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Fort Collins CIO urges ethical AI leadership; city to refine 2025 policy and evaluate vendors

Fort Collins City Council · February 10, 2026
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Summary

The city's chief information officer told council the work-plan item on AI will prioritize ethics, transparency and human oversight; staff said a citywide AI policy exists (2025) and will be refined while vendor evaluations and environmental impacts of data centers are factored into procurement.

Kevin Wilkins, Fort Collins’ chief information officer, told council the city is preparing a work‑plan item to build citywide AI leadership and governance that would reduce friction for residents and free staff for higher‑value work while protecting ethics and transparency.

"We need to lead AI and not let AI…

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