Esther Manheimer
Roles
Current
- Chair · City Council Worksession on Policy, Finance and Infrastructure · City of Asheville2025-06-10 – present
- Mayor · City Council · City of Asheville2022-12-06 – present
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
- 93%
- Attended
- 120
- Absent
- 6
- Excused
- 0
Attended 75 of 81 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.
Jul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute contract amendments with WNC Landscaping LLC and Steri-Clean of NC for the Litter & Cleanliness Program.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend a contract with DebrisTech LLC for the provision of debris monitoring services.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with AVL Unpaved Alliance to allow them to build, manage, and maintain two natural surface trails - French Broad River West Trail and the Azalea Park Trail.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with United Casualty and Surety Insurance to complete the N.C. Dept. of Transportation funded Southside Connectivity Improvements Project, with Patton Construction Group, LLC.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Biohabitats of North Carolina, Inc. for design and engineering services to restore the front nine holes of the Asheville Municipal Golf Course; and the associated budget amendment, in the amount not to exceed $1,586,695, to add federal and state funds to the General Capital Projects Fund.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit subapplications and receive funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $275,000, to accept awarded grant funds from Destination Home, SV for the Right at Home homelessness prevention initiative through the Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with ImageTrend, LLC, for the Asheville Fire Department’s Records Management System.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an emergency professional services contract with Schnabel Engineering, South for repairs at the North Fork Dam and Spillways due to Tropical Storm Helene.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Contract with Garver USA Company to provide engineering, design services and provide construction oversight for the William DeBruhl Water Treatment Plant Treatment Improvements Project; and associated budget amendment in the amount of $3,326,469.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Contract with CDM Smith Inc. to provide engineering, design services and provide construction oversight for the North Fork Water Treatment Plant Treatment Improvements Project; and associated budget amendment in the amount of $6,705,000.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Bering-Weston JV, LLC, to provide a temporary turbidity reduction system for the William DeBruhl Water Treatment Plant to ensure continued water treatment in all weather conditions until a permanent treatment solution can be installed; and associated budget amendment in the amount of $18,802,253.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJul 29, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jul 29, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with ADW Architects, P.A. for the Oakley Fire Station 9 New Construction Project; and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders that may arise during the project up to the contingency amount.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 18, 2025 · City Council Agenda Briefing (Virtual) (Jun 18, 2025)
Councilwoman Smith moved to approve a Development and Lease Agreement with Laurel Street Residential LLC for the development of mixed-income and affordable housing at 319 Biltmore Avenue (3 & 4 John Walker Avenue).
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 18, 2025 · City Council Agenda Briefing (Virtual) (Jun 18, 2025)
Councilwoman Smith moved to approve a $250,000 grant to the Asheville Buncombe Community Land Trust to fund the purchase of 32 Grail Street and 32 Olive Street for permanently affordable homeownership to qualifying households.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed