ORS 203.010: General powers of county as body politic and corporate.

Each county is a body politic and corporate for the following purposes:

      (1) To sue and be sued;

      (2) To purchase and hold for the use of the county lands lying within its own limits and any personal estate;

      (3) To make all necessary contracts; and

      (4) To do all other necessary acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county.