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.
May 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the acceptance of Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority grant funding and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents necessary to give effect to this resolution
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an amendment to the existing interlocal agreement with Buncombe County to provide $135,074.80 in additional rental assistance to low-to-moderate income City of Asheville residents via the County's *Helene Recovery Housing Assistance Grant* program
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution ratifying a license agreement with Transform LeaseCo, LLC, for the purposes of temporary construction laydown and staging area at 1001 Patton Avenue (formerly KMart property) for water lines, equipment, and materials for City Water Department repair projects, parking of City vehicles, and for other City emergency uses and entered into on an emergency basis in the immediate aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an extension of the tax collection agreement with Buncombe County
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution ratifying an emergency contract with Campbell Inc.. for the Mills River Water Treatment Plant Emergency Response for Tropical Storm Helene
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with J. Bartholomew Construction, LLC, for the 29 Haywood Roof Replacement 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 YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $3,894,000 in the City’s General Capital Projects Fund, funded with Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Enpira to provide carbon emissions tracking services
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the existing Transit Operations and Maintenance Contract between the City of Asheville and RATPDev USA to extend the contract for one year and to add funds for Fiscal Year 2026
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a contract for one-year with Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley P.A. for government relation 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 YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a long term lease with Dewine Seeds - Silver Dollar Baseball LLC for the use of McCormick Field
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the FEMA Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Loan Agreement and Promissory Note
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Task Order 8 - DeBruhl Water Treatment Plant Chemical Bulk Storage Project
Task Order 8 - DeBruhl Water Treatment Plant Chemical Bulk Storage Project
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution establishing a special revenue fund for opioid settlement funds
Resolution establishing a special revenue fund for opioid settlement funds
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 13, 2025 · City Council Meeting (May 13, 2025)
Resolution authorizing amendments to the Mountain Community Capital Fund and Technical Assistance Program allocation of Services and Duties agreement
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed