III: Franchises
| Ord. No. | Date Passed | Description |
| 1514 | 5-29-84 | Granting Umatilla Electric Cooperative a 20-year franchise |
| 1795 | 2-22-93 | Granting U.S. West (now Qwest) a 20-year franchise |
| 1851 | 8-8-94 | Granting Sanitary Disposal, Inc., a renewable five-year franchise for solid waste management service |
| 1958 | 6-16-98 | Granting Cascade Natural Gas Corporation a non-exclusive franchise to construct, maintain and operate the distribution of natural gas to the city for a period of ten years |
| 2031 | 3-26-01 | Granting Hermiston Transit an exclusive, renewable five-year franchise to operate and maintain a taxicab service in the city |
| 2041 | 8-27-01 | Granting Falcon Community Cable L.P. d/b/a Charter Communications a non-exclusive franchise to operate a cable system within the city |
| 2110 | 6-27-05 | Granting Hermiston Transit an exclusive five-year franchise to maintain and operate a taxi service in the city |
| 2111 | 8-8-05 | Granting Umatilla Electric Cooperative a 20-year franchise |
| 2157 | 7-13-09 |
Granting to Cascade Natural Gas Corporation a non-exclusive franchise and right to use publicly-owned rights-of-way within the city to construct, operate and maintain a system for the sale and distribution of natural and/or artificial gas |
| 2166 | 6-28-10 | Granting to Kevin Robinson, dba Hermiston Transit, the exclusive right, privilege and franchise, for a period of five years to maintain and operate a taxi service within the city |