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Commissioners pause Permidian contract, ask staff to seek single tech solution and form implementation task force
Summary
The board agreed to pause a proposed Permidian animal-control contract, asked staff to pursue a single technological solution (including Harmony, an on-prem AI tool), and to form an internal implementation task force with volunteers to carry out BRAIN Trust recommendations.
The board discussed implementation of the BRAIN Trust recommendations for animal control and an associated technology contract with Permidian (also referenced as Permidian/Permida in the transcript). County staff described an in-house artificial-intelligence project called Harmony that would operate on‑premises, query emails and calls, and reduce staff workload.
"It's an artificial intelligence program that we're building that's on prem... it'll actually query information, gather it, sort it," a staff member said explaining Harmony's intended role. Several commissioners urged pausing the Permidian contract while the county identifies a single solution that can handle key needs—particularly call tracking and payment processing—rather than bringing on multiple overlapping systems.
Board members proposed forming an internal implementation task force of county staff and volunteers to lead adoption of the Brain Trust recommendations and to evaluate technology options. One Brain Trust member (Jill) told the board she and others are available to be re-engaged once the county invites participation. A staff volunteer (identified as S6 in the transcript) asked to join the task force.
The board directed staff to pause work on the Permidian contract, seek an integrated technological solution that meets call-tracking and payment needs, and return with an implementation plan and task-force proposal.
