Greenville council adopts AI policy, approves food-truck permit and farmland lease; manager evaluation approved after closed session
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Summary
On March 3, 2026, 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 lease for 22 acres on Backus Road to Trinity Farms, and approved the City Manager's evaluation following an executive session.
GREENVILLE ' The Greenville City Council unanimously adopted an Artificial Intelligence Use Policy, approved a food-vendor permit for Cheese and Squeeze LLC, awarded a three-year farmland lease, and approved the City Manager's annual evaluation at its March 3, 2026 regular meeting.
Councilperson Seppala moved "To approve the proposed Artificial Intelligence Use Policy, as presented." The motion passed unanimously with Mayor Scoby and Councilpersons Seppala, Barrus, Johnson, Moss, McBride and Mangus voting in favor. The policy sets the city's formal standard for how municipal staff may use AI tools in city operations (policy details were presented to council as part of the agenda packet).
The council also approved a food vendor application from Trinity Brown of Cheese and Squeeze, LLC to operate a food truck at 1295 W. Washington (the Oil Changers lot). Councilperson Moss moved approval with conditions that "the location and operation of the food truck shall not impede traffic flow to or from adjacent properties or businesses, nor shall it adversely impact them in any way," that the vendor comply with health department regulations, pay the city license fee, and that the permit be valid March 16 through Nov. 23, 2026 but suspended during the Danish Festival (Aug. 21'23, 2026). The motion was adopted unanimously.
On land use, the council awarded the 2026'2028 farmland lease for 22 acres on Backus Road to Trinity Farms of Greenville for $2,200 per year for each of the three years. Councilperson Mangus moved "To award a bid for the 2026-2028 farmland lease for twenty-two (22) acres located on Backus Road, to Trinity Farms of Greenville, in the amount of $2,200.00 for years 1, 2, and 3, as presented." The motion passed unanimously.
The council also approved the City's Public Participation Summary for 2025, a document required by the Redevelopment Ready Communities program; Councilperson Johnson moved approval and the vote was unanimous.
During the Statement of Citizens period earlier in the meeting, residents and Danish Festival organizers praised festival volunteers and highlighted a community project that collected roughly 300 handwritten "hearts" describing favorite parts of Greenville.
At the City Manager's request, council voted unanimously to enter an executive session at 7:45 p.m. to discuss the results of the annual City Manager evaluation. The council reconvened the public meeting at 8:32 p.m., and then approved the City Manager's evaluation summary by unanimous vote.
Votes at a glance: Consent agenda approved (minutes, payroll $191,359.75, accounts payable $13,443.11); Public Participation Summary for 2025 approved (RRC); Cheese and Squeeze food-vendor permit approved (March 16'Nov. 23, 2026; suspended Aug. 21'23); Artificial Intelligence Use Policy adopted; 2026'2028 Backus Road farmland lease awarded to Trinity Farms ($2,200 per year); entered and exited executive session to consider the City Manager evaluation and then approved the evaluation summary. All recorded motions were adopted unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m.