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Portland and the federal government

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3.74.010 Persons Required to Take Oath.

City Code Section
  1. A. Each of the following employees is required to take an oath of office. The oath will be filed and preserved in the office of the Auditor:
    1. 1. Every officer and member of the Bureau of Police, including temporary and reserve officers;
    2. 2. Parking code enforcement supervisors and officers;
    3. 3. Each officer and member of Portland Fire & Rescue serving full time and devoting labor exclusively to the interests of the City;
    4. 4. Each elected City official;
    5. 5. The City Attorney and every deputy City Attorney; and
    6. 6. Each deputy Auditor who administers oaths.
  2. B. For boards or commissions that the Council is empowered by the Charter to create, the Council may require the members to take an oath of office. For advisory boards or commissions that the Mayor is empowered by the Charter to create, the Mayor may require the members to take an oath of office. A board or commission created by the Charter may require its members to take an oath of office. If an oath of office is required, the Council, Mayor, or the board or commission will establish requirements for the form, administration, and filing of the oath.

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