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Council amends HRCA appointment rules to resolve litigation; some members register protest vote
Summary
The council approved an amendment to the HRCA appointment provisions (item Q) to remove a subsection that had been the subject of a lawsuit; the city attorney told council the change resolves pending litigation while preserving council’s appointment powers, but one council member voted against the change on principle and asked for a fuller public
As part of its consent‑item business on Aug. 26, Asheville City Council adopted an amendment to the ordinance that governs appointments to the Human Rights and Community Affairs (HRCA) body. The amendment removes a contested subsection of the appointment process that city staff said had generated litigation and legal risk.
What staff said: The city attorney explained to council that the change is a “minor modification” to the appointment subsection and was taken to resolve…
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