On April 28, 2026, Council is asked to approve Policy 12-24, a new Privacy Management Program, and to adopt Bylaw 03-26, a modernized Records Management Bylaw replacing a 1999 bylaw. The documents respond to Alberta’s new Access to Information Act and Protection of Privacy Act, requiring a formal privacy management program, updated records retention rules, and inclusion of electronic records, digitization, and electronic signatures. While the bylaws themselves are internally drafted, their implementation will require training, process redesign, potential system changes, and ongoing compliance support across all departments.Information management and privacy consultants, ECM/records software vendors, scanning/digitization providers, and training firms can position for follow‑on work to help Lamont implement retention schedules, privacy impact assessments, breach response processes, digitization of legacy records, and staff training mandated multiple times per year in the policy.

Policy references cloud services, Microsoft Copilot/ChatGPT usage rules, and the need for privacy training and impact assessments, indicating probable future IT and consulting engagements.