2013-1254-Order No. 2013-053 Recorded 12/19/2013W ED
LEGAL COUNSEL
COUNTY OFFICIRL
NANCYUBLANKENSHIP, COUNTY CLERKpS CJ 1013.11 4
COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 1Z/19/Z013 08;11;Z1 AM
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3 3BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Order Declaring the Result of the
November 5, 2013 Election Held Relating to * ORDER NO. 2013-053
the Transient Lodging Tax
WHEREAS, an election in Deschutes County, Oregon, was held on November 5, 2013, on the
measure set forth in Exhibit A regarding a one percent increase in the Deschutes County Transient
Lodging Tax; and
WHEREAS, the abstract of votes for the election, set forth in Exhibit B shows 21,071 electors
voted YES and 13,329 electors voted NO with 3 over votes and 69 under votes; and
WHEREAS, the above vote count shows that a majority of those persons voting voted to
approve the measure; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON,
HEREBY ORDERS as follows:
Section 1. Because a majority of the electors voting approved Ballot Measure 9-96 (2013), the
measure is declared to have passed.
Dated this of (J)tt*&A, 2013 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
ALAN UNGER, Chair
TAMMY A1EY, Vict'- 'hair
ATJ'E s"r:
Recording Secretary ANTHONY DeBONE, Commissioner
PAGE 1 OF I -ORDER No. 2013-053
Notice of County Measure Election SEL 801
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150.175, 25~.107, 251.465
County and Notice Information
Notice is hereby given on August 19 , 20 13-, that a measure election will be held in
Deschutes County, Oregon on November 5 2013
Name of County or Counties Date of Election
_ _
The following shall be the ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the county's voters.
Caption 10 words
Increase in Deschutes County Transient Room Tax by I%
Question 20 words
Shall County Code be amended to increase transient room tax outside cities to 8% beginning July 1,
2014?
Summary 175 words
The Board of County Commissioners is referring to the voters of Deschutes County an ordinance which
would amend the Deschutes County Code Section 4.08.090 to increase the County Transient Room
Tax. This tax, which is collected from guests of hotels, motels and similar overnight lodging outside of
cities, would increase from the current 7% to 8% beginning on July 1, 2014. Seventy percent (70%) of
the revenue from this tax increase would be used to promote tourism through the Deschutes County
Fair and Expo Center, Up to 80% of the revenue would be used to fund other county services, such as
public safety, health and human services and county infrastructure. The tax increase is expected to
raise an additional $527,000 annually.
The following authorized county official hereby certifies the above ballot title is true and the ballot title challenge process
has been completed.
t 08/29%2013
Signature of Authorized County Official not required to be notarized
Alan Unger
Printed Name of Authorized County Official
Date Signed mm/dd/yy
Commissioner -
Title
Page 1 of 1 - EXHTBTT A TO ORDER 2013-053
NUMBERED KEY CANVASS Deschutes County, Oregon Final Official Results
Special Election
RUN DATL:11/19/13 09:33 AM November 5, 2013 REPORT-EL52 PAGE. 0002
WITH 50 OF 50 PRECINCTS REPORTING
VOTES PERCENT VOTES PERCFNT
9-96 Deschutes County Transient
Room Tax
Vote for, 1
C1 = Yes
21,074
61.26
02 = No
13,329
38.74
01
02
03
04
0001 01
664
277
0
1
0002 02
568
371
0
2
0003 03
753
244
0
1
0004 04
564
295
0
3
0005 05
875
424
0
6
0006 06
393
241
0
3
0007 07
448
1.89
0
1
0008 08
21
11
0
0
0009 09
297
175
0
1
0010 10
211
184
0
16
0011 11
215
93
0
0
0012 12
451
343
0
1
0013 13
238
165
0
0
0014 14
330
242
0
3
0015 15
261
193
0
0
0016 16
353
263
0
1
0017 17
599
383
0
1
0018 18
481
460
0
1
001.9 19
208
148
1
0
0020 20
629
391
0
3
0021 21
283
207
0
0
0022 22
100
59
0
0
0023 23
105
97
0
0
002424
129
127
0
0
0025 25
432
287
0
0
0026 26
357
205
0
1
0027 27
485
188
0
1
0028 28
520
361
0
0
0029 29
606
347
0
2
0030 30
307
133
0
0
0031 31
784
419
0
0
0032 32
494
303
0
2
0033 33
631
382
0
4
0034 34
511
313
1
1
0035 35
864
420
0
2
0036 36
670
372
1
0
0037 37
222
181
0
0
0038 38
390
300
0
0
0039 39
475
528
0
2
0040 40
148
174
0
0
0041 41
485
312
0
1
0042 42
430
415
0
0
0043 43
413
303
0
0
0044 44
533
336
0
3
0045 45
377
288
0
0
0046 46
347
208
0
0
0047 47
796
363
0
4
0048 48
266
255
0
2
0049 49
181
103
0
0
0050 50
174
251
0
0
03 = OVER VOTES
04 = UNDER VOTES
3
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Page 1 of 1 - EXHIBIT B TO ORDER NO. 2013-053
I, Nane~'t" Cilf00 Deschutes County Clerk, do hereby
cerSifyll at th0'votes tecprded on this report correctly
sufn,tparize the tally of votes cast at the November 5, 2013
Special Electign,
Dated the 19thf d 05f November, 2013.
Nancy,Bjjan{k,_ ip
Deschutes=County Clerk