2013-88-Ordinance No. 2013-011 Recorded 3/12/2013REVIEVI~, ED /
LEGAL COUNSEL
DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL
NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Ordinance Amending Title 2.08.020 of the
Deschutes County Code Authorizing County Clerk to * ORDINANCE NO. 2013-011
Not Refund Overpayment for Recording Fee of
$10.00 or Less and Declaring an Emergency.
WHEREAS, the Deschutes County Finance Department estimates the direct cost to the County for
issing a refund check is between $2.00 and $4.00 and total cost, including overhead allocation, is approximately
between $10 and $20; and
WHEREAS, the County Clerk's Office sometimes receives payments for recording fees which exceed.
the amount of the recording fee; and
WHEREAS, the cost to the County of refunding overpayments sometimes exceeds the amount of the
overpayment; and
WHEREAS, current Deschutes County Code ("DCC") says that no refund for overpayment shall be
issued for any overpayment received by check of $10.00 or less received by the County Clerk's office for
payment of recording fees; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that it is in the public interest to change
Deschutes County Code such that no overpayment of $10.00 or less for recordings fees will be refunded
regardless of the form in which the payment was made; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ORDAINS
as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT. DCC 2.08.020 is amended to read as described in Exhibit "A," attached.
hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, with new language underlined and language to be deleted in
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Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance takes effect on its passage.
Dated this of C4-, 2013 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
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ALAN UNGER, Chair
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TAMMY BANEY, Vice Chair
ATTEST:
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Recording Secretary ANTHONY DeBONE, Commissioner
Date of 1st Reading: ~ day of , 2013 . .0A c4N Date of 2nd Reading: l9 day ow kk , 2013 .
Commissioner
Alan Unger
Tammy Bancy
Anthony DeBone
Record of' Adoption Vote
Yes No Abstained Excused
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Effective date: day of l CiA,2013
ATTEST
Recording Secretary
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Exhibit A
Chapter 2.08. COUNTY CLERK
2.08.020. Refund of Over-payments of Recording fees
Unless requested by the person submitting the documents to be recorded, no refund for went shall
be issued for any eheek aver-payment of fees of $10.00 or less received by the County Clerk's office for
payment of recording fees.
(Ord. 2013-011, Ord. 2004-014 § 1, 2004)