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Bay Village reports Q1 IT upgrades and buys 20 Copilot AI seats; resident urges broader AI use
Summary
The city completed Q1 IT work — a Granite PC for a sewer truck, four iPads, emergency pool phones, and laptop/docking consolidation — and bought 20 Copilot subscriptions; public commenter Eddie urged departments to adopt AI for efficiency.
Jen Demoloy summarized Q1 technology work: a high‑end Granite PC installed in a sewer truck, four iPads configured and awaiting deployment, rugged emergency phones installed at the pool, and departmental shifts from desktops to laptops with docking stations to support remote work and resilience. "As of Friday last week, I had them awaiting deployment. I would anticipate that by the end of next week, they're gonna be deployed," she said of the iPads.
The city has purchased 20 Copilot subscriptions and demonstrated Copilot use cases to department directors; Jen said two additional staff have been identified to receive licenses. During public comment, resident Eddie praised the committee and urged broader AI adoption in municipal services: "I was happy to hear CoPilot mentioned. I was happy to hear AI mentioned," he said, and suggested using AI for tasks such as traffic-signal programming and voice-to-text meeting minutes.
Staff also described smaller Q1 purchases that support daily operations—new cameras for the mayor's office, rugged laptops for mechanics, and wireless printing for the finance office—many intended to reduce duplication and increase agility for off-site work.
