Oregon Revised Statutes Public Officers and Employees § 242.758

(1) The commission shall hold public competitive examinations to ascertain the fitness of applicants for all positions in the civil service. Entrance examinations shall be given at least every 30 months. Promotional examinations shall be given as provided in ORS 242.762 (2). Notice of time, place and general scope of every examination shall be given by the commission once a week for two consecutive weeks by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the political subdivision. Notices shall be posted in at least three public places in the political subdivision, one of which shall be the office of the commission, for not less than two weeks before the examination.

(2) Except where other arrangements are made under ORS 242.716 (4), the chief examiner shall supervise all examinations and shall designate the persons who shall act as examiners at any examination. No person subject to the civil service system established under ORS 242.702 to 242.824, other than the chief examiner, shall be designated as an examiner in the political subdivision by which the person is employed. When a person in the public service of the political subdivision is designated as examiner, the person shall act as such without extra compensation.

(3) All examinations shall be practical in character and shall relate only to those matters which fairly test the relative fitness of persons examined to discharge the duties of the positions for which they are applicants. Tests of physical fitness and manual skill shall be included in the entrance examination.

(4) No question in any examination shall relate to political or religious preference, affiliation, opinion or services.