municipal policy

The Regional District of Okanagan‑Similkameen (RDOS) has moved from pilot to policy, proposing a tightly scoped AI use framework that would permit only a tenant‑bound Microsoft Copilot for staff, limit use to low‑risk drafting and summarization tasks, require disclosure and managerial review of...

Carmel’s city leaders have moved from a temporary moratorium to instructing staff to draft a permanent ordinance that would bar pickleball play on the municipality’s only public courts, a decision prompted by years of neighborhood complaints about the sport’s distinctive “pop‑pop‑pop” sound and...

The Town of Gray is quietly turning a policy conversation into practical public service: after adopting guidelines for generative AI this summer, the town’s communications and IT director has begun using Microsoft Copilot to produce faster, more accessible meeting recaps, is hosting public...

In an era where public trust in municipal governance is both essential and increasingly scrutinized, the Town of Greater Napanee has taken decisive steps to reinforce the ethical framework guiding its staff. On June 11, council quietly adopted a comprehensive Staff Conflict of Interest Policy—a...