League of Oregon Cities Honors Hillsboro with Two Awards

The City of Hillsboro received its first Gold Safety Award for workplace safety efforts to reduce accidents, and the 2015 Helen and Alan Berg Good Governance Award for Hillsboro’s Job Training Opportunity Program (JTOP).

Meet the City of Hillsboro's 2015 Summer Interns

Student interns add value and efficiency to the City of Hillsboro’s services throughout all departments in hands-on, career-focused work. Read more about the City of Hillsboro's 2015 summer interns.

City of Hillsboro Employees Raise $10,000 for Relay for Life

This was the 13th year that a team of City of Hillsboro employees participated in Relay of Life, which is the official charity selected by City employees. The City of Hillsboro’s team has raised $10,000 so far, with efforts continuing until August 31. Overall, the event has raised $153,000.

Hillsboro Receives State of Oregon Workplace Safety Award

The City of Hillsboro has received the 2015 Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Employer Award which honors extraordinary contributions to workplace safety and health.

Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Now Recruiting Members for 2015-16 School Year

The Hillsboro Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is recruiting students in grades 9-12 to join YAC for the 2015-2016 school year. Applications are due by April 30.

Youth Invasion 2014 Launches Future Careers

The second annual Hillsboro Youth Invasion gave more than 280 Students from Century, Glencoe, Hillsboro, Liberty, and Miller Education Center high schools, the ability to explore careers in local government and learn how City of Hillsboro employees work to serve the community.

YAC students lend a hand at the Oregon International Air Show

For the Hillsboro Youth Advisory Council's (YAC) first major volunteer project of the year, students helped with set up and clean up at the Oregon International Air Show.

3D Printer Gets Tested in Information Services Department

Summer intern Jordan Stoll helped the Hillsboro Information Services Department take advantage of the power of a 3D printer.l

Intern Mentors Centro Cultural Students on Lego League Know-How

Information Services (IS) intern Karissa Pavlik received a very unusual assignment this summer – playing games – to promote cooperation and teamwork between the student members of Centro Cultural’s FIRST Lego League (FLL) robotics team.

City of Hillsboro Named Fit-Friendly Worksite

The American Heart Association's "My Heart. My Life." initiative has recognized the City of Hillsboro as a Gold Level Fit-Friendly Worksite, based on the City's commitment to encouraging employees to participate in physical activity, good nutrition and wellness.

Hillsboro Selects Lee Dobrowolski to be Police Chief

Hillsboro City Manager Michael Brown has selected Lee Dobrowolski to lead the Hillsboro Police Department as Police Chief, accomplishing his goal to have the best Police Chief in place by early 2014. Dobrowolski (pronounced Dah-BROW-skee) will join the City of Hillsboro after 22 years of serving the Salt Lake City Police Department, where he currently is Deputy Chief.

City Leaders Seek Ideas for Hillsboro 2035 Vision Plan

The City of Hillsboro and the Hillsboro 2035 Task Force encourage community members to submit ideas that will help shape Hillsboro’s future. Past ideas include calls for public art, community gathering places and events, bike and pedestrian improvements, environmental programs, and more. Go to hillsboro2035.org to learn more about the project and register to post an idea in a new online public forum.

Hillsboro Police Chief Recruitment Narrowed to Five Finalists

The City of Hillsboro has selected five finalist candidates seeking to become the next Chief of the Hillsboro Police Department. The panel of finalists comes less than a month after the City received 62 applications for the Police Chief position from candidates representing 17 states.

Melanie Adams Promoted to Hillsboro Building Director