Meetings and Hearings Information
Watch Meetings Online
If you're interested in watching a Board of Commissioners meeting, we encourage you to use our live stream options to watch the meetings online.
Meetings are available at www.deschutes.org/meetings.
Contact Information
If you would like to contact the commissioners, please email board@deschutes.org.
Citizen Input
During the Citizen Input section of the Board's business meeting agendas (typically held on Wednesdays), the public is welcome to provide comment to the Board on any topic that is not on the current agenda.
If you would like to provide input, you can:
- Attend a meeting in person
- Attend a meeting virtually
- Email citizeninput@deschutes.org
- Call (541) 385-1734 to leave a voicemail message
- Fill out the form below under Supporting Documents
Residents are allowed up to three minutes to provide testimony. Messages (both voicemail and email) need to be received by 8 a.m. on the day of a meeting. Staff will place your comments into the record.
What’s the testimony process?
If you're providing in-person testimony during a meeting, please sign up to testify on a blue form that is provided near the door of the meeting room. Note the topic you will address. This helps the Chair put similar topics together.
Speak directly into the microphone so you can be heard. State your name and address to begin testifying.
Board meetings allow public testimony but are not a forum for discussions or answering questions.
Upcoming Meeting Information and Online Resources
Agendas and agenda packets are posted by Friday at 5 p.m. for the following week. All meetings are open to the public, except Executive Sessions, as outlined in ORS 192.660. Video recordings are available online after a meeting ends.
Board Meeting Schedule
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners meet in the Deschutes Services Center at 1300 NW Wall Street in Bend.
Monday Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) meetings are primarily to allow for information gathering by the BOCC (typically from County departments), to prepare for upcoming public hearings, and executive sessions. In some instances, action items are also handled during this meeting.
Wednesday BOCC meetings include Citizen Input, BOCC action items, presentations, and public hearings. Wednesday meetings are streamed live and video recorded. Click Video to watch the meeting and view agenda documents, or Agenda Packets to see just the documents.
Occasionally, the Board will conduct formal meetings in other locations and at other times of the day. Please check meeting information ahead of time to find out if a special meeting has been scheduled to address a specific issue.
If you have questions about the Board’s meeting schedule, please contact the Board’s Executive Assistant at (541) 388-6572 or via e-mail at brenda.fritsvold@deschutes.org.
