Buncombe County public meetings in 2022
4 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Commissioners
The Board certified election results for $30M in open space bonds and $40M in affordable housing bonds. Other actions included approving a $210,500 demolition design contract and updating affordable housing program guidelines.
- Certified passage of $30M General Obligation Open Space Bonds and $40M General Obligation Affordable Housing Bonds (7-0)
- Approved $210,500 design consultant contract with Civil Design Concepts, P.A. for Haynes Tower demolition (7-0)
- Adopted revised Affordable Housing Services Program Description, Requirements & Guidelines (7-0)
- Authorized FY 2024 Section 5311 Capital Grant application for $2,088,884 (7-0)
- Approved budget amendment for $309,269 CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program (7-0)
- Approved budget amendment for $153,438 Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Funding (7-0)
- Elected Commissioner Wells as Vice Chair (7-0)
- Approved bonding of County Officials, including $1M for the Finance Director (7-0)
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners held a special meeting to interview candidates for the Tourism Development Authority. No substantive decisions were made during the session.
- Interviews for Tourism Development Authority candidates conducted; no action taken
Board of Commissioners
The Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding to demolish the Enka Tower using 1/4 cent sales tax revenues. Other actions included approving conservation easements for three farms and consolidating funds for affordable housing services. The Board also updated the drug-free workplace policy and juvenile crime prevention funding.
- Approved MOU for demolition of Enka Tower using 1/4 Cent Sales Tax revenues (6-0)
- Approved budget amendment to establish three new conservation easement projects for $113,000 (6-0)
- Approved budget amendment to consolidate $1,488,155 for Affordable Housing Services Program (6-0)
- Approved technical corrections to Drug-Free Workplace Policy (6-0)
- Approved updated Juvenile Crime Prevention Council FY 2022-2023 County Funding Plan (6-0)
- Approved budget revision for NC CDBG-CV Program (6-0)
- Approved $115,000 budget amendment for School Health Liaison (6-0)
- Approved addition of 0.83 miles of East Frederick Law Olmsted Way to State Highway System (6-0)
Board of Commissioners
The Board approved a program providing reduced monthly parking rates for low-to-moderate income individuals at the Coxe Avenue Garage. Additionally, the Board approved over $31M for school capital projects and a construction contract for countywide parking lot improvements.
- Approved resolution establishing Coxe Avenue Affordable Parking Program (7-0)
- Approved ordinance amending FY2023 Fee Schedule to include $40 monthly parking rate for eligible individuals (7-0)
- Approved $31,185,440 budget amendment for School Capital Fund Commission FY2023 projects (7-0)
- Approved $1,191,203.51 construction contract with C&T Paving for FY20 Countywide Parking Lot Improvements Project (7-0)
- Approved technical correction to Leave Policy (7-0)
- Approved October 18, 2022 Briefing and Regular Meeting minutes (7-0)
- Approved September 2022 Tax Collection Report (7-0)