Editing Hillsboro, Oregon (section)

==Government==
[[File:Jones Farm Fire Station pan - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|thumb|left|alt=The Jones Farm fire station is one story tall with gray concrete blocks and red colored brick on the exterior.|Hillsboro Fire and Rescue Jones Farm station]]

Hillsboro operates under a [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] form of city government. Voters elect six [[at-large]] councilors and a mayor, who each serve four-year terms, subject to a charter-imposed limitation of two consecutive terms.<ref name="council2">{{cite web |title=Hillsboro City Council Meeting Information |url=http://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/index.aspx?page=663 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112094828/http://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/index.aspx?page=663 |archive-date=January 12, 2014 |access-date=January 12, 2014 |publisher=City of Hillsboro}}</ref> The mayor and council appoint a [[city manager]] to conduct the ordinary business of the city. Policy decisions are the responsibility of the council and mayor. Administrative functions are carried out by the manager and manager-appointed staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter VIII Appointive Officers |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=amended_charter_of_the_city_of_hillsboro-viii&frames=on |access-date=December 14, 2008 |work=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=Quality Code Publishing |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718001812/http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=amended_charter_of_the_city_of_hillsboro-viii&frames=on |url-status=live }}</ref> Government functions are centered at the [[Hillsboro Civic Center]], which houses the office of the city manager and is the location of the twice-monthly city council meetings.<ref name="council2" /> As of 2025, Beach Pace was the mayor; Olivia Alcaire, Kipperlyn Sinclair, Saba Anvery, Elizabeth Case, and Rob Harris were the city councilors.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council |url=https://hillsboro-oregon.civicweb.net/portal/members.aspx?id=10 |url-status=live |access-date=January 14, 2025 |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=January 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115062842/https://hillsboro-oregon.civicweb.net/portal/members.aspx?id=10 }}</ref> Robby Hammond serves as the city's manager.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pot |first1=Justin |title=Robby Hammond to take over as Hillsboro's interim city manager |url=https://hillsborosignal.com/2018/10/18/robby-hammond-to-take-over-as-hillsboros-interim-city-manager/ |access-date=October 12, 2019 |website=Hillsboro Signal |archive-date=October 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012190548/https://hillsborosignal.com/2018/10/18/robby-hammond-to-take-over-as-hillsboros-interim-city-manager/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the federal level, Hillsboro lies in [[Oregon's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Suzanne Bonamici]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72281.html |date=January 2, 2012 |work=Politico |access-date=February 5, 2012 |title=Suzanne Bonamici wins decisively in Oregon special |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204073202/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72281.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[Oregon State Senate|State Senate]], Hillsboro is in District 15, represented by [[Chuck Riley (politician)|Chuck Riley]], District 13, represented by [[Kim Thatcher]],<ref name="2018 election results">{{cite web |title=Live Oregon Election Results |url=https://gov.oregonlive.com/election/ |publisher=OregonLive |date=November 11, 2018 |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114083104/https://gov.oregonlive.com/election/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and District 12 represented by [[Brian Boquist]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Oregon State Senate by District |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate/Pages/SenatorsDistrict.aspx |publisher=Oregon State Legislature |year=2019 |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010546/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate/Pages/SenatorsDistrict.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[Oregon House of Representatives|House]], Districts 24 ([[Ron Noble]]), 26 ([[Courtney Neron Misslin]]), 29 ([[Susan McClain]]) and 30 ([[Janeen Sollman]]) cover the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oregon House of Representatives by District |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/house/Pages/RepresentativesDistrict.aspx |publisher=Oregon State Legislature |year=2019 |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010445/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/house/Pages/RepresentativesDistrict.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Parts of county commissioner districts 1 ([[Nafisa Fai]]), 2 ([[Pam Treece]]), and 4 ([[Jerry Willey]]) overlap the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/cao/bd_comm/map/s_commap.htm |title=Map of Board of Commissioner Districts |publisher=Washington County |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615013354/http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/cao/bd_comm/map/s_commap.htm |archive-date=June 15, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2019 |title=Board of Commissioners |url=https://www.co.washington.or.us/BOC/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 7, 2021 |publisher=Washington County, Oregon |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228085547/https://www.co.washington.or.us/boc/ }}</ref> In addition, Hillsboro lies within District 4 ([[Juan Carlos Gonzalez (Metro Councilor)|Juan Carlos González]]) and District 3 ([[Gerritt Rosenthal]]) of the [[Metro (Oregon regional government)|Metro]] regional government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2014 |title=Metro Council |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/regional-leadership/metro-council |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Metro |language=en |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228035020/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/regional-leadership/metro-council |url-status=live }}</ref>