Sage Turner
Roles
Current
- Council Member · City Council Worksession on Policy, Finance and Infrastructure · City of Asheville2025-06-10 – present
- Member · Planning, Economic Development and Environment Committee · City of Asheville2025-05-20 – present
- Member · Housing and Community Development Committee · City of Asheville2024-07-11 – present
- Councilwoman · City Council · City of Asheville2022-12-06 – present
- Councilmember Vot... (Councilmember Seat 1) · Audit Committee · City of Asheville2021-05-01 – present
- Councilmember Vot... (Councilmember Seat 1) · Downtown Commission · City of Asheville2020-12-31 – present
Past
- Councilmember Vot... (Councilmember Seat 1) · Asheville Buncombe Riverfront Commission · City of Asheville2021-01-01 – 2024-03-12
Attendance
Meetings attended as a member. The rate counts only meetings with an official roll call, because that is the only record of an absence. Attendance data is still being improved and may be incomplete.
- Attendance rate
- 91%
- Attended
- 141
- Absent
- 8
- Excused
- 0
Attended 85 of 93 meetings with an official roll call.
Seen present at 56 other meetings through votes, agendas, video or transcripts. Those can't show an absence, so they aren't counted in the rate.
Recent meetings
- City Council Meeting (In-Person) (Oct 13, 2026) · Oct 13, 2026 · from AgendaPresent
- City Council Agenda Briefing (Virtual) (Oct 8, 2026) · Oct 8, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- Special Meeting: City Council Work Session (In-Person) (Sep 24, 2026) · Sep 24, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- City Council Meeting (Sep 22, 2026) · Sep 22, 2026Present
- City Council Agenda Briefing (Virtual) (Sep 17, 2026) · Sep 17, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- City Council Meeting (In-Person) (Sep 8, 2026) · Sep 8, 2026Present
- City Council Agenda Briefing (Virtual) (Sep 3, 2026) · Sep 3, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- City Council Meeting (Aug 25, 2026) · Aug 25, 2026Present
- City Council Agenda Briefing (In-Person) (Aug 20, 2026) · Aug 20, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- City Council Meeting (Jul 28, 2026) · Jul 28, 2026Present
Voting record
Individual votes extracted from meeting minutes. When the minutes record a unanimous or majority vote without naming everyone, each member who was present is counted. Vote data is still being improved and may be incomplete.
Mar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Illumined Leadership Solutions for a Community Facilitator to support planning and implementation of the Boosting the Block project funded by the Mellon Foundation for a total contract amount of $180,000.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 105-381.
Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 105-381.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $501,384 of the remaining unobligated balance of American Rescue Plan Act funds, for Asheville PEAK Academy.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Asheville PEAK Academy.
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Asheville PEAK Academy.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Resolution appointing Councilwoman Maggie Ullman to the Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission.
Resolution appointing Councilwoman Maggie Ullman to the Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a three-year contract with Envisio Solutions, Inc. for a work planning and tracking software subscription.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Cherry Bekaert, LLP for auditing City accounts for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Cityzen Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Public Input, for community engagement software.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Public hearing to consider the conditional zoning of 1 Angle Street and 10 Kitchin Place from Community Business II District to Commercial Expansion - Conditional Zone.
From the agenda.
Voted NoPassedMar 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Mar 12, 2024)
Ordinance amending the membership to remove the County Commissioner seat on the Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission.
From the agenda.
Voted NoFailed