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At a glance: Deschutes County adopts building code changes, labor agreement and several contracts; first readings and votes summarized
Summary
On Jan. 28 the board approved a range of routine but consequential items: first reading of an ordinance to update recording fees, adoption of clerk office hours ordinance, emergency adoption of wildfire mitigation building codes effective April 1, approval of a police collective bargaining agreement and authorization for an EMS intergovernmental contract. Several rezones were adopted and the board scheduled further proceedings on a remanded plan amendment.
The Board of Deschutes County Commissioners handled multiple motions and votes during its Jan. 28 meeting. Key actions: consent agenda approval; first reading on a county code cleanup to allow the county fee schedule to set real property recording fees (Ordinance No. 2026‑003 — first reading approved); adoption of an amendment to clerk office hours (Ordinance No. 2026‑001 adopted); approval of a collective bargaining agreement for Black Butte Ranch Police Service District (county document 2026‑004); authorization for Redmond Fire & Rescue to contract with Alfalfa Fire District for basic life support non‑emergency airport transports; and emergency adoption of wildfire mitigation residential building‑code standards (Ordinance No.…
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