Advancing Racial Equity in Asheville Happening Now The 30/60/90 Day Plan is now Advancing Racial Equity in Asheville. Implementing equity takes more than 90 days, and the City is committed to environmental, economic, and social justice. With our Equity and Inclusion Office’s help, the City of Asheville will apply an equity lens to the work we do in every department. This overarching initiative spurred from protests that swept the country during the summer of 2020 in response to George Floyd’s death; the City began to grapple with their role in systemic racism and address these for the next generation. The City of Asheville is committed to working towards social justice and creating a City where every resident feels included and heard by their elected officials and city staff. 30/60/90 Day Work Plan Initiative Timeframe Description Status 1 30 Days Resolution to move monuments; shroud Vance monument; and creation of a joint city/county task force Underway For more information, click here. 2 30 Days Work with the community, using the African American Heritage Commission (AAHC) as a resource, to rename streets named after former slave owners and replace them with historic local black leaders. Underway For more information, click here. Supporting Documents Street Naming FAQ Draft Inventory of Street Names 3 60 Days Continue partnering with Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools to address Opportunity Gps. Underway 4 60 Days Initiate conversations to Defund the Police budget by 50%. Underway For more information on Reimagining Public Safety, click here. August 25 City Manager’s Report September 8 City Manager’s Report – Video, Powerpoint FY 2020-21 Manager’s Recommended Budget Amendment Presentation 5 60 Days Initiate conversations with the district attorney’s office regarding the probation decision for Mr. Hickman Underway 6 90 Days Provide protocol, practices overview of assessment, plans and implementation by City government; and resources allocation data from the Equity and Inclusion Department on the City’s Website. a. Examine what recruitment strategies have been used to establish inclusive hiring practices that includes the use of inclusive benchmarks. If none or currently in use research best practices and modify current hiring practices to include those strategies. b. In addition we demand an audit of the internal practices of the city – what decisions have been made vs what has been recommended by the office of Equity and Inclusion.” Underway For more information, go to Equity and Inclusion Dashboard. 7 90 Days Better understand and work through solutions for remaining demands. Creation of “Harm Free Zones” All Civilian Oversight Committee Underway 8 90 Days Utilize best practices to recruit people of color. On-going 9 90 Days Develop Race and Gender Conscious Policy in response to the disparity study as part of City contracting and procurement. Underway For more information, click here. Contact Information Vance Monument Task Force Nia Davis, Human Relations Analyst Office of Equity and Inclusion 828-251-4059 Street Renaming Initiative Ben Woody, AICP Director, Development Services 828-259-5679 Reimagining Public Safety Peggy Rowe Director, Human Resources 828-259-5682 Updated 10/13/2020 Related Services Watch a live stream of the City channel View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Sign up for city e-newsletter Receive City News in your inbox! Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov. Gun safety Learn how to prevent deadly gun accidents and teach your children what to do if they come across a firearm. More Related Services Advancing Racial Equity in Asheville News Asheville residents invited to take survey about City government Posted on January 7, 2021January 11, 2021 by Polly McDaniel How are we doing, as your City government? The City of Asheville is working with the Polco/National Community Survey company to find out. The National Community Survey captures residents’ opinions on governance and participation, also drilling down to specific issues such as the built environment, community engagement, recreation and wellness, the economy, safety and mobility. Some residents [...] Asheville 2020 in review: Response to pandemic, protests and more Posted on December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Asheville has not seen a year like 2020 in a hundred years — literally. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 has the world — including our corner of it — experienced this kind of public health challenge. Working [...] City of Asheville rolls out text message option for public engagement Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, the City of Asheville looks to implement tools to engage with our residents safely. Most recently, the City began accepting public comments via text (SMS) message. The vast majority of Americans – 96% – now own a cellphone of some kind. In an effort to engage the public [...] More Advancing Racial Equity in Asheville News
Watch a live stream of the City channel View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.
Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov.
Gun safety Learn how to prevent deadly gun accidents and teach your children what to do if they come across a firearm.
Asheville residents invited to take survey about City government Posted on January 7, 2021January 11, 2021 by Polly McDaniel How are we doing, as your City government? The City of Asheville is working with the Polco/National Community Survey company to find out. The National Community Survey captures residents’ opinions on governance and participation, also drilling down to specific issues such as the built environment, community engagement, recreation and wellness, the economy, safety and mobility. Some residents [...]
Asheville 2020 in review: Response to pandemic, protests and more Posted on December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Asheville has not seen a year like 2020 in a hundred years — literally. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 has the world — including our corner of it — experienced this kind of public health challenge. Working [...]
City of Asheville rolls out text message option for public engagement Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, the City of Asheville looks to implement tools to engage with our residents safely. Most recently, the City began accepting public comments via text (SMS) message. The vast majority of Americans – 96% – now own a cellphone of some kind. In an effort to engage the public [...]