(2)(a) Members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor and serve for a term of four years.
(b) If the number of members falls below three for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.
(c) The Governor at any time may remove any member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
(3) Each member shall devote the member’s entire time to the performance of the duties imposed on the board and shall not engage in any partisan political activity.
(4) The members shall receive a salary set by the Governor. In addition, all members may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties within limits as provided by law or under ORS 292.220 and 292.230.
(5) The Director of the Department of Corrections shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the board and shall not be considered a member for the purposes of subsections (1) to (4) of this section. [1969 c.597 §102; 1973 c.836 §281; 1975 c.217 §1; 1987 c.320 §47; 1989 c.790 §22; 1991 c.126 §1; 2015 c.820 §37]