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.
Feb 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Feb 11, 2025)
Motion to reconsider the motion to deny
Motion to reconsider the motion to deny
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedFeb 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Feb 11, 2025)
Budget amendment in the amount of $225,010,000, for the total amount of the CDBG-DR allocation, noting that these funds are subject to HUD approval of the CDBG-DR Action Plan and are not anticipated to be available for expenditure until later in calendar year 2025
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedFeb 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Feb 11, 2025)
Resolution authorizing staff to submit an Administrative Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant to the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development in order to access up to 5% ($11,250,500) of the total allocation to pay for and reimburse the city for grant related administrative costs
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedFeb 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Feb 11, 2025)
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 YesPassedFeb 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Feb 11, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend an agreement with Cityworks/Azteca Systems, LLC for hosting the enterprise asset management system software license, maintenance, and support
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedFeb 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Feb 11, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with TranSystems Corporation for the New Haw Creek sidewalk project construction engineering and inspection services
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedFeb 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Feb 11, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a funding agreement with Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry in the amount of $222,000 sourced through American Rescue Plan Act funds previously allocated for Code Purple
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedFeb 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Feb 11, 2025)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $500,000 from Debt Proceeds in the Street Cut Fund for the purpose of the acquisition of equipment needed to continue operations of the Utility Cut Program
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJan 28, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jan 28, 2025)
Resolution adopting the Asheville City Council 2025 Legislative Agenda.
Resolution adopting the Asheville City Council 2025 Legislative Agenda.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJan 28, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jan 28, 2025)
Resolution appointing Vice-Mayor S. Antanette Mosley as the ex-officio non-voting member on the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJan 28, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jan 28, 2025)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $4,994,885 in the City’s Special Revenue Fund, for recovery management services from Tropical Storm Helene.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJan 28, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jan 28, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the contract with Hagerty Consulting Inc. for recovery management services from Tropical Storm Helene.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJan 28, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jan 28, 2025)
Resolution ratifying the contract renewal for remaining option years and authorizing the City Manager to increase the existing contract amounts as follows: (1) With Via Transportation Inc. for Transit Scheduling and Planning Software for the final option year; and (2) With Urban Transportation Associates, Inc. for Automatic Passenger Counter Software for the final two option years.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJan 28, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jan 28, 2025)
Resolution ratifying contract with Selectron Technologies and previous spending under that contract, and authorizing future spending under that contract for inspection scheduling software.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJan 28, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jan 28, 2025)
Manager's Report - Affordable Housing Plan Implementation Through Lens of Recovery Heard Report
Manager's Report - Affordable Housing Plan Implementation Through Lens of Recovery Heard Report
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed