The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office budget for the Fiscal Year 2022 has been approved by the Deschutes County Commissioners. The approved operating budget for the Sheriff’s Office is $54,135,362 with an additional $17,266,788 in a contingency for a total budget of $71,402,150.
Included in this budget is five new full time sworn positions. This new operating budget does not raise the current tax rates. It keeps the rural tax rate at $1.34 which is the same tax rate that was implemented in 2018. The Sheriff’s Office was able to reduce the countywide tax rate from $1.08 to $1.05.
Being able to keep the rural tax rate at $1.34 is significant due to the addition of five sworn full time employees and the expense of the body worn and in car camera systems.
I am very pleased that the Sheriff’s Office budget was approved, and we will be able to provide quality service to our community members without raising their property taxes. Sheriff L. Shane Nelson
