Similar to the AB Tech/Buncombe County Joint Capital Advisory Committee, this commission decides on funding requests from Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools boards for capital projects. With no Jasmine around to help them, this commission instead relies upon the strong-willed solar energy advocate (also a solar energy professional) for input and guidance on which projects to approve.
Citizens need to guess whether, when and where the committee meetings will be held. They do not appear to be recorded, so we depend entirely upon the meeting minutes for information on the decisions made in the meetings. However, we do not have a volunteer to review meeting minutes. Is Brownie enriching himself by approving solar power projects while men’s rooms in county schools go without tampon dispensers? We may never know unless we find a volunteer willing to monitor this committee.
Official Committee Website:
https://www.buncombecounty.org/transparency/boards-commissions/school-capital-fund-commission.aspx
| Description | Originally drafted in 1983 to ensure adequate school capital needs were met for both County school systems, the Buncombe School Capital Fund Commission legislation was amended in 2016 to better align resources with capital needs. Using funds from Article 39 sales tax revenue, a five-member commission reviews capital project requests from Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools. These request are combined and prioritized, and based upon funding availability, the Commission recommends to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners those projects that should be funded through Article 39 funding. Recommendations for funding are considered on an annual basis. |
| Positions | 5 |
| Term Length | 2 years |
| Number of Terms | 2 |
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