Has any County Treasurer engaged with an AI firm to develop solutions for their office? If so have they received any deliverables? As a follow-up, are any counties (Commissioner-driven or other department-driven) efforts to seek AI solutions in process in your county to your knowledge?
The reason I ask is I have been receiving many calls and emails and introductions to AI firms that promise to save me time and money and revolutionize the way I do business, but not one of them has yet been able to tell me how, provide an application, or move forward without first wanting me to drop $50,000 into a consulting arrangement.
I do not want to reinvent any wheels that are already in process somewhere else. And I don’t want to be the guinea pig, either!
Thank you in advance.
Mike McNamara
Butler Co. Treasurer
Michael.McNamara@bcohio.gov
Brad Cromes on Monday 01/12/2026 at 12:28 PM
We're utilizing an AI driven chatbot on our website now as a pilot for the rest of the County.
Taylor Sappington on Monday 01/12/2026 at 12:02 PM
Hey!
So there are some groups doing AI integration and trainings at zero cost to the entity. They apply for state and federal grants to cover their costs. One is AI Owl I believe? We are working with them to setup training in 2026 currently.