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.
Nov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Budget amendment in the amount of $4.2 Million for Helene Disaster Recovery and Response Expenses
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution approving a contract with RATPDev USA, LLC
Resolution approving a contract with RATPDev USA, LLC
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to temporarily suspend and defer affordable housing loan payments
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Hagerty Consulting Inc.
Resolution ratifying a contract with Hagerty Consulting Inc.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Biltmore Farm Hotel Group
Resolution ratifying a contract with Biltmore Farm Hotel Group
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Southern Disaster Recovery, LLC
Resolution ratifying a contract with Southern Disaster Recovery, LLC
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc.
Resolution ratifying a contract with Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Curbside Management, Inc.
Resolution ratifying a contract with Curbside Management, Inc.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying emergency contract with SAFE Industries
Resolution ratifying emergency contract with SAFE Industries
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Tennoca Construction Co.
Resolution ratifying a contract with Tennoca Construction Co.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with T.P. Howard’s Plumbing Co. Inc.
Resolution ratifying a contract with T.P. Howard’s Plumbing Co. Inc.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with T&K Utilities, Inc.
Resolution ratifying a contract with T&K Utilities, Inc.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a correction of loan terms for the Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Down Payment Assistance program
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract and contract amendment with Confer and Associates, LLC
Resolution ratifying a contract and contract amendment with Confer and Associates, LLC
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedNov 12, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Nov 12, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with DebrisTech, LLC
Resolution ratifying a contract with DebrisTech, LLC
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed