The city is where the RTIC was approved and where the Flock vote happens. Everyone here either cast a vote on it, runs it, or recruited cameras for it. Elected officials first, by the date voters next see them; then the staff who run it without a ballot.
On the ballot November 3, 2026
Mayor , the RTIC’s presiding officer vs its only opponent:
Role Since Surveillance record Esther Manheimer Mayor, seeking a 4th term 2013 Voted yes both RTIC items; ran the May 12 meeting ; called for Flock termination Aug 19 Kim Roney Council member, running for mayor 2020 The only no vote , every time; the 29 unanswered questions
City Council , three seats, all three incumbents voted yes:
Role Since Surveillance record Antanette Mosley Council member & Vice Mayor 2020 Yes ; asked the one ICE question at committee, accepted the answerSheneika Smith Council member 2017 Yes , after the dais’s best skeptical questionsMaggie Ullman Council member 2022 Yes ; first public position Aug 20, 2026: pull Flock, keep AxonDrew Ball County commissioner, running for council 2024 Challenger; no position found Keith Young Former council member, running again Challenger; a “local firewall” in his DSA questionnaire, nothing on the RTIC Jeffrey Burroughs First-time candidate Challenger; no position found
Not on a ballot until 2028
Role Since Surveillance record Sage Turner Council member 2020 Yes ; her Flock-removal condition unmet, then “maybe a part of the contract we wish wasn’t there”Bo Hess Council member; chairs the Public Safety Committee 2024 Yes ; the RTIC’s strongest advocate; wrote the civil-liberties resolution
Running it without a ballot
Role Why they’re here D.K. Wesley City manager Signs the contract; picks the chief; terminates Flock if council says so Jackie Stepp Interim police chief Sold the RTIC at five meetings; the Aug 14 memo: “not pursuing a full transition away from Flock” Sean Aardema Deputy chief, operations The “will not be sharing with federal immigration” promise; also a Housing Authority commissioner Brandon Moore Captain, special services ”Short of a court order”; the workgroup’s operational voice Jimmy Wingo Technology manager The single gate for outside data requests; “100% of the time, we have reasons” Brad Branham City attorney The legal opinion council never got; signs the Aug 25 resolution
Housing and downtown
Role Why they’re here Ella Santos Housing Authority president and CEO A HACA staffer joins the RTIC policy board; BCSD and APD hold the DVR passwords; no board question asked David Nash Former HACA CEO (to June 2023) “Underpoliced”: spoke for the network in 2023 Downtown Institutions Chamber, Downtown Association, tourism authority The camera-registry campaign; the business owners on record
The city’s own timeline: Asheville . The county’s deciders: Buncombe County . The ballot view: Election 2026 .
19 items under this folder.