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# Asheville to meet on Friday for making interim city manager appointment
- URL: https://down-ballot.info/asheville-to-meet-on-friday-for-making-interim-city-manager-appointment/
- Published: 2025-12-01T21:07:27.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-01T23:28:46.000Z
- Description: Current manager Debra Campbell announced her retirement earlier this year
- Author: Ben Ledbetter
- Tags: Asheville, Asheville City Council, North Carolina, city manager, Asheville Citizen-Times, Sarah Honosky

The city of Asheville will hold a virtual meeting on Friday, Dec. 5 at 9 am and will have a closed session for the purpose of appointing public officers. 

According to an announcement on the [city’s website](https://www.ashevillenc.gov/government/city-council-agenda/?ref=down-ballot.info), council is expected to immediately enter a closed session and end it by 9:30 am. 

When council returns to open session, it will consider the appointment of an interim city manager until a permanent one starts employment. 

Current Asheville City Manager Debra Campbell announced her retirement earlier this year and her last day is Friday, Dec. 5 according to [The Citizen-Times in Asheville. ](https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2025/11/25/asheville-council-city-manager/87448801007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z117301p119650c119650d00----v117301b0050xxd005065&gca-ft=114&gca-ds=sophi&ref=down-ballot.info) The article states the city has identified a final candidate to be named. 

Campbell previously worked as an assistant city manager in Charlotte and is Asheville’s first Black city manager.