City of Oakville

What City of Oakville does

The City of Oakville is a Washington State municipal government entity incorporated on December 18, 1905, serving approximately 715 residents in Oakville, WA — the southeastern gateway to Grays Harbor County. It delivers essential public services from City Hall at 204 E Main Street, including water utility distribution and bi-monthly billing, building permit issuance and inspection (commercial, residential, and mechanical), municipal court adjudication, public works maintenance, public records administration, emergency preparedness coordination, and recreation services. Law enforcement is provided externally through the Grays Harbor County Sheriff Department. The city is governed by a Mayor (Bill Breedlove) and five elected Council Members, with administrative operations handled by a Clerk-Treasurer, Deputy Clerk, Public Works Director, Public Works Helper, Chief Building Official, a Municipal Court Judge, and a Court Administrator — approximately 13 internal personnel in total.

The city's technology footprint is built entirely on standard municipal SaaS tools. The official website runs on the CivicPlus government platform and serves as the unified digital interface for permitting, public records requests, meeting agendas and minutes, a Citizen Report Form, job postings, and department directories. Online payments for water bills and court fines are processed through the third-party Certified Payments portal (certifiedpayments.net); web forms are protected by Google reCAPTCHA. No proprietary technology, custom APIs, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Revenue is generated through five streams: (1) an annual property tax levy from city residents and property owners; (2) bi-monthly water utility billing, usage-based with a base allocation and a $50 new-service deposit, due on the 25th of even months; (3) one-time building permit fees, including a non-refundable $50 commercial application fee plus project-valuation-based fees; (4) per-page public records fees ($0.15 hard copy, $0.10 electronic); and (5) municipal court fines and fees. The customer base is exclusively local — the ~715 residents and a small set of local businesses within city limits. The city has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and operates without external funding; it is a non-commercial government entity serving a captive local population.

Name

City of Oakville

Legal name

City of Oakville

Website

https://oakvillecityhall.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The City of Oakville is a Washington State municipal government serving approximately 715 residents with water utility, building permits, municipal court, public works, and emergency preparedness services, operated by a small staff from City Hall and supported externally by the Grays Harbor County Sheriff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Municipal water utility
• Building permits
• Public works services
• Municipal court administration
• City government services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Levy: Annual property tax levy collected from Oakville residents and property owners to fund general city operations and services.
2. Water Utility Billing: Bi-monthly water bills due every even month on the 25th. Bills are generated based on water consumption with extra charges for usage beyond base allocation.
3. Permit Fees: Non-refundable fees collected for building permits including commercial permits ($50), mechanical permits, and residential permits.
4. Public Records Fees: Fees charged for public records requests: $0.15 per page for hard copies, $0.10 per page for scanned electronic documents.
5. Court Fines and Fees: Municipal court collects fines and fees for violations handled through the court system.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The City of Oakville is a municipal government that delivers essential public services to its approximately 715 residents in Grays Harbor County, Washington. Core functions include operating a water utility with bi-monthly billing, issuing building permits (commercial, residential, mechanical), running a municipal court, maintaining public works and roads, and providing emergency preparedness, recreation, and public records services through City Hall and a CivicPlus-powered website.

Product overview

The City of Oakville operates a unified municipal government website built on the CivicPlus platform that serves as the primary digital interface for delivering city services to approximately 715 residents. The website provides integrated access to building permits (Commercial, Residential, Mechanical), water billing with online payment processing, Municipal Court services, public records requests, meeting schedules with agendas and minutes, emergency preparedness information, recreation services, and job postings. Citizens can interact with city government through online forms for reporting issues, submitting permit applications, and requesting public records, while also accessing offline payment options via the Certified Payments third-party processor for water bills and court payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Permits (Commercial, Residential, Mechanical)
• Online Payment Services
• Water Billing Services
• Municipal Court Services
• Public Records Request System
• Emergency Preparedness Information
• Recreation Services
• Meeting Agendas & Minutes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grays Harbor County Sheriff DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty Sheriff provides law enforcement services for the City of Oakville. The Sheriff's department handles police calls, patrols, and emergency response within the city. Emergency line: 911. Non-emergency: (360) 533-8765.
• Grays Harbor Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency management coordination for severe weather, flooding, and 'boil water' advisories. Residents can register for emergency notifications through Grays Harbor Emergency Management.
• Washington State Emergency Management DivisionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing emergency preparedness information and resources to help prepare homes, businesses, and neighborhoods for emergencies.
• FEMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Emergency Management Agency provides comprehensive 'Are You Ready' guide covering specific hazards and what to do before, during, and after each hazard type.
• Chehalis TribeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Ash Street Paving project cooperation. Tribal involvement in flood mitigation efforts recognized by city council.
• Jackson Civil EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSelected through RFQ process for engineering services including water system planning and infrastructure projects.
• Grays Harbor PUDminorOthersPublic utility district providing electrical services in the Oakville area. Listed as a community contact for residents.
• Waste ConnectionsminorOthersWaste management company providing solid waste services in the Oakville area. Listed as a community contact for residents.
• Department of HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington State Department of Health involved in water system approvals, water hookup permits for school projects, and providing grants for health-related initiatives through OSD.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• City of Montesano: Direct peer — the Grays Harbor County seat; small Washington municipal government operating water utility, public works, building permits, and municipal court with similar service-delivery model.
• City of Rochester: Direct peer — small Washington municipal government operating comparable water utility, permitting, and public works services in a rural Lewis/Thurston County setting.
• City of McCleary: Direct peer — neighboring small Washington town providing the same core municipal services (water, public works, permitting) to a similarly small population base.
• City of Elma: Direct peer — another small incorporated city in Grays Harbor County, WA with comparable municipal service scope (water, public works, permitting, court) and similar rural-population profile. Most directly comparable jurisdiction in the immediate region.
• City of Cosmopolis: Direct peer — another small Grays Harbor County municipality with comparable service structure (water utility, public works, council governance) and similar operational scale.

Others

• CivicPlus: Enabling technology provider — supplies the municipal website platform (CivicPlus) that Oakville uses for its digital service delivery, online payments integration, citizen forms, and council meeting portal. Relevant ecosystem peer for digital infrastructure comparisons.
• Grays Harbor County: Adjacent government partner — provides contracted services to Oakville (Sheriff law enforcement, Emergency Management coordination) and serves as the broader administrative framework within which Oakville operates.
• Tyler Technologies: Enabling technology provider — large government-software vendor offering permitting, utility billing, court, and public records solutions to small municipalities comparable to Oakville. Relevant ecosystem peer for backend software-stack comparisons.

Broad incumbents

• City of Tumwater: Broad incumbent — mid-sized Washington city operating overlapping municipal services (utilities, permitting, public works, court) but with substantially larger population and budget base.
• City of Lacey: Broad incumbent — a larger Washington municipal government in Thurston County that operates the same core service categories (water, permitting, court, public works) but at materially greater scale and budget capacity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Oakville-WA-Chamber-of-Commerce-758358370949685
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/city-of-oakville

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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