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Council authorizes four Helene recovery boards and temporary advisory-board structure, agrees to pilot limited regular meetings
Summary
Council adopted a resolution establishing four recovery boards to advise on post‑Helene priorities and approved a temporary structure for existing advisory boards; the Realignment Working Group offered to help staff and some council members successfully pushed to allow certain advisory boards to request limited regular meetings with RWG support.
Asheville City Council voted Aug. 26 to establish four temporary “Helene Recovery Boards” aligned to council priorities and to adopt a temporary operational structure for the city’s advisory boards and commissions as staff reorganizes civic engagement in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
What council adopted: The resolution creates four recovery boards tied to council priorities for the Helene response (economic recovery and business, infrastructure and public works, housing and social services, and community resilience/recovery priorities). Each board will have up to 11 members and will draw up to two representatives from existing advisory boards,…
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