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Jefferson County IT director urges formal AI policy to govern county use of generative tools
Summary
IT Director Scott Ribordy told the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners the county should adopt an Artificial Intelligence policy to guide responsible, secure use of tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini; the Board discussed the proposal but took no formal vote.
IT Director Scott Ribordy told the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on March 9 that the county should adopt an Artificial Intelligence policy to govern staff use of generative AI tools.
Ribordy presented a proposed policy intended to establish guidelines for "the responsible and secure use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in county government operations," saying the goal is to protect sensitive information, maintain public trust and ensure compliance with records requirements. He listed examples of tools covered by the proposal, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini.
The discussion framed the policy as a departmental approval process: county staff would be allowed to use AI tools for official county business only if those tools were approved by the County IT Department. Ribordy emphasized links between AI use and recordkeeping obligations and the need to address privacy and information security risks before broad deployment.
Commissioners asked questions but the minutes record no formal motion or vote on the policy. The topic remained at the discussion stage at the end of the meeting; the Board did not record a timeline for follow-up or a formal adoption vote during the session.
The county will likely return to the item in a future meeting if staff draft a formal ordinance or administrative policy for the Board’s consideration.
