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Greenville council adopts AI use policy, approves food-truck permit and farmland lease; manager review approved after executive session
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Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Greenville City Council unanimously adopted an Artificial Intelligence Use Policy, approved a food-truck permit for Cheese and Squeeze LLC, awarded a three-year 22-acre farmland lease to Trinity Farms for $2,200 per year, and approved the city manager’s annual evaluation following an executive session.
Greenville — The Greenville City Council on March 3 unanimously adopted an Artificial Intelligence Use Policy, approved a food-truck permit for Cheese and Squeeze LLC, awarded a three-year farmland lease and, after an executive session, approved the city manager’s annual evaluation.
Councilperson Seppala moved to adopt the city’s Artificial Intelligence Use Policy; Councilperson McBride seconded and the motion was adopted unanimously. The meeting record notes the policy was approved “as presented”; the transcript does not include the policy text or additional staff explanation in the public record.
The council also approved a food vendor application for Trinity Brown of Cheese and Squeeze LLC to operate a food truck at 1295 W. Washington (the Oil Changers lot). Council conditioned the permit on several requirements: the truck must not impede traffic to or from adjacent properties or businesses, must comply with all health department rules and regulations, must pay the city’s vendor license fee, and the permit is valid March 16 through Nov. 23, 2026, but suspended during the Danish Festival (Aug. 21–23, 2026). The motion to approve the permit was moved by Councilperson Moss and seconded by Councilperson Mangus and carried unanimously.
Councilmembers also awarded a bid for the 2026–2028 farmland lease covering 22 acres on Backus Road to Trinity Farms of Greenville for $2,200 for each of the three years, following a motion by Councilperson Mangus and a second by Councilperson Johnson. The motion passed unanimously.
Near the end of the meeting, at the city manager’s request council moved into an executive session to discuss the results of the annual City Manager evaluation. Council entered executive session at 7:45 p.m. and returned to open session at 8:32 p.m. After returning, Councilperson Moss moved to approve the City Manager's evaluation summary; Councilperson Johnson seconded and the motion was adopted unanimously.
Other routine business approved earlier in the meeting included the Consent Agenda (minutes, payroll of $191,359.75 and accounts payable of $13,443.11) and the city’s Public Participation Summary for 2025, a requirement of the Redevelopment Ready Communities program. The meeting adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
Actions recorded in the public transcript show unanimous votes on the listed items; individual roll-call votes were not read into the public record.