City Artificial Intelligence Policy
At a glance
- What: concerns about the city having no AI policy, raised on Ordinance No. 2026-667, a roughly 1.9 million dollar pass-through grant for a contract with an AI company (spelled "Paraguin" in the captions).
- Where it stands: passed 18-1 on 2026-09-22 over Peluso's objection that data handling and storage were unknown.
- What's next: Dr. Salem and Peluso said a citywide policy with the constitutional officers should be developed.
- Correction from the official minutes (2026-09-22): the bill the captions describe is 2026-0667, which the minutes identify as an appropriation of 1,916,232 dollars from the Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office immigration grant program (requested by the Sheriff). It passed 18-1 with Peluso opposed. The minutes do not mention artificial intelligence, so the earlier description of a contract with an AI company is from the captions and is unconfirmed. See also Sheriff's Office Budget Increase.
Sources
- 2026-09-22 - City Council (council meeting of 2026-09-22; auto-captions)
- Council agendas and legislation: https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- City Council minutes, September 22, 2026: https://jaxcityc.legistar1.com/jaxcityc/meetings/2026/9/3731_M_City_Council_26-09-22_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- 2026-09-22 - City Council
Discussion time
About 6 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 - City Council | 6 |
Log
2026-09-22 - City Council
Ordinance 2026-667 passed 18-1; Peluso failed to defer it and asked for an AI policy.
Minutes: 2026-0667 (JSO immigration grant, 1,916,232 dollars) passed 18-1.