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Commissioner Thomas summarizes League of Cities conference: AI, workforce development and property tax risks

5810267 · August 26, 2025
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Commissioner Thomas on Aug. 25 summarized sessions she attended at the Florida League of Cities conference, highlighting AI applications, youth workforce development and property-tax issues that state lawmakers and municipalities are debating.

Sanford — Commissioner Thomas reported to the Sanford City Commission on Aug. 25 about sessions she attended at the Florida League of Cities and related National League events, covering artificial intelligence, youth workforce programs, minority business tools, and recent Florida legislative activity affecting local taxation and funding.

Thomas, who represented Sanford at the conference, told the commission the sessions she attended offered practical examples and tools officials could adapt locally: youth workforce development programs, downtown placemaking and marketing, minority and small-business procurement models, and municipal uses of AI for traffic management, public safety and customer service. "We talked about the 10 areas of AI, that you use…

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