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Council workshop flags web/app and annual website maintenance fees
Summary
The Chair and staff discussed exploring a web or phone app (linked to an AI chatbot) to improve transparency and noted an annual website maintenance fee and newsletter mailing costs as recurring budget pressures.
The Chair opened discussion of a proposed revised web or phone app, describing it as part of a broader push for transparency and digital services. "This is something that's come along with our AI chatbot, I think. It's gonna make things a little bit more transparent for the city moving forward," the Chair said at the start of the agenda item.
Staff noted an upfront setup figure mentioned on the transcript and flagged a recurring website maintenance fee as an operating line. They also said newsletter printing and mailing costs had been moved into a different line and would be a larger recurring expense to monitor. Staff committed to obtaining quotes and refining recurring cost estimates before formal budget adoption.
