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County proposes fee for transient lodging certificate of authority; board backs $300 initial/$150 renewal on schedule
Summary
Deschutes County staff proposed, and the board supported, adding a certificate-of-authority administrative fee to the county fee schedule to recoup part of the program’s administrative costs; the board directed the item to a June 11 public hearing on the FY26 fee schedule.
Deschutes County finance staff presented May 20 a proposal to add an administrative fee for issuing and renewing transient lodging certificates of authority; the Board voted to place a $300 initial registration fee and a $150 annual renewal fee on the county fee schedule for a public hearing June 11.
Finance officials told commissioners the county’s transient‑lodging tax (TLT) program costs about $482,000…
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