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.
Dec 10, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Dec 10, 2024)
Resolution ratifying the Mountain Capital Community Fund’s (MCCF) operating agreement
Resolution ratifying the Mountain Capital Community Fund’s (MCCF) operating agreement
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 Phillips and Jordan, Inc.
Resolution ratifying a contract with Phillips and Jordan, Inc.
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 emergency contract with State Utility Contractors, Inc
Resolution ratifying an emergency contract with State Utility Contractors, Inc
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 emergency contract with CDM Smith, Inc.
Resolution ratifying an emergency contract with CDM Smith, Inc.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 2, 2024 · City Council Organizational Meeting (Dec 2, 2024)
Election of Vice-Mayor
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedDec 2, 2024 · City Council Organizational Meeting (Dec 2, 2024)
Resolution of Appreciation to Sandra Kilgore
Resolution of Appreciation to Sandra Kilgore
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed