April 9 City Council Meeting canceled
The 2:30 p.m. Budget work session continues - live stream is available on the City's Virtual Engagement Hub or the City of Asheville YouTube Channel
During the recent Council Retreat on February 22 & 23, 2024, Asheville City Council was able to establish 6 strategic priorities for the next fiscal year. The strategic priorities help guide City Council, City staff, and the City’s annual operating and capital budget and annual work plans.
The 6 priorities for FY2025 are:
Neighborhood and Climate Resilience
Equitable, [...]
What’s Up AVL!
The City of Asheville’s bi-monthly radio show allows the community to take a deep dive with the City of Asheville staff and departments.
You can learn about different departments and what projects are taking place in your community.
This Week’s Guest: Finance Budget Manager Taylor Floyd and Data Specialist Natalie Bailey
Sam, Taylor [...]
What’s Up AVL!
The City of Asheville’s bi-monthly radio show allows the community to take a deep dive with the City of Asheville staff and departments.
You can learn about different departments and what projects are taking place in your community.
This Week’s Guest: Office of Data and Performance Manager Eric Jackson and Buncombe County [...]
As required by the State Statute cited below the City is posting to its website the fiscal year 2023 General Fund revenues and expenses associated with the Permits and Inspections Division of the Development Services Department and the Fire Marshal’s Office Division of the Fire Department. We have also posted the fiscal year 2023 Technology [...]
During Asheville City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting on May 9, City Manager Debra Campbell and Budget Manager Taylor Floyd presented the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 budget. Once adopted, the FY 2023-24 budget will fund City operations from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
The FY 2023-24 Proposed Budget totals $239.7 million, a $22.1 million [...]
The City of Asheville wants to hear from you! We are kicking off our Fiscal Year 2023-24 (FY24, which runs July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) budget development process by seeking feedback from the community.
The first way to engage is to participate in our budget priorities survey. This short survey should take less [...]
At its June 28 meeting Asheville City Council passed the City Managers recommended budget with a 6 to 1 vote.
The $217 million budget is based on internal work, community input and Council priorities, and reflects the long term strategies and continuation of the reimagining public safety process.
The next meeting of the Asheville City Council, scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, will mark the return to Council Chamber for the governing body. The meeting will be held in City Hall, 70 Court Plaza on the second floor.
The meetings were moved in 2020 to facilitate sessions under new COVID-19 protocols.
City Council continued to meet, [...]