Last updated or reviewed on October 13, 2023
The City of Asheville is committed to transparent, data-driven decision-making to create equitable outcomes for everyone in our community. Regular reporting on progress toward Council-defined priorities is a key component of that commitment.
Each tab below lists projects from the City of Asheville’s Organizational Work Plan for the given fiscal year, organized by that year’s City Council priorities.
Asheville operates on a fiscal year (FY) basis that runs from July 1 through June 30, with the fiscal year designated by the year in which it ends. Thus, FY23 began on July 1, 2022 and ended on June 30, 2023.
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The City’s fiscal year runs from July 1 – June 30 each year. Annual reports serve to highlight many of the achievements and successes from throughout the year and the work that was done to fulfill the City Council’s vision and priorities.
Annual Report FY 2021-2022
Homelessness Strategies
Make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring by supporting the implementation of National Alliance to End Homelessness recommendations.
Equitable and Affordable Housing and Stability
Maximize tools, plans, and regulations to increase housing supply; prioritize access for low income residents/households; reduce barriers to construction; and begin preparing to update the Unified Development Ordinance and initiate a 2024 Housing Bond.
Neighborhood and Climate Resilience
Prioritize resources and capacity across our climate and sustainability plans to maximize impact.
Reparations
Maximize collaboration with the Community Reparations Commission and partners to effectively implement short and long term recommendations and grow reparations investment by increased funding and continue to look for more revenue sources and partners.
Reimagining Public Safety
Improve community safety outcomes by securing funding and increasing and expanding programming and partnerships to address quality of life issues.
Improve and Expand Core Services
Hire and retain excellent staff; improve public facing amenities; strengthen regional partnerships; and create an ambitious funding plan for infrastructure investment including a 2024 Bond.
Employee Compensation
In Fiscal Year 2019-2020, the City contracted with the Archer Company to complete a Total Compensation Study. There were two phases to the study; the first was an analysis of the impact of raising minimum pay to $31,200 for a 40-hour work week, was completed and implemented in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2019-2020. The second phase, which included an analysis of positions, classifications, salaries, and benefits throughout the City in comparison to the market, was completed in Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and resulted in a number of recommendations, which were implemented in FY 2021-2022.
Utilization of ARPA Funding
In 2021, the Federal Government passed the American Rescue Plan Act allocating $65.1 Billion to help communities recover from COVID-19. The City of Asheville received $26 Million dollars in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. This federal recovery funding was made available to governmental agencies to respond to the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19, to contain the impacts of COVID-19 on our communities, residents, and businesses, and to lay a foundation for a strong and equitable recovery. During Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the City Council had the important task of deciding how to best leverage the use of these ARPA funds to assist with COVID-19 recovery in the community.