Bryson City, NC
Recent Bryson City public meeting topics include resolutions & ordinances, contracts & procurement, budget & taxes, public safety, roads & infrastructure, water & utilities.
Topics found in recent meetings
- Resolutions & ordinances
- Contracts & procurement
- Budget & taxes
- Public safety
- Roads & infrastructure
- Water & utilities
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Our record for Bryson City may be out of date. The most recent record we hold is from Mon May 4, 2026. (108 days ago) Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the board or council has met. Check the official portal before concluding nothing is scheduled.
🗳️ Election results (3 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
City Council 2025-11-04
Tim Hines ✓ 97 · Ben King ✓ 81 · W. Kent Maxey 45 · Edward King (Write-In) 11 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 2
Mayor 2023-11-07
Tom Sutton ✓ 71 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 3
City Council 2023-11-07
Tim Hines ✓ 67 · Heidi Ramsey Woodard ✓ 62 · Chad Smith ✓ 56 · Erika Smith (Write-In) 5 · Write-In (Miscellaneous) 3
Recent meetings
Mon May 4, 2026
Meeting
Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance hearing held, no public comment
The Bryson City Board of Aldermen held a legislative hearing for the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. No members of the public provided comment. The hearing was closed by a motion that carried.
- Legislative hearing for the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
- No public comment received
- Motion to close hearing carried
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📄 From the agenda
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Minutes for the Board of Aldermen for the Town of Bryson City
May 4 2026
Legislative Hearing for the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
Town Hall
45 Everett Street
6:00 p.m.
Attending:
|Board of Aldermen | Town Affiliates | Public |
|Tom Sutton, Mayor |Sam Pattillo, Town Manager | |
|Ben King, Mayor Pro-Tem|Lynn Thomas, Town Clerk | |
|Heidi Ramsey-Woodard |Charlie Robinson, Police | |
| |Chief | |
|Tim Hines |Michael Frue, Town Attorney | |
|Chad Smith |Charles Bryson, Fire Chief | |
Nate Bowe, Town Engineer
Carla Passmore, Finance Officer
Mayor Tom Sutton called the legislative hearing to order for the Flood
Damage Prevention Ordinance at 6:00 p.m.
No one came forward for public comment.
Ben King made a motion to close the legislative hearing for the Flood
Damage Prevention Ordinance; Tim Hines seconded the motion that carried.
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Mayor Tom Sutton Town Clerk Lynn Thomas
Mon Apr 20, 2026
Board
✓ Decided: Board votes to skip decorative crosswalks, use standard NCDOT markings
The Board of Aldermen approved several routine items including budget modifications, audit contracts, and water leak relief requests. They voted to forgo decorative brick crosswalks in favor of standard high-visibility white markings for the Main Street Streetscape Project. The interlocal agreement for the new Middle School project was tabled, and a legislative hearing for the Sign Ordinance was set for June 1, 2026.
- Approved March 23, 2026 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Forgave $1,160.04 sewer bill for leak at 434 Arlington Avenue (unanimous)
- Forgave $563.04 sewer bill for leak at 183 Bryson Avenue (unanimous)
- Approved 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget Modification #2 (unanimous)
- Approved waiver of bidding for previously bid fire department tanker contracts (unanimous)
- Accepted cost proposal from Swain County Health Department for firefighter physicals (unanimous)
- Voted to not install decorative crosswalks; use NCDOT high-visibility white markings only (unanimous)
- Tabled interlocal agreement with Swain County Board of Education for new Middle School project
📄 From the minutes
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Minutes for the Board of Aldermen for the Town of Bryson City
April 20, 2026
Town Hall
45 Everett Street
5:30 p.m.
Attending:
Board of Aldermen Town Affiliates Public
Tom Sutton, Mayor Sam Pattillo, Town Manager Pete Gibson, Waterworth
Ben King, Mayor Pro-Tem Lynn Thomas, Town Clerk Via Teams
Tim Hines Charlie Robinson, Police Chief
Michael Frue, Town Attorney
Charles Bryson, Fire Chief
Nate Bowe, Town Engineer
Carla Passmore, Finance Officer
Mayor Tom Sutton called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Mayor Sutton called for a moment of silence.
Mayor Sutton led the pledge of allegiance to the American Flag.
No one was present for public comment.
Tim Hines made a motion to approve March 23, 2026 meeting minutes as presented; Ben King
seconded the motion that carried.
Pete Gibson with Waterworth virtually presented a model of the Town’s water and sewer revenues versus
expenses.
The Board reviewed a relief request for a leak by Ezequiel Gomez at 434 Arlington Avenue. Ben King
made a motion to forgive $1,160.04 off the sewer portion of his bill; Tim Hines seconded the motion
that carried.
The Board reviewed a relief request for a leak by Karen Norton at 150 Bryson Avenue. Tim Hines made a
motion to forgive $563.04 off the sewer portion of her bill; Ben King seconded the motion that
carried.
Ben King made a motion to approve the 2025 -2026 Fiscal Year Budget Modification #2; Tim Hines
seconded the motion that carried.
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💰 Federal awards (top 4 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $1.9M | SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH FACILITIES INC Department of Veterans Affairs · COMMUNITY NURSING HOME CONTRACT SERVICE |
| $1.3M | SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH FACILITIES INC Department of Veterans Affairs · SKILLED NURSING HOME COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS |
| $1.0M | SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH FACILITIES INC Department of Veterans Affairs · SKILLED NURSING HOME COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS |
| $4,200 | KERRY JANE GARVIN Department of Veterans Affairs · CREATIVE WRITING FOR WOMEN |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.