Board of Commissioners Monday Meeting, May 18, 2026
Approves Consent agenda - medical examiner services contract, passed
What happened
This was a Deschutes County Board of Commissioners work session and performance-measures meeting with no zoning entitlements decided. The only substantive land-use business was a work session on the Community Development Department's FY2026-2027 draft work plan (public hearing se…
- Jurisdiction
- Deschutes County, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Consent agenda - medical examiner services contract
Board approved the consent agenda with one item, a contract for medical examiner services. Commissioner noted Dr. Fletcher, a medical examiner in other counties and private pathologist who does not live locally, was the applicant not approved.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Deschutes County Board of Commissioners work session and performance-measures meeting with no zoning entitlements decided. The only substantive land-use business was a work session on the Community Development Department's FY2026-2027 draft work plan (public hearing se…
Key Decisions (3)
Consent agenda - medical examiner services contract
CDD FY2026-2027 Draft Work Plan work session
FY26 Q3 Performance Measures update
Development Activity (1)
Hayden Homes groundbreaking
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Renewed state legislative interest in manufactured home parks and expedited…
Infrastructure
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Commercial Demand
Land use applications were down 3% year-over-year but applications are…
Who Spoke (15)
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