How do I contact the Mayor of Hillsboro?
You can write the Mayor at 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123 or email. Phone calls can be directed to 503-681-6219 and faxes to 503-681-6232. The Mayor's biography is posted online.
How do I contact a City Councilor?
You can write a City Councilor at 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro OR 97123 or email. Phone calls can be directed to 503-681-6269 and faxes to 503-681-6232. The councilors' biographies are posted online.
How do I find my legislative representative at the state and national levels?
Go to the League of Oregon Cities’ search engine and select “Hillsboro” under the dropdown menu.
How do I apply for a City commission, board or committee?
Contact the City Recorder's Office at 503-681-6269 for vacancies on various commissions, boards and committees. An application is available online. Applications are reviewed by the Mayor. All appointments by the Mayor must be at the consent of the City Council.
How do I apply for the position of Mayor or City Councilor?
Elections for these positions occur every two years and coincide with the General Election. A prospective candidate must be a registered voter in the State of Oregon who has resided in the City for 12 months immediately preceding the election date. Three Councilors and the Mayor are elected during one election and three Councilors during the next election. The City Recorder is the Elections Officer for the City. Contact the City Recorder's Office at 503-681-6117 for more information.
How do I register to vote?
If you can't remember if you are a registered voter or not, check the State of Oregon's voter database. Voter registration forms are located at U.S. post offices, libraries and the Department of Motor Vehicles. You can also download a form from the Oregon Secretary of State website.
How do I look up City laws?
The governing documents for the City are found in the Hillsboro Charter and Municipal Code. Additions/amendments to the municipal code are made by the City Council. The current Charter was adopted by the voters on November 6, 2007 and became effective January 1, 2008.
How do I report a violation of the Municipal Code?
Our Police Department, Code Enforcement Unit, handles these matters. Code Enforcement can be reached by calling 503-615-6645. The answering service is automated, and a response to a complaint will be made within 24 hours.
What is an ordinance?
Ordinances make up the laws of a municipality, enacted by the City Council and approved by the Mayor. Unless given an emergency clause, an ordinance is effective 30 days after its passage by the City Council. An ordinance is the most binding form of action taken by the City Council, and compliance is monitored by the Code Enforcement Unit of the Hillsboro Police Department. For Code Enforcement issues, call 503-615-6645.
What is a resolution?
A resolution is used by the City Council to exercise its administrative authority. They generally deal with matters of a special or temporary nature.
What is an order?
The City Council approves an order when considering a matter that involves quasi-judicial authority, such as an appeal of the Planning Commission to the City Council.
I want to attend a City Council meeting. What kind of information do I need to know?
Citizens are welcome and encouraged to attend a City Council meeting. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of the month, and a meeting schedule is posted online. Meetings are also broadcast live on Tualatin Valley Community Television on cable channel 30.
I want to review staff reports and ordinances to be considered at the next City Council meeting. How do I do so?
City Council packets and preliminary agendas can be accessed online. They are generally posted the Thursday before the Council meeting. To get on the interested parties distribution list that receives email notification when packet information is posted, call 503-681-6269. Final action agendas and approved minutes for the past year are also posted online.
Can I speak at a City Council meeting?
Public participation is encouraged. If you’re interested in testifying during a public hearing, you would sign the sheet on the table in the back of the room. If there are a lot of people that want to testify, the Mayor will take the signup sheet and call individuals up one by one. If there aren’t a lot of people that want to testify, you can come forward when the Mayor opens the public hearing. When addressing the Council, please use the witness table (center front of the room). All testimony is electronically recorded. You are not required to give your address when speaking to the City Council, only your name. If you are speaking on an item not on the regular agenda, please fill out the card on the table in the back of the room and give it to the City Recorder up at the dais. When the “Communications and Non-Agenda Items” portion of the agenda is reached, you can come forward and speak then.
How do I know which ward I'm in?
Go to the Hillsboro Maps portion of the City website and enter your information in the appropriate fields. Your ward number is listed as the last item under the “Land Use Information” heading.
How do I find out when the next City Council meeting will be held?
The current year City Council meeting schedule is posted online. To get on the interested parties distribution list that receives email notification when packet information is posted, call 503-681-6269.
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