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County to trial Aria AI agents with Animal Control; finance to find $1,500 for initial months
Summary
Staff recommended a month-to-month trial of Aria, an AI "agent" platform, for Animal Control to automate administrative tasks (licensing renewals, rabies certificate processing). The board directed finance to identify $1,500 so the department can begin a three-month pilot.
County staff described a demonstration of Aria, a commercial service that builds AI "agents" to automate administrative workflows, and recommended a short trial for Animal Control. Staff said the technology could automate license-renewal notices, ingest monthly rabies certificates from veterinarians, extract data and populate customer records, and generate mailing lists and letters — tasks that Animal Control staff said currently take multiple hours.
The vendor proposal is monthly and month-to-month, staff said, with an introductory rate of about $500 per month for three months and possible token-related usage costs that could increase the monthly total to roughly $600. Staff noted that if the pilot succeeds, the county would have access to the platform and could potentially build agents for other departments under the same monthly subscription.
The board directed finance to find $1,500 to cover an initial three-month pilot so Animal Control can test the platform immediately and see whether automation efficiencies influence how the department is structured for the next fiscal year. Staff emphasized the low-commitment, month-to-month nature of the trial.
Ending: Finance will identify funding and staff will begin the pilot if funds are made available.
