Title: Buncombe County Commissioner, District 1 · candidate for Asheville City Council · former Director of Environment North Carolina · volunteer firefighter In this role since: December 2024 (elected Nov 2024) Current term ends: — (not seeking commission re-election; redistricting placed him with a fellow incumbent) Next voter decision: Nov 3, 2026: Asheville City Council general; led the March 3 primary (~16%) · Election 2026
Surveillance record
As a county commissioner, Ball sits on the body that funds the Sheriff’s ~1,800-camera Fusus network, the system Asheville’s RTIC extends. No vote or public statement from him on Fusus, Flock, or the RTIC has been found (as of Aug 17, 2026).
In his words
His Asheville DSA questionnaire response addressed ICE (families deserving “safety, not terror”) but said nothing about surveillance technology. His Chamber survey is likewise silent on it.
The question for him
He’s the one council candidate with an actual record adjacent to this issue: county budgets that sustain the Fusus network. Has he ever questioned it? Would he vote for a surveillance-oversight ordinance in Asheville (Promise Tracker)? See Election 2026 for the questions to ask.
Last updated: Aug 17, 2026