(1) If the majority of electors of any county voting at a regular general election pursuant to ORS § 241.006 approve a proposal to establish, substitute or amend a system of civil service under which county employees shall be employed, the system or amendments to an existing system of civil service approved by the electors shall apply to such county.

(2) If ORS § 241.016 to 241.990 become applicable in a county, ‘board of county commissioners’ as used in ORS § 241.016 to 241.990 means the county court of a county which does not have a board of county commissioners.

(3) If ORS § 242.702 to 242.824 become applicable in a county, ‘governing body’ as used in ORS § 242.702 to 242.824 means the board of county commissioners or county court of a county, as the case may be. [1959 c.315 § 2]