Bo Hess
Roles
Current
- Council Member · City Council Worksession on Policy, Finance and Infrastructure · City of Asheville2025-06-10 – present
- Chair · Public Safety Committee · City of Asheville2025-05-29 – present
- Councilman · City Council · City of Asheville2024-12-02 – 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
- 96%
- Attended
- 102
- Absent
- 3
- Excused
- 0
Attended 66 of 69 meetings with an official roll call.
Seen present at 36 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
- Rescheduled: Public Safety Committee (Virtual) (Jul 29, 2026) · Jul 29, 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.
Jun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Ordinance adopting the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Operating Budget.
Ordinance adopting the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Operating Budget.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Motion amending the 2025 City Council meeting schedule to (1) move the 11:00 a.m. virtual City Council agenda briefing scheduled for Thursday, July 17, 2025, to Thursday, July 24, 2025; and (2) move the 5:00 p.m. in-person City Council formal meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Resolution to ratify the City’s emergency contract with Herc Rentals, Inc., for the provision of Parks & Recreation operations vehicles damaged by Tropical Storm Helene and waive any contracting procedures that might have otherwise applied.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Resolution for the City Manager to expend and disburse Federal Transit Administration Grants apportioned to the Asheville Urbanized Area for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and FY 2025 from the Section 5307 Urban Transit Funding, Section 5307 Job Access Reverse Commute, and FY 2024 Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Programs; and to execute all necessary agreements between the City of Asheville and applicable transit Subrecipients for the disbursement of approved funds.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Ordinance enacting (1) a 20 mph speed limit on Short Coxe Avenue from Southside Avenue to Biltmore Avenue and (2) a 20 mph speed limit on Clingman Avenue Extension from Clingman Avenue to Lyman Street.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Public hearing to consider a conditional zoning request for the property located at 215 Glenn Bridge Road from CI Commercial Industrial District to Commercial Industrial - Conditional Zone (CI-CZ) for the purposes of constructing a 19-unit multi-family building.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 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 YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $6,831,140, to fund the contract amendment for Hagerty Consulting Inc.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend a 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 YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $4,413,775, in the Transit Services Multi-year Fund.
Budget amendment, in the amount of $4,413,775, in the Transit Services Multi-year Fund.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Resolution for the City Manager to expend and disburse Federal Transit Administration Grants apportioned to the Asheville Urbanized Area for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and FY 2025 from the Section 5307 Urban Transit Funding, Section 5307 Job Access Reverse Commute, and FY 2024 Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Programs; and to execute all necessary agreements between the City of Asheville and applicable transit Subrecipients for the disbursement of approved funds.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manger to submit a planning grant for the Right at Home initiative and to execute any agreements, if awarded.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Resolution amending the City of Asheville's Rules on Boards & Commissions
Resolution amending the City of Asheville's Rules on Boards & Commissions
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Resolutions ratifying contracts with DebrisTech, LLC; Carolina Towing and Transport of NC Inc.; and Hart's Towing, LLC, and all prior spending and future spending under said contracts for the purposes of towing and debris monitoring for Tropical Storm Helene-related recovery efforts.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedJun 10, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jun 10, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a contract for two years with The Ferguson Group, LLC for federal lobbying services, with two additional one year optional renewal periods.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed