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Clackamas County adopts 'penny policy' to round cash transactions amid end of penny production
Summary
The Board approved a county penny policy to handle diminishing penny availability: when customers pay cash and pennies are unavailable, county offices will round cash payments to the nearest 5¢ and round change given up to the nearest 5¢; the policy follows legal review and mirrors policies in neighboring counties.
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 approved a county policy to guide cash transactions once pennies are no longer reliably available. Treasurer Bridal Nava told commissioners that the U.S. Mint last produced pennies on 11/12/2025 and that, while many pennies still circulate, local government should adopt a consistent approach for…
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