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.
Jan 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 YesPassedJan 28, 2025 · City Council Meeting (Jan 28, 2025)
Motion to direct staff to send the "Response to the Auditor's Findings, Recommendations, and Fiscal Matters" to the Secretary of the Department of State Treasurer regarding City's 2024 audit, upon obtaining signatures from the majority of City Council members.
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 of support from the City of Asheville to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization for Cooperative, Comprehensive, and Continuing Transportation Planning as required by federal and state law.
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 Biltmore Farms Hotel Group for the lodging for essential employees and first responders working on rescue and recovery efforts.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a new one-year contract for financial advisory services with DEC Associates
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Ordinance that: (1) repeals ordinance 5066, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Fees and Charges Manual; (2) re-adopts the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Fees and Charges Manual including certain amendments; (3) authorizes the City Manager or any of their designees to waive, suspend, defer, or modify any fee or charge, whose adjustment does not require a public hearing prior to adoption, in the re-adopted Fiscal Year 2024-25 Fees and Charges Manual for any period during any declared state of emergency or disaster covering any part of the City of Asheville (including any City, County, state or Federal state of emergency or disaster declaration); (4) ratifies any and all Helene-related waivers, suspensions, deferrals, or modifications of any City fees and charges that have already occurred; and (5) continues each of these Helene-related waivers, suspensions, deferrals, or modifications of any City fees or charges until either the City Manager or their designee determines that they should not be continued or until all parts of the City of Asheville are no longer covered under a declared state of emergency or disaster, whichever occurs sooner.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Resolution ratifying an interlocal agreement with Buncombe County
Resolution ratifying an interlocal agreement with Buncombe County
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Schnabel Engineering South P.C.
Resolution ratifying a contract with Schnabel Engineering South P.C.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a contract with Schnabel Engineering South P.C.
Resolution ratifying a contract with Schnabel Engineering South P.C.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Resolution adopting the City Council 2025 Meeting Schedule.
Resolution adopting the City Council 2025 Meeting Schedule.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Resolution appointing Jack Igelman to the Mills River Partnership Board of Directors.
Resolution appointing Jack Igelman to the Mills River Partnership Board of Directors.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a construction contract with Site Development Corp.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed