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Covington commissioners approve consent agenda including AI policy, fleet and equipment purchases
Summary
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a consent agenda Oct. 28 that included adoption of a city AI policy, procurement of police computers and multiple public-works vehicles and upfits, personnel actions, and acceptance of a federal grant for rehabilitation of the Frank Duveneck House.
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Covington unanimously approved a broad consent agenda at its Oct. 28, 2025 meeting that included administrative policy changes, equipment purchases, personnel actions and a federal preservation grant.
The consent agenda items were introduced by the City Clerk and approved following motions typically moved by Commissioner Tim Acri and seconded by Commissioner Tim Downing. Voting yea on all consent items were Commissioners Acri, Downing, Shannon Smith, James Toebbe and Mayor Ronald L. Washington; no votes against were recorded.
Key items approved included: adoption of an electronic/digital format and electronic/digital signatures policy (Commissioners’ Order No. ORD-276-2025); purchase of sixty computers for the Covington Police Department from SHI-Sourcewell (ORD-277-2025); adoption of the City of Covington Artificial Intelligence policy (ORD-278-2025); authorization for the mayor to enter a legal-services agreement for foreclosure actions with Ulrich, Sassano, Deighton, Delaney & Higgins Co., L.P.A. (ORD-279-2025); acceptance of the resignation of Officer Lucas Mann, effective Sept. 30, 2025 (ORD-280-2025); hiring Robert Fain as a contract officer under KRS 95.022, effective Nov. 2, 2025 (ORD-281-2025); a package of public-works vehicle and upfit purchases for 2026 models from Fuller Ford, K E Rose Company and Fyda Freightliner (ORD-282-2025 through ORD-287-2025); promotion of Brian Watts to Technician III in Parks & Facilities (ORD-288-2025); and acceptance of a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior for rehabilitation of the Frank Duveneck House and studio (ORD-289-2025).
Several orders were routine procurement and personnel matters recorded without discussion. The board also approved a new memorandum of understanding authorizing collaboration on industrial revenue bond projects with local school and port authorities (ORD-290-2025).
The meeting adjourned its public session and entered a closed session approved under KRS 61.810(1)(b) for deliberations on real property transactions and KRS 61.810(1)(f) for personnel matters; no further action was recorded following the closed session.
