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County adopts data‑retention, AI use and acceptable‑use IT policies; staff warn of AI meeting agents and training needs

5807079 · August 8, 2025
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Summary

The Government Operations Committee on Aug. 7 unanimously approved new county IT policies covering data retention, responsible AI use and acceptable use of county information technology resources.

The Government Operations Committee adopted three information‑technology policies on Aug. 7: a data‑retention policy (new), a responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence policy (new), and an updated acceptable‑use policy for county IT resources.

Policy approvals and rationale

IT staff presented the data‑retention policy as based on New York State guidance (LGS‑1) and consultant work; the policy references Laserfiche and Varonis tools to identify, classify and move aged records for review, with final disposal decisions coordinated with the county clerk. The…

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