Al Whitesides

Roles

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

100%

Attended

55

Absent

0

Excused

0

Attended 46 of 46 meetings with an official roll call.

Seen present at 9 other meetings through votes, agendas, video or transcripts. Those can't show an absence, so they aren't counted in the rate.

Recent meetings

• Board of Commissioners Meeting · Oct 6, 2026Present
• Board of Commissioners Briefing · Oct 6, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
• Early Childhood Education & Development Committee Meeting | Oct. 6, 2026 · Oct 6, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
• Board of Commissioners Meeting · Sep 1, 2026Present
• Board of Commissioners Briefing · Sep 1, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
• Board of Commissioners Meeting · Aug 18, 2026Present
• Board of Commissioners Meeting · Aug 4, 2026Present
• Board of Commissioners Meeting · Jul 21, 2026Present
• Special Meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners | July 14, 2026 · Jul 13, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
• Board of Commissioners Meeting · Jun 2, 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.

• Apr 16, 2024 · April 16, 2024

  WHEREAS, we are committed to advancing equitable, responsive, and effective systems that ensure all children and families are healthy and thriving; and WHEREAS, we recognize the need to prioritize kids and invest in more prevention initiatives like home visiting and family-strengthening policies, economic supports, and communitybased child abuse prevention programs at the national, state, and local levels; and NOW, THEREFORE, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Buncombe County and urge all people to recognize this month by building a narrative of hope for children and families through collaboration and the creation of an ecosystem of primary prevention that does not currently exist in this country.

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Mar 7, 2024 · March 5, 2024

  Approval of Single Prime Contract for the A-B Tech Enka Campus Vacant Building Demolition

  Commissioner Moore moved to adopt the Resolution to approve executing the contract with D.H. Griffin, Commissioner Sloan seconded and the motion passed 6-0.

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Mar 7, 2024 · March 5, 2024

  Public Hearings

  Commissioner Wells moved to adopt the Resolution to Approve the Recovery Housing Program Citizen Participation plan, Commissioner Sloan seconded and the motion passed 6-0.

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Mar 7, 2024 · March 5, 2024

  Consent Agenda

  Commissioner Edwards motioned to approve the Consent Agenda as published, with the addition of the Swannanoa Library item to be taken up after the Consent Agenda and before Public Comment, and to approve the remainder of the agenda.

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Mar 7, 2024 · March 5, 2024

  Buncombe County Planning Board

  Commissioner Wells moved to reappoint Nancy Waldrop to the Buncombe County Planning Board. Commissioner Sloan seconded and the motion passed 6-0.

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Mar 7, 2024 · March 5, 2024

  Board Appointments

  Commissioner Wells moved to appoint Kyle Guie to the Agricultural Advisory Board for Farmland Preservation. Commissioner Edwards seconded and the motion passed 6-0.

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Budget Amendment for Conservation Easements - Parham-Fortner & Lake Eden

  Approve the budget amendment as presented

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Appoint Ellis Matheson to the Vaya Health Regional Board

  Appoint Ellis Matheson to the Vaya Health Regional Board

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Reappoint Keith Thomson to the Jury Commission

  Reappoint Keith Thomson to the Jury Commission

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Reappoint Cici Weston and Natasha Adwaters to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council

  Reappoint Cici Weston and Natasha Adwaters to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Reappoint Brenton Faircloth to the Asheville Planning & Zoning Commission

  Reappoint Brenton Faircloth to the Asheville Planning & Zoning Commission

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Budget Amendment for Appropriation Request from 911 Operations Fund Balance

  Approve the budget amendment as presented

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Coronavirus Program Close Out

  Approve the closing out of the program

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Resolution Approving Jury Commission Compensation

  Resolution Approving Jury Commission Compensation

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed

• Feb 6, 2024 · Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting

  Resolution Ordering the Advertising of Delinquent Real Estate Property Tax Liens

  Resolution Ordering the Advertising of Delinquent Real Estate Property Tax Liens

  From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.

  Voted YesPassed