Sheffield council amends April technology authorization and ratifies $3,000 AI subscription

Sep 21, 2026

Council amended an April 20 resolution to add an AI vendor (referred to in the record as XAI Super GR Heavy) to the mayor's office technology authorizations and ratified a $3,000 invoice already paid from city funds; the mayor said the platform centralizes administrative functions for the office.

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The council voted to amend an April 20, 2026 mayor's-office technology authorization to add the AI vendor referenced in the meeting as XAI Super GR Heavy and to ratify an already-paid $3,000 city invoice for that subscription. In the discussion, the mayor described moving some administrative functions to an annual city-owned subscription that he said allows the mayor's office to manage workflow without hiring an executive assistant.

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