City of Sherwood

What City of Sherwood does

City of Sherwood is a municipal government in Washington County, Oregon, serving residents and businesses within and just beyond its incorporated boundaries. The city was first platted in 1889, later incorporated, and now operates under a council-manager form of government led by a Mayor, Council President, and six Councilors, with a small staff of 51–100 employees. It delivers the standard portfolio of local-government services: police protection (including K-9, code enforcement, and a new Unmanned Aerial Systems/drone program), water and sewer utilities, parks and recreation, library services, municipal court, community development, and senior transportation via the Sherwood Senior Shuttle.

The City owns a distinctive piece of infrastructure — Sherwood Broadband, a municipal fiber-to-the-business utility that originated from a 2003 Urban Renewal District fiber investment and now serves Sherwood, Newberg, and parts of Yamhill County. Other technology assets include Sherwood Maps, a GIS-based interactive mapping system maintained by Public Works, the WebDrawer public-records platform, the City Services Portal for online bill pay and service requests, and a multi-channel resident communications stack (website, social, email newsletter, emergency One Call notifications). A Financial Transparency Portal exposes budget and reporting data, though specific revenue and budget totals are not published in the source material reviewed.

Commercially, the City operates as a tax- and fee-funded enterprise. Revenue streams include recurring utility billing (water, sewer, broadband), transaction-based fees (event permits, building permits, business licenses, $10 notary services, municipal court fines), the Senior Shuttle per-stop fare, and an Urban Renewal Agency that issues tax-increment-backed debt to fund public-private partnerships (e.g., a $500,000+ turf field investment with Sherwood School District and an indoor soccer complex with the YMCA). The City is governed as a public entity, has no parent company, and is not investable in the traditional PE/VC sense, so this profile is positioned for situational awareness rather than as a transaction target.

Name

City of Sherwood

Legal name

City of Sherwood

Website

https://sherwoodoregon.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

City of Sherwood is a municipal government in Washington County, Oregon providing police, water, sewer, parks, library, permitting, and senior services to residents and local businesses, and operating Sherwood Broadband, a city-owned fiber internet utility serving the broader region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Utility Billing: Water, sewer, and broadband services billed monthly to residents and businesses. The Utility Billing department handles water, sewer, and Sherwood Broadband services.
2. Permits and Licenses: Fees collected for event permits, building permits, business licenses, and development review applications.
3. Notary Services: Notary services provided for $10 per document notarized.
4. Municipal Court Fines: Traffic citations and municipal court fines collected by the Police Department and Municipal Court.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

City of Sherwood is a municipal government providing essential public services to residents and businesses within Sherwood, Oregon. Core offerings include water and sewer utilities, city-owned fiber broadband internet (Sherwood Broadband), police and public safety services, parks and recreation, library services, municipal court, permitting and development review, code enforcement, senior transportation, and community programming. Sherwood Broadband is operated as a city utility serving businesses in Sherwood, Newberg, and parts of Yamhill County.

Product overview

City of Sherwood is a municipal government offering a portfolio of public services to residents. The city's digital service portfolio includes Sherwood Broadband (municipal fiber internet service operated as a city utility), Utility Billing services for water/sewer/broadband with online payment options, Sherwood Library services with events and programs, Sherwood Police Department including K-9 and drone operations, Parks and Recreation facilities and programs, Sherwood Senior Shuttle transportation for seniors, GIS-based Sherwood Maps with interactive mapping tools, development review and permit services, code enforcement, notary services, public records access via WebDrawer, and special events permitting. The core offerings center on essential municipal services with Sherwood Broadband being the primary technology product offered as a utility service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sherwood Broadband Municipal fiber internet service provider offering high-speed broadband connectivity to residents and businesses in Sherwood, Oregon, Newberg, and parts of Yamhill County. Operated as a city utility.
• Utility Billing Billing and payment services for water, sewer, and Sherwood Broadband. Offers online bill pay, paperless billing options, autopay, leak detection support, and water quality information.
• Sherwood Library
• Sherwood Police Department
• Parks and Recreation
• Sherwood Senior Shuttle
• Sherwood Maps
• Development Review and Permit Applications
• Code Enforcement
• Notary Services
• Public Records
• Special Events Permits

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2026Sherwood Police Department partnered with Oregon Department of Justice through the SPIRE (Special Projects: Investigate, Respond, Enforce) program, which embeds ODOJ investigators directly with local agencies to address multi-jurisdictional criminal activity including human trafficking investigations.
• Washington County Tactical Negotiations TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency law enforcement partnership for joint operations including the SPIRE program targeting illicit businesses and organized crime.
• Tigard PoliceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through SPIRE program for joint law enforcement operations in Washington County.
• Washington County District AttorneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Washington County DA for prosecution of human trafficking and organized crime cases through the SPIRE initiative.
• Sherwood School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for shared facilities including turf fields at high school stadium, lights at middle school fields, and stadium improvements. The URA partnered over $500,000 for turf field installation.
• YMCA of Columbia-WillametteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for programming activities and events at the indoor soccer complex facility, co-funded by Urban Renewal Agency.
• Sherwood Chamber of CommercecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity partner for business development, networking, and economic development initiatives in Sherwood.
• Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (TVFR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing fire protection and emergency services in the Sherwood area.
• Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional library services consortium that Sherwood Public Library participates in, celebrating 50th anniversary in 2026.
• Sherwood YMCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for youth sports programs and community facility access.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• City of Tualatin: Tualatin Valley, Oregon city providing a directly comparable municipal service portfolio to Sherwood residents, including water, sewer, parks, police, and development services.
• City of Newberg: Oregon city within Sherwood Broadband's service footprint; provides a near-identical mix of municipal services including water, sewer, police, library, parks, and permits to a similarly sized population.
• City of West Linn: Comparable-sized Clackamas County, Oregon city operating a similar mix of municipal services including water, sewer, police, library, parks, and permits to a similarly affluent residential base.
• City of Tigard: Adjacent Washington County, Oregon city of comparable size providing the same municipal service portfolio (police, public works, utility billing, permits, parks). Already a SPIRE law-enforcement co-partner with Sherwood, making it the closest operational peer.
• City of Wilsonville: Clackamas County, Oregon city of comparable population operating the same municipal service portfolio (police, public works, utilities, library, parks, permits), and an active partner in regional Washington/Clackamas county initiatives.

Emerging players

• Longmont Power & Communications: Longmont, Colorado's municipal fiber and electric utility is one of the most successful city-owned broadband models in the U.S., making it a direct strategic benchmark for Sherwood Broadband's potential expansion trajectory.

Broad incumbents

• City of Beaverton: Larger Washington County, Oregon city operating a similar but more extensive municipal service portfolio; serves as a benchmark for service delivery scale and a regional hub for the same county Sherwood operates in.
• City of Lake Oswego: Larger Portland-metro Oregon city with a comparable municipal service model including its own library, recreation, public works, and police services — useful as a scaled-up peer for Sherwood's service lines.
• EPB Fiber (Chattanooga): City-owned fiber utility in Chattanooga, Tennessee — a high-profile municipal broadband operator. Functions as a strategic reference point for Sherwood Broadband's long-term scale and service ambition.

Others

• Sherwood Broadband: Wholly-owned city utility subsidiary providing fiber internet across Sherwood, Newberg, and parts of Yamhill County — included as an internal peer reference for the city's most differentiated commercial offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/citysherwood
• Facebookfacebook.com/SherwoodOregon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/city-of-sherwood

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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