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Prescott adopts employee handbook changes, including an AI use policy
Summary
The Prescott City Council approved amendments to the employee handbook formalizing compensatory time rules, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy, and procedures for annual wage-scale adoption and performance evaluations. City Administrator Matt Wolf said staff primarily use ChatGPT to draft memos and resolutions.
Prescott, Wis. — The Prescott City Council on June 8 approved Resolution 28-26, adopting three amendments to the City of Prescott Employee Handbook: (1) rules on compensatory time, (2) an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy, and (3) formalizing the compensation plan, performance-evaluation timing and annual wage-scale adoption as part of the budget process.
City Administrator Matt Wolf said the Personnel Committee recommended the changes on May 6. During discussion, Alderperson Lindsey Sorenson asked which AI applications staff currently use; Wolf said staff “primarily use ChatGPT to assist with drafting memos and resolutions to improve accuracy and avoid grammatical errors.” The council approved the handbook amendments by a voice vote without a negative vote.
The amendments are intended to clarify pay and evaluation processes and to set expectations and allowable uses for AI tools by staff. The council did not take further implementing action at this meeting.
