Oregon Revised Statutes Public Officers and Employees § 240.123

(1) The Employment Relations Board shall employ such personnel as it considers necessary for efficient administration of its vested duties, and fix the compensation of its employees in accordance with the compensation plan for classified employees.

(2) The board shall designate one of its employees as its executive secretary and delegate to the executive secretary such administrative duties and responsibilities as it finds advisable. The executive secretary shall be in the classified service.

(3) The board shall designate a member of the Oregon State Bar as its general counsel to assist it in the performance of its functions and duties. Notwithstanding ORS chapter 180 and independently of the Attorney General, the general counsel may represent the board in any litigation or other matter pending in a court of law to which the board is a party or in which it is otherwise interested. The general counsel shall not appear before the board in any capacity other than general counsel to the board. The board may also delegate to its general counsel such other administrative duties and responsibilities as it finds advisable.