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Shawnee County approves $29,950 GovAI contract for countywide employee AI with safeguards
Summary
The county approved a $29,950 contract with Kerosoft Technology (GovAI) to provide desktop AI tools for county staff, with IT stating safeguards to block PII and protect sensitive data; commissioners approved the contract 3-0.
Shawnee County commissioners on Dec. 22 approved contract C521-2025 with Kerosoft Technology Corporation (GovAI) for $29,950 to provide countywide desktop AI access for employees.
Mark Price, information technology director, told the board the service was selected for cost-effectiveness and because the county can build safeguards to prevent users from submitting protected information (PII, Social Security numbers) to the AI. Price said the program will allow staff to test how AI tools could simplify and improve government operations while maintaining protections.
Commissioners asked no substantive follow-up and approved the contract by voice vote, 3-0. The record notes the county will explore the technology for desktop queries and will implement safeguards to reduce the risk of accidental disclosure of protected data.
The county did not provide technical details about the safeguards or a deployment timeline in the meeting record; IT said more implementation work will follow in the new year.
