Council Meetings

City Council meetings are held in person and virtually on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, beginning at 7 pm.

To attend, join us at the Hillsboro Civic Center, or join via Zoom on a phone, computer, or mobile device. A livestream of the broadcast is available on TVCTV Channel 30 online or on television.

Zoom Details

Phone: 1-253-215-8782 or 1-301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 851 4863 9488
Password: 932487
Join the Zoom Meeting.

For help with Zoom, read the Instructions for Joining and Participating in a Webinar or see Zoom's Frequently Asked Questions.

Translation Services

Automatic language translation is available through Wordly on your phone or computer. Wordly will provide captions or audio in your preferred language. Dozens of languages are available. 

Community members can also talk to the City Council in a language other than English during public comment – and the Council will be able to receive the information in English or their language of choice.

You can access translation services during a City Council Meeting by:

• Opening the Worldly AI Translation software
• Or follow the QR code below using a mobile device

Sign-language interpreters are available at no cost. To arrange, please call 503-681-6269 or TTY 503-681-6284, 72 hours prior to the meeting.

Work Sessions

Work sessions are scheduled in conjunction with City Council meetings as needed. Work sessions begin at 6 pm and may continue after the City Council Meeting. 

To attend work sessions, use the Zoom details listed for City Council Meetings above. Public comments are not received during work sessions.

The Hillsboro City Council welcomes respectful public comment at its meetings. Opposing viewpoints may be expressed during public comment. As a courtesy, please address comments to the Council and not to the audience present. Please show respect for all speakers and avoid personal comments. As a reminder, the Council does not respond to specific comments during the meeting, however the City Manager may direct staff to follow up with you regarding your comment or questions. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. 

Speaking In Person

Please fill out a yellow card on the table in the back of the room and give it to the City Recorder. If you have a written statement for the Council, please have 10 copies available and give them to the City Recorder who will distribute them to the Council.

Speaking Virtually

Register to speak during the City Council Meeting by providing your name, phone number, address, and email address, to the City Recorder's Office before 3 pm the day of the meeting. Email Council@Hillsboro-Oregon.gov or call 503-681-6269.

 During Public Comment, when your name is called out, you will be unmuted for three minutes. Members of the public using Zoom will not be able to share their screen or turn their camera on during the meeting; presentation materials should be submitted as written testimony.

Written Comments

Written comments may also be emailed to Council@Hillsboro-Oregon.gov before 8 am on the day of the meeting. The City Recorder will distribute statements to the Council in advance.

Public comments are not received during work sessions.

If you have additional questions or comments, please call the City Recorder's Office at 503-681-6269.

All general correspondence should be addressed to:

City of Hillsboro
150 East Main Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Phone: 503-681-6269

General Public Hearings Testimony

• The presiding officer will read the complete hearing instructions before the testimony.
• All interested persons will be invited to speak following the opening of the hearing. If attending virtually, register to speak with the City Recorder's Office by 3pm the day of the meeting. 
• Testimony is limited to three minutes.

Quasi-Judicial Public Hearings

Quasi-judicial hearings allow the City Council to hear sworn testimony, obtain evidence and provide for cross examination of witnesses, with the decision based solely on the evidence presented.

The City Council will periodically conduct quasi-judicial public hearings. 

• For land use hearings, a staff member will come forward and outline the Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 197 requirements for the hearing before the presiding officer opens the hearing.
• All interested persons will be invited to speak following the opening of the hearing. Oral testimony will be taken in the following order: applicant, other proponents and opponents, followed by the applicant’s rebuttal. 
• Testimony should avoid repetition of issues, be based on the application or on the specific approval criteria outlined in the staff report for the item and is limited to three minutes. More time, if needed, may be provided at the presiding officer’s discretion.
• For land use hearings, ORS 197.763 provides that, under certain circumstances, the record may remain open or a continuance may be granted upon the request of a participant.

Register to Provide Testimony

• If attending in person: Please fill out a yellow card on the table in the back of the room if you plan to speak or want to receive a notice of the decision and give it to the City Recorder.
• If attending virtually: Register to speak by providing your name, address, phone number, and email address, to the City Recorder's Office before 3 pm the day of the hearing. Email Council@Hillsboro-Oregon.gov or call 503-681-6269.

In the 2023 session, the Legislative Assembly passed HB 2805, which gives the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) the authority to enforce Oregon's Public Meetings Law (ORS 192.610 to 192.705)

City Council, including all board, commissions and committees, are subject to Oregon’s Public Meeting Law. Violations of the law should be reported through the grievance process outlined by state law and the OGEC. To report a violation, email the City Recorder’s Office or provide a written grievance to 150 East Main Street, 5th floor, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123. Once received, the City Recorder’s Office will initiate the process as outlined by the OGEC.

Step 1- The written grievance needs to include:

• Date of submission of the grievance.
• The name and contact information of the person filing the grievance.
• The date that the alleged violation of the Public Meetings Law occurred.
• A description of the facts and circumstances of the alleged violation. 

The written grievance must be submitted to the City Recorder's Office within 30 calendar days of when the alleged violation happened. 

 Step 2 - Wait for Response

The City Recorder's Office has 21 calendar days to respond to your written grievance. The response should acknowledge the receipt of the written grievance and address it in one of the following ways:

• Deny the facts and circumstances alleged in the grievance. Provide the public body's version of events and why those facts are not a violation of the law.
• Admit to the facts and circumstances alleged in the grievance, but deny that they are a violation of the law.
• Admit to the facts and circumstances alleged in the grievance and that they were a violation of the law. Explain the steps the City of Hillsboro will take to address the violation.
• Once you receive a response from the City Recorder's Office, or if you do not receive a response within 21 days of filing your grievance, you can move on to filing a complaint with OGEC.

Step 3 - File Complaint

If you receive a response that satisfies your grievance, you do not need to file a complaint.

If you don't receive a response within 21 days, or if you are dissatisfied with response you received, you can file a complaint with OGEC. To file a complaint with OGEC, you are required to include documentation that you have completed the mandatory prerequisites (steps 1 and 2). You can submit a complaint on the Cases & Complaints web page.

You must include the following with your complaint:

• A copy of the written grievance.
• A copy of the City Recorder's response.

If no response was received, an affirmation that you did not receive a response within the 21-day period. If you fail to satisfy the mandatory prerequisites before filing your complaint with OGEC, your complaint will be dismissed. (ORS 192.685(3))