamette Valley within proximity to the Oregon Coast the Portland and Salem metropolitan areas and the Oregon Cascade Mountains. Wide varieties of indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities are available. We have the benefits appeal and superior quality of life found in a small-town community while enjoying active social and cultural lifestyles found in larger metropolitan areas.
Required Information
Under the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 any person hired or rehired is required to provide evidence of identity and eligibility for employment. Yamhill County does not offer VISA sponsorships. The County verifies the valid work authorization of each employee using Form I-9 and the E-Verify Program.
Yamhill County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and values diversity.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Applicants are considered for employment based on their qualifications without regard to race religion gender sexual orientation national origin age marital or veteran status medical condition or disability or any other factor prohibited by law or regulation. Veterans are encouraged to apply. Do not include information or photos that would identify those personal traits. Documents included with this identifying information will be removed from the application packet.
Some positions require a criminal history check and a review of driving record. All County positions require regular prompt and consistent attendance.
Accommodation Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
Reasonable accommodation is available to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing this application or participating in the selection process for this recruitment. To obtain confidential assistance please contact Human Resources at or via email at .
Veterans Preference
Under Oregon law ORS 408.225-408.238 veterans who meet the minimum qualifications for a position may be eligible for hiring preference. If you think you may qualify a Veterans Hiring Preference FormMUST be completed and submitted with the application along with other supporting documentation. For the form and information for this process please click here. (Download PDF reader)
If you need assistance with completing an application for employment or with obtaining a Veterans Hiring Preference Form please contact Human Resources at or via email at .
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Please refer to the Classification Specification for the knowledge skills & abilities required for this position.
Assistant County Counsel II
Assistant County Counsel IMinimum Experience and Training/Other Requirements
Please refer to the Classification Specification for the knowledge skills & abilities required for this position.
Assistant County Counsel II
Assistant County Counsel IWork Environment/Physical Demands
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS SUMMARY:
The employee typically works in an office environment and uses a computer telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office. Employee may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the workday.
The employee is regularly required to sit talk or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion handle or feel and to stand walk reach bend or lift up to 20 pounds regularly and 30 pounds occasionally.
Contact with the public in varied environments may risk exposure to irrational/hostile behavior contagious diseases or contact with domestic animals.
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to ensure workload coverage. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.
The job specification requirements stated are representative of minimum levels of knowledge skills and abilities to perform this job successfully. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work may substitute for the above so that the employee will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
Employment Type
Full-Time
