The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services to participate in the state’s Manufactured Home Document Ownership System (MODS), enabling the county to process manufactured-home ownership changes locally rather than relying on the Salem office to approve transfers.

Sandra Gollin, chief deputy assessor and tax collector, and Matthew Amazing, assessment technician, explained the change. Currently the state collects a $55 processing fee and completes ownership transfers centrally; under the MODS agreement the county will collect fees and process transfers locally while the state retains a $20 share to maintain the central system. Matthew described the present process as a 3–4 week wait while the county collects paperwork and the state issues the ownership document; under MODS the county would perform the approval step directly.

After reviewing fees in participating counties and estimating staff time per transaction, the county adopted two fees: $85 for standard ownership changes and $95 for ownership changes requiring supporting documents, notarizations or more complicated security-holder situations. Commissioners supported retaining a portion of the fee locally to capture staff costs and improve local service availability; they also noted participation could benefit residents from neighboring counties seeking local processing.

The board approved the intergovernmental agreement and the order establishing the new fees by unanimous votes.