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County adopts emergency ordinance updating 'room tax' to 'transient lodging tax'; code aligned with state language
3426147 · May 21, 2025
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Summary
Deschutes County adopted an emergency ordinance May 21 to modernize code language for transient lodging taxes to match state statutes, including authority for a certificate of authority fee; the measure takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted an emergency ordinance May 21 to amend county code on transient lodging tax collections, changing terminology and aligning local rules with Oregon Revised Statutes and the state's model ordinance.
County staff told the board the update replaces the older term “transient room tax” with…
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