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Council debates AI phone-answering service; members question need and cost
Summary
Councilors discussed a Pinnacle AI phone-answering product to route calls and provide information when staff are unavailable; several members said there is no perceived need now and suggested reconsidering after population growth.
Council members discussed a potential Pinnacle communications product that would answer phones and provide information to callers when staff are not available. One councilor described it as an AI phone-answering system that could direct callers and handle simple inquiries.
"This was the, AI phone answering," a councilor said while introducing the product. Several council members questioned whether the city needs that service today, noting current voicemail-and-callback practices and concerns about cost and user experience. Members suggested revisiting the idea when the town’s population grows and demand increases.
The council took no formal action; members asked staff to defer purchase and to reassess communications needs as the town grows.
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