Thank you to our residents who have attended the first 2 of 4 combined regional priorities and budget meetings so far! We are coming to the east and central/north parts of the City next. These meetings are your opportunity to find out how the City’s budget works. To increase communication around the City of Asheville’s budget [...]
To increase communication around the City of Asheville’s budget process, City staff launched a series of worksessions before City Council, starting in August. These sessions, which run through December, provide context to Council and the public about each City department’s programs, level of service, budget, staffing, partnerships and goals. The schedule for the three remaining sessions [...]
Come find out about the budget! The second in the City’s series of educational budget worksessions happens at 3 p.m. Sept. 25, prior to City Council’s 5 p.m. meeting. Come learn about the Asheville Fire Department, Parks & Recreation, Human Resources, Community & Public Engagement and the Department of Planning & Urban Design. The worksessions happen in [...]
Asheville City Council is working toward adoption of the proposed Fiscal Year 2018-19 Operating Budget. Residents will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed plan during City Council’s 5 p.m. May 22 meeting, second floor of City Hall. Budget adoption schedule At Council’s May 15 meeting, Interim City Manager Cathy Ball presented the proposed budget to [...]
Finance Committee also rescheduled Asheville City Council announced that it will hold a budget worksession at 3 p.m. April 24 in the First Floor Conference Room. This is in advance of Council’s formal meeting at 5 p.m. that same day. Also, the Finance Committee’s April meeting has been rescheduled to 1 p.m. April 23 in the Fourth Floor Police & Fire [...]
Asheville City Council will hold a budget worksession at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, prior to its 5 p.m. regular meeting. The budget worksession will be held in the First Floor North Conference Room of City Hall. By law, the City of Asheville must pass a balanced budget by July 1. The Fiscal Year runs from [...]
Asheville City Council will hold a special called meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, to go into closed session. During this session, Council will consult with the City Attorney and consider personnel matters. Please find the meeting notice below. Contact City Clerk Maggie Burleson at MBurleson@ashevillenc.gov with questions. The Asheville City Council Finance Committee will [...]
Asheville City Council will hold a worksession at 2 p.m. March 20 in the Council Chamber, second floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza. The agenda for the March 20 City Council worksession is available by clicking on this link. Among items on the agenda are Council discussion to set priorities to address policing in [...]
Asheville residents see modest fee changes with new fiscal year, July 1 Fourteen cents per month. That’s how much most residents will pay in an increase for their stormwater services starting July 1. The City of Asheville’s fiscal year began July 1 and with it come some modest fee increases. Residents can find a list of all City [...]
City budgets provide a roadmap to the delivery of local public services. Each year, the City of Asheville evaluates its programs and looks for ways to improve core services and make new investments. The $121 million General Fund Budget approved by City Council June 13 delivers these investments in improved quality of life [...]
Municipal budgets can be tricky to follow. There are different types of costs — personnel, operations and capital. And there are many different types of revenues that help pay for those costs — property taxes, sales taxes, grants and fees to name a few. To make government budgets even harder to decipher, programs and departments [...]
