In January 2023, the City of Hillsboro assumed daily management of the Hillsboro Municipal Golf Course from the Hillsboro Golf Association (HGA). As part of that transition, the city has assumed management of the membership. The HGA has standing agreements to allow for free or discounted annual memberships for certain individuals. Those individuals include the employees serving the golf course, a volunteer that provides ball clean-up services at the driving range and a lifetime membership for the retired golf course superintendent. In recognition of those pre-existing arrangements, the city will honor those arrangements for 2023. All future arrangements will be at the discretion of the Golf Superintendent and City Administrator.

To encourage membership and employee wellness, the city will provide any regular full-time and part-time employee of the city or volunteer on the Hillsboro Fire Department a 50% reduction in annual membership fee at the golf course. The reduction shall apply only to the membership fee chosen by the employee. Discounts do not apply to cart storage fees, trail fees, handicap fees, cart rental or daily greens fees for guests.

To receive the discounted rate, employees must submit payment by the annual due date. For 2023, the revised due date for city employees shall be June 1, 2023. For all future years, the date shall be the same as other golf course members. Any employee or firefighter that paid for membership in 2023 before the adoption of this policy shall be refunded 50% of the membership fee.