Committee backs operating‑budget approach for AI training and digitization work
Members favored treating AI training and digitization as an operating expense rather than a capital purchase. Staff described a consultant recommendation to use Microsoft Copilot in a town‑specific hub and noted Laserfiche costs (approximately $15,000 first year, $7,000 subsequent years).
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The committee discussed AI training for the building department and a larger digitization plan for town records. S1 said she considered the training an operating‑budget item, not a capital project, and the committee agreed to move that work into the operating budget.
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