# Monterey County supes approve plan to strengthen data, AI governance rules

> Source: <https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/08/12/monterey-county-data-ai-governance/>
> Published: 2026-08-12 18:00:00+00:00

Monterey County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a plan to strengthen data and artificial intelligence governance rules, furthering progress toward improvements in county-level data security. On June 15, County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew submitted a request to information technology department to write a plan that would improve the county’s data security […]

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