Proposed AI board would report on City Hall’s tools—not approve them

Atlanta’s use of artificial intelligence would get a standing advisory board—and a yearly report to the City Council—under a proposal scheduled for committee consideration Nov. 10.⁠[1][2]

Councilmember Matt Westmoreland’s ordinance would create a 15-member board selected by two co-chairs from the city’s technology offices. The draft calls for technical, legal, community-impact and governance expertise, with one seat for a current council member.⁠[1][2]

The board would advise, not regulate. Its two stated duties are advising the city on AI technologies it uses and delivering the annual summary; the draft grants no power to approve or reject individual AI tools.⁠[2]

It would meet at least four times a year, with meetings subject to Georgia’s Open Meetings Act. Atlanta Information Management would provide staffing and support. The board would continue until terminated, rather than end on a preset date.⁠[2]

The ordinance describes the plan as a follow-up to the city’s AI Commission, whose final report it says was presented to council in May 2026. According to the proposal, that commission recommended an advisory board to provide policy and technical expertise on emerging AI questions.⁠[2]

The council referred Ordinance 26-O-1630 to committee Nov. 2; that action was not adoption. The Finance/Executive Committee’s draft agenda lists the proposal for its Nov. 10 meeting, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue.⁠[1][2]