5 Ways to Get Involved with Hillsboro City Council

HILLSBORO, OR - The Hillsboro City Council tackles important issues each week, and you can be part of the decision making process. Half the battle is making your voice heard. Check out the different ways you can work with the City Council.

• Write to City Council. You can choose to address "Hillsboro City Council Members" as a whole, entire unit or you can select an individual council member, ideally one who works with an issue that is important to you. Direct the email to council@hillsboro-oregon.gov. Remember to be professional and state the purpose of your letter directly. Include facts and figures to support your argument and build your case. Lastly, be sure to explain why this issue matters to you-include an anecdote or some brief backstory about yourself if it is relevant.
• Attend a City Council Meeting. These are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Civic Center Shirley Huffman Auditorium located on 150 E. Main Street. If you're feeling bold and choose to speak at the meeting, you can sign up to share your thoughts during either the Public Comment or Public Hearings portions of the meeting. Public Comment takes place at the end of each meeting and is reserved for comments that do not pertain to the agenda of the meeting. Public Hearings happens at the opening of the meeting, and gives the people of Hillsboro a chance to comment on a particular policy decision or agenda from that meeting.
• Use Social Media. This option is one of the more popular ways to engage with the community. Check out this list of popular, preexisting tags you can use on social media. Twitter: City of Hillsboro: @CityofHillsboro Downtown Hillsboro: @HillsboroDwtn Hillsboro Chamber: @HillChamber Hillsboro Tribune: @HillsboroTrib. Instagram: City of Hillsboro: @CityofHillsboro Downtown Hillsboro: @HillsboroDowntown. Or, if none of these tags seem appropriate, create your own and be part of a conversation that is rooted in community.
• Submit Your Own Event. The City of Hillsboro also encourages its residents to submit an event proposal if there is something you'd like to see included on the community calendar. Choose one of six categories (Art, Networking, Business, Community, Food & Drink and Music) and include the address of the location where you'd like your event to take place.
• Write to the Hillsboro Patch. If you want to tell Patch about a political problem that's important to you, you can write to the Hillsboro Patch. Check out this simple how to guide and start posting on Patch today, totally free. It's a way to interact with the Hillsboro community and gain support for an issue that matters to you.

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