Wilsonville has a home rule charter and is a council-manager governed municipality where the unelected city manager runs day-to-day operations.
The current city manager is Bryan Cosgrove.
The mayor and four-person city council are elected to four-year terms.
Wilsonville's elected officials are Tim Knapp (Mayor), Kristin Akervall (Council President), Charlotte Lehan, Ben West and Dr. Joann Linville.

Fire protection and police protection are contracted to other area governmental agencies.
Fire services are provided by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, and that agency operates two fire stations in the city.
Police service is contracted out to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, with a lieutenant serving as the chief of police and officers using vehicles marked as Wilsonville Police.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department runs 12 parks, with Memorial Park the largest at 126 acres (51 ha).

Wilsonville also provides its own water supply and wastewater treatment.
The wastewater system was built in 1972, while the water system was upgraded with a new treatment plant in 2002.
Water is drawn from the Willamette River from the Wilsonville Water Treatment Plant built at a cost of $46 million in conjunction with the Tualatin Valley Water District.
The city used to use wells to provide drinking water, but those began to run dry in the late 1990s.
The plant's initial capacity was 15 million gallons per day, but can be expanded to 120 million gallons per day.
Neighboring Sherwood will begin receiving water from the plant in 2012.

The city has a single library branch, a 28,677-square-foot (2,664.2 m²) building on Wilsonville Road.
The majority of the city is within the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, but the Charbonneau area is part of the Canby School District.
Public transit is provided by the city through SMART, though TriMet has connections via buses at the northern limits of the city and with the Westside Express Service commuter rail.

At the federal level, Wilsonville is primarily within Oregon's 5th congressional district, represented by Kurt Schrader, but the portions lying within Washington County are in the 1st district, represented by Suzanne Bonamici.
In the State Senate, the city is in District 13, represented by Kim Thatcher.
In the House, the city is represented by Courtney Neron in House District 26.
In addition, Wilsonville lies within District 3 (Craig Dirksen) of the Metro regional government.

State-Wide election results
Wilsonville has a home rule charter and is a council-manager governed municipality where the unelected city manager runs day-to-day operations. The current city manager is Bryan Cosgrove. The mayor and four-person city council are elected to four-year terms. Wilsonville's elected officials are Tim Knapp (Mayor), Kristin Akervall (Council President), Charlotte Lehan, Ben West and Dr. Joann Linville.
Fire protection and police protection are contracted to other area governmental agencies. Fire services are provided by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, and that agency operates two fire stations in the city. Police service is contracted out to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, with a lieutenant serving as the chief of police and officers using vehicles marked as Wilsonville Police. The city's Parks and Recreation Department runs 12 parks, with Memorial Park the largest at 126 acres (51 ha).
Wilsonville also provides its own water supply and wastewater treatment. The wastewater system was built in 1972, while the water system was upgraded with a new treatment plant in 2002. Water is drawn from the Willamette River from the Wilsonville Water Treatment Plant built at a cost of $46 million in conjunction with the Tualatin Valley Water District. The city used to use wells to provide drinking water, but those began to run dry in the late 1990s. The plant's initial capacity was 15 million gallons per day, but can be expanded to 120 million gallons per day. Neighboring Sherwood will begin receiving water from the plant in 2012.
The city has a single library branch, a 28,677-square-foot (2,664.2 m²) building on Wilsonville Road. The majority of the city is within the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, but the Charbonneau area is part of the Canby School District. Public transit is provided by the city through SMART, though TriMet has connections via buses at the northern limits of the city and with the Westside Express Service commuter rail.
At the federal level, Wilsonville is primarily within Oregon's 5th congressional district, represented by Kurt Schrader, but the portions lying within Washington County are in the 1st district, represented by Suzanne Bonamici. In the State Senate, the city is in District 13, represented by Kim Thatcher. In the House, the city is represented by Courtney Neron in House District 26. In addition, Wilsonville lies within District 3 (Craig Dirksen) of the Metro regional government.
State-Wide election results
Wilsonville, Oregon