Kim Roney
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
- Councilwoman · City Council · City of Asheville2022-12-06 – present
Past
- City Council Liaison · Neighborhood Advisory Committee · City of Asheville2025-09-22 – ?
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
- 134
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
Attended 89 of 89 meetings with an official roll call.
Seen present at 45 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.
Sep 22, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Sep 22, 2026)
At 7:25 p.m., Councilwoman Roney moved to come out of closed session. This motion was seconded by Councilman Hess and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedSep 22, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Sep 22, 2026)
Councilwoman Roney moved for the adoption of the Consent Agenda. This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedSep 8, 2026 · City Council Meeting (In-Person) (Sep 8, 2026)
Councilwoman Ullman moved to adopt the ordinance amending Chapter 4 of the Code of Ordinances by adding a new Section 4-209 (c) in order to provide additional protections for tenants from unsafe dwelling conditions, with the amendment to Section 4-209 (c) as follows: addition of the "It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dwelling to collect rent from a tenant who occupies the dwelling at the time it becomes unfit for human occupancy, unsafe, and represents a threat to life or property, or to permit any other person to begin occupancy of such a dwelling. A dwelling shall be subject to this provision if any of the conditions contained in Section 4-209 (a) exist, and upon the issuance of an order prepared in accordance with Section 4-217 (b)". This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner. The motion made by Councilwoman Ullman and seconded by Councilwoman Turner carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedSep 8, 2026 · City Council Meeting (In-Person) (Sep 8, 2026)
Councilwoman Ullman moved to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 4 of the Code 0f Ordinances of the City of Asheville by adding a new Section 4-209(C) in order to provide additional protections for tenants from unsafe dwelling conditions This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedSep 8, 2026 · City Council Meeting (In-Person) (Sep 8, 2026)
Councilwoman Roney moved for the adoption of the Consent Agenda, with the deletion of Consent Agenda "E". This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedAug 25, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Aug 25, 2026)
Regarding the ADU amendment, Councilwoman Roney moved to approve the proposed wording amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Chapter 7 of the Asheville Code of Ordinances, and find that the proposed amendments are reasonable, are in the public interest, are consistent with the City's comprehensive plan and meet the development needs of the community in that the amendments will: 1) Promote zoning policies to encourage more housing; and 2) Promote small-scale residential units on residential lots with limits aimed at encouraging compatibility and creating flexibility within the planning, permitting, and construction process. This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Ullman and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedAug 25, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Aug 25, 2026)
Regarding the duplex amendment, Councilwoman Ullman moved to approve the proposed wording amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Chapter 7 of the Asheville Code of Ordinances, and find that the proposed amendments are reasonable, are in the public interest, are consistent with the City's comprehensive plan and meet the development needs of the community in that the amendments will: 1) Promote zoning policies to encourage more housing; 2) Implement one of the suggested anti-displacement housing supply strategies identified in the Missing Middle Housing Study; and 3) Promote small-scale residential units on residential lots to encourage neighborhood compatibility and create flexibility within the planning, permitting, and construction process. This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Roney and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedAug 25, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Aug 25, 2026)
The motion made by Councilwoman Roney and seconded by Councilwoman Turner carried on a 5-2 vote, with Vice-Mayor Mosley and Councilwoman Smith voting "no."
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedAug 25, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Aug 25, 2026)
This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedAug 25, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Aug 25, 2026)
Councilwoman Turner moved to approve the rezoning request for a portion of the property located at 23 Heritage Dr from from Residential Multi-Family High Density (RM-16) to Highway Business (HB) and find that the request is reasonable, is in the public interest, is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan and meets the development needs of the community in that the request: 1) Ensures that new development has the appropriate infrastructure to support it; and, 2) Establishes accessible and well-connected commercial nodes consistent with strategies outlined in the plan's growth areas. This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedAug 25, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Aug 25, 2026)
Councilwoman Turner moved for the adoption of the Consent Agenda. This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Ullman and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 28, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Jul 28, 2026)
Councilwoman Roney moved to approve the Home Repair Policy and allocate $3 million of the Affordable Housing Bond dollars to home repair. This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 28, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Jul 28, 2026)
Councilwoman Roney moved to deny the rezoning request for the property located at 3 South Tunnel Road from Urban Place Form District (UP) to Regional Business (RB) and find that the request is unreasonable, is not in the public interest, is not consistent with the city's comprehensive plan and does not meet the development needs of the community in that the request: 1) Proposes a zoning district that differs from the vision outlined in the City's comprehensive plan, and 2) Does not fully reflect the community's goal of transitioning this key growth area into a more walkable, transit-friendly neighborhood with a mix of housing and businesses. This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and failed on a 2-4 vote, with Mayor Manheimer, Vice-Mayor Mosley, Councilman Hess and Councilwoman Smith voting "no."
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesFailedJul 28, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Jul 28, 2026)
Councilwoman Turner moved to approve the conditional zoning request for the property located at 301 E. Chestnut St, zoned Institutional - Conditional Zone (INST-CZ), and find that the request is reasonable, is in the public interest, is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan and meets the development needs of the community in that the request: 1) Incentivizes redevelopment, especially mixed-use development that may contain housing, within identified transit-supportive centers; 2) Promotes adaptive reuse as a means of conserving materials, history, and embodied energy in buildings; and, 3) Encourages planning strategies that support the development of locally-focused neighborhood amenities, including restaurants, pubs, and other neighborhood services. This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 28, 2026 · City Council Meeting (Jul 28, 2026)
Councilwoman Turner moved for the adoption of the Consent Agenda with the deletion of Consent Agenda Item "I". This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed