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Board adopts ordinance creating contested‑case procedures for public and environmental health matters
Summary
The board adopted Ordinance 2026‑008 to add Chapter 2.35 to the Deschutes County Code, creating an internal contested‑case hearing process for certain public and environmental health matters; county counsel described the change as closing a long‑standing procedural gap.
The Deschutes County Board unanimously approved Ordinance 2026‑008 on March 18, adding Chapter 2.35 to Title 2 of the county code to establish contested‑case procedures for matters such as restaurant and pool licensing handled by environmental and public health staff.
County counsel Dave Doyle said staff had relied for decades on a borrowed section of contracting code that was not a good fit, and with recent…
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