The regular meetings of the Community Entertainment Facilities Commission will remain meeting as needed until June 30, 2027, unless noticed otherwise. This page will be updated as new information becomes available. Special meetings may occur if a board needs to meet regarding Helene-related or pressing matters.
Members of boards that are meeting on an as-needed basis have the following pathways to propose new tasks that have not been directed by City Council:
Ask their board’s representative on the Helene Recovery Boards to present the idea to their respective Recovery Board.
Communicate the idea to a Council Committee.
Communicate the idea to City Council.
Ask their board chair to present the idea to the department director who provides support to their board (e.g., Urban Forestry Master Plan, Arts & Culture Plan, Home Repair, Resilience Hubs, etc.).
The Commission reviews and makes recommendations on programming goals and objectives; long-range plans; proposals for changes in the fees and charges; and encourages promotion of sports, recreation, entertainment, and cultural events and activities at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville, formerly known as the U.S. Cellular Center Asheville and the Asheville Civic Center.
Community Entertainment Facilities Commission Enabling Ordinance
Community Entertainment Facilities Commission (formerly the Civic Center Commission) Documents (meeting materials, annual reports, annual work plans, governing documents, enabling statutes, resolutions, ordinances, etc.)
The Community Entertainment Facilities Commission (formerly known as the Civic Center Commission) consists of nine voting members; seven voting members shall be appointed by the City Council and two voting members shall be appointed by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. The city manager, the city finance director, the civic center director, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Director of Convention and Marketing Sales, the Asheville Buncombe Regional Sports Commission Director and the Asheville Symphony Director, shall be non-voting ex officio members.
The term of office is three years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all members appointed by the Asheville City Council shall serve at the pleasure of Council, and may be removed at any time with or without cause.
The regular meetings of the Community Entertainment Facilities Commission will remain meeting as needed until June 30, 2027, unless noticed otherwise. This page will be updated as new information becomes available. Special meetings may occur if the board needs to meet regarding Helene-related or pressing matters.
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To view more upcoming Community Entertainment Facilities Commission events, visit the Events Calendar.
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For older Community Entertainment Facilities Commission (formerly the Civic Center Commission) materials, please visit the Community Entertainment Facilities Commission (formerly the Civic Center Commission) Documents folder.
