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Government AdministrationNorth Carolina, United States501-1000 Employees
The City of Asheville is a government administration entity that serves as the municipal government for the city of Asheville, North Carolina, and is located at 70 Court Plaza in Asheville. It employs about 501 to 1,000 people. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina and the county seat of Buncombe County, with a population exceeding 84,000 and ranking as the 11th largest city in the state. The city operates under a council-manager form of government; the Asheville City Council, composed of an elected Mayor and six council members, sets policies and enacts ordinances that are implemented by the city manager. The city emphasizes its core values through the Asheville Way, including continuous improvement, integrity, diversity, safety and welfare, and excellent service; it participates in regional diversity initiatives as a member of the Western North Carolina Diversity Engagement Coalition (WNC DEC). In recent activity, the city approved $9.5 million in federal CDBG-DR funding to advance the Terrace at River Hills affordable housing development, and HUD-funded programs provided $15.5 million for Small Business Disaster Recovery grants.