The Governance Committee agreed Wednesday to send a council consideration request on an artificial intelligence integration strategy to a B session for detailed briefing. City Chief Information Officer Craig Hopkins said the city already has a drafted AI strategy and action plan, has adopted NIST risk frameworks, and is piloting seven AI prototypes across departments.

Hopkins said staff updated acceptable-use policies and internal standards for generative AI and is a founding member of the Gov AI Coalition, a peer-city network sharing best practices. He also raised state-level considerations (House Bill 1149, effective Jan. 1) requiring disclosure in certain public-facing AI uses and the inventorying of AI tools to identify high-risk systems.

Council members said they wanted more frequent briefings than annually given the rapid pace of change; several asked for quarterly public updates to the council and for a public summary of the strategy, reserving executive sessions for sensitive procurement or risk discussions. The committee directed staff to schedule a B-session briefing (tentatively January 2026) and to return with a proposed cadence for future updates; staff said they will provide a public version of the plan and note where executive session discussion may be appropriate.