Budget and Performance

Click here to view information about the development of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget.


Mission and Division Responsibilities

The Office of Data and Performance (ODAP) and the Budget Division merged in 2022 to become the Budget and Performance Division. The mission of the Budget and Performance Division is to plan, prepare, and monitor the City’s operating and capital budgets, assisting the City Manager and other departments in planning, budget forecasting, and evaluation. The team also manages the City’s five-year Capital Improvement Program, updates the City’s fees and charges, and serves as a public resource to provide information to citizens on budget and tax issues. 

As an integral part of the budgeting process, the Budget & Performance Division also manages the City’s Organizational Work Plan, which ties the budget to discrete projects that help to fulfill the Annual Council Priorities . The Division assists other departments in developing performance measures, ensuring projects are achieving desired outcomes for the community.

FY 2024-2025 tax rates for Asheville citizens are:

City tax rate: 40.93 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
County tax rate: 51.76 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
City School tax rate: 10.62 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
Not all City of Asheville residents pay the City School tax.


Adopted Budgets

Fiscal Year 2024-25

Fiscal Year 2023-24

Fiscal Year 2022-23

Fiscal Year 2021-22

Fiscal Year 2020-21

Fiscal Year 2019-20

Fiscal Year 2018-19

Fiscal Year 2017-18

Fiscal Year 2016-17

Fiscal Year 2015-16

Fiscal Year 2014-15

Fiscal Year 2013-14

Fiscal Year 2012-13

Fiscal Year 2011-12

Fiscal Year 2010-11

Fiscal Year 2009-10


Other Reports

Annual Report FY 2023-2024 English
Annual Report FY 2023-2024 Spanish

Asheville, NC 2013: A Community Crossroads

Asheville, NC 2010: A Financial Crossroads – Presented 1/20/2010


Contact Information

Tony McDowell, Director of Finance
Phone: 828-259-5635
E-mail: tmcdowell@ashevillenc.gov

Lindsay Spangler – Budget and Performance Manager
Phone: (828) 259-5592
E-mail: lspangler@ashevillenc.gov

Location: Asheville City Hall, 4th floor
Mailing: P.O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday