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.
Mar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Resolution to apply for the 2026 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Grant on Motion to Approve on behalf of the Asheville HIDTA branch and authorize the City Manager to sign all of the appropriate application documents
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Budget amendment in the City's Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $58,546.94, for Motion to Approve on the 2024 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the 2024 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Motion to Approve on Grant from the United States Department of Justice
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Budget amendment, in the City's Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $71,999, for the Motion to Approve on 2024 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the United States Department of Justice Motion to Approve on 2024 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant and authorize the City Manager to sign all of the appropriate agreements
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement whereby the City receives compensation from Buncombe County for fire protection and rescue services in certain areas in the County
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Compass Group (d/b/a Chartwells) for meals for City employees during Tropical Storm Helene
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Resolution amending the Tax Collection Agreement between Buncombe County and the City of Asheville related to the collection of taxes from the City of Asheville Downtown Business Improvement District (BID)
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $2,791,793.35, to budget the loan in a newly created Helene Cashflow Loan Fund, as required by the loan agreement
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Resolution to enter into a cashflow loan agreement with the State of North Carolina and to authorize the City Manager to execute the associated documents
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 25, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 25, 2025)
Resolution ratifying the City's emergency contract with Environmental Testing Solutions for the provision of lead and copper testing for the City of Asheville Water Resources Department
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 11, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept, expend, and disburse Federal Transit Administration Grants apportioned to the Asheville Urbanized Area for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, FY 2020, and FY 2023 from the Section 5307 Urban Transit Funding, Section 5307 Job Access Reverse Commute, and 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 YesPassedMar 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 11, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Cherry Bekaert, LLP for auditing City accounts for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 11, 2025)
Resolution authorizing the reallocation of undedicated public art funds to enter into an agreement with ArtsAVL to support Helene recovery in the form of the arts business relief grants and activation of Asheville's Art Districts; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary, including contracts and grant agreements, to give effect to this resolution.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMar 11, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Mar 11, 2025)
Request of the Housing Authority for City Council to adopt a resolution affirming approval of a multifamily housing facility to be known as Laurel Wood Apartments in the City of Asheville, N.C., and the financing thereof with Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $12,775,000, with no City financial obligation associated with the bonds or any debt taken on by the developer.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed