Hendersonville Finance Committee 7/28/2026

The City of Hendersonville Finance Committee met on July 28, 2026, to discuss several procurement and budget-related matters. Key procurement discussions included the approval of a resolution to waive municipal fees for community amenity structures like blessing boxes and little free libraries, aimed at supporting nonprofit community benefits. The committee also reviewed and discussed the contract with Good Neighbor, the event manager for the city's Arts Festival, noting a reduction in the management fee from $40,000 to $35,000 and a city subsidy of approximately $8,300 for the event. The festival's financials, attendance growth, and sponsorship challenges were detailed, with plans to continue growing sponsorship revenue and event attendance. Additionally, the committee discussed funding a budget amendment related to promotional pay for public safety assistant chiefs, considering options to cover the $20,000 cost through either adjusting vacancy assumptions in the police and fire department salary lines or increasing local option sales tax revenue by about $6,800. The committee favored the sales tax adjustment as the safer funding approach. No votes were taken on the budget amendment during this meeting, but motions were passed to approve the fee waiver resolution and move it forward for a full board vote.