Finance

The Board of County Commissioners has formally adopted Deschutes County's fiscal year 2020-21 budget. The action followed a series of public meetings and hearings by the county’s budget committee in late May.

The newly adopted budget for the County and six service districts totals $508,217,831, which includes property taxes, dedicated state and federal funds, grants, fees for service, and other revenue sources.

A public meeting of the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will be held on June 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the William D. Barnes Room of the Deschutes Services Center located at 1300 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 as approved by the Deschutes County Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below.

Deschutes County has released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021. The total budget, including County Service Districts, is $507,820,468, which represents an increase of 0.8% from last year.

The County’s Budget Committee will review the proposed budget this week, beginning Tuesday, May 26, at 9 a.m. A full schedule is available online.

Dogs kept primarily in a kennel and not allowed to run at large, such as show dogs or dogs kept for breeding, are entitled to be licensed at the kennel fee rate. A person requesting licensing at the kennel rate shall establish by affidavit or signed statement:

If the kennel is a commercial kennel, that the kennel complies with applicable land use laws and ordinances;

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You are receiving this email because you have a vacation rental registered with Deschutes County.

Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 20-16, which defines rules for public meetings, including local budget meetings, during the COVID-19 emergency period, publication requirements of budget committee meeting notices may be satisfied by posting the notice in a prominent manner on the internet.

On Friday, the Deschutes County Tax office mailed close to 10,800 tax statements to property owners who have payments due by May 15. The State of Oregon has not extended the trimester deadline in light of COVID-19. 

To protect the health of our public and our employees during the current COVID-19 pandemic, Deschutes County is limiting public access to County offices, effective until at least May 1.

We ask that residents who need to make third-trimester payments consider the following payment options:

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You are receiving this email because you have a vacation rental registered with Deschutes County.

To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved and executed an order prohibiting short term rental stays in the rural, unincorporated areas of Deschutes County. The order, which went into effect last week: