PolicyTitle: … · PolicyTitle: FRANKLINCOUNTYSOCIALMEDIAPUBLICCOMMENTPOLICY PolicyNumber: 107.00...
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PolicyTitle: FRANKLINCOUNTY SOCIALMEDIAPUBLICCOMMENT POLICY PolicyNumber: 107. 00 EffectiveDate: July31, 2018 RevisionNumber: RevisionDate: Authority: FranklinCounty Commissioners David S. Keller, Chairman Robert L. Thomas Robert G. Ziobrowski I. PURPOSE Thepurposeof Franklin Countysocial mediasites istopresent mattersof public interestinthe countyforthebenefit of itsresidents, businessesandvisitors. Youarewelcometosubmit your questions, commentsandconcernsbut please notethat social mediaisamoderated online discussion siteandnot apublicforum. II. SCOPE Totheextent public commentsareenabled onaFranklinCountysocial mediasite, allmembers of thepublicwillbe allowed tocomment andpubliccomments shallnot thereafter be blocked, filtered, deleted, orotherwisecensored, except asprovidedbeloworallowedbylaw. Any commentsontheCounty’ ssocial mediasitesare theopinionof theposter onlyandthepresence of suchcomments does notimplythattheCountyendorses oragreeswiththecomments. Social media isnot anofficial channelfor contactingtheCounty ofFranklinagencies, employees andofficials. WhiletheCountymayat timesrespondtoinquiries orcommentson social media, staffingforthat purposeisnot24/ 7. TheCountyencouragesuserstoutilizethe official countywebsiteatwww. franklincountypa. govtolearnhowtoofficially contact government offices. Communications postedonthecounty’ ssocialmediapageswill not beconstruedassatisfying requirements for legalnoticeorservice, shall not beconsidered official publiccommentand shall notbeconstruedasanofficial request forrecords pursuant totheRight- to- Knowlaw. Franklin Countymay postlinkstoother organizationsonitssocial mediapages. Alinkdoes not constitute anendorsement of content, viewpoint, policies,productsorservices thatmayexist on that site. Onceauser clicksalinktoanotherwebsitenotmaintainedbytheCounty, theuser is subject totheterms andconditions of that website. Thefollowingformsof content shall notbeallowed onanyFranklinCounty social media website, profileorapplicationandarticleandcommentsassociatedtherein. Profane and/ orvulgar languageorcontent; Content that promotes, fostersorperpetuates discrimination onthebasisof creed, color, age,race, gender, religion, marital status, orstatuswithregard topublicassistance, national origin, intellectual orphysical disability or sexual orientation; Sexual content orlinkstosexual content,including aposter withaprofilepicture containingnudityorsexually explicit content;
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PolicyTitle: FRANKLINCOUNTYSOCIALMEDIAPUBLICCOMMENTPOLICYPolicyNumber: 107.00 EffectiveDate: July31, 2018RevisionNumber: RevisionDate:
Authority: FranklinCountyCommissionersDavidS. Keller, ChairmanRobertL. ThomasRobertG. Ziobrowski
I. PURPOSE
ThepurposeofFranklinCountysocialmediasitesistopresentmattersofpublicinterestinthecountyforthebenefitofitsresidents, businessesandvisitors. Youarewelcometosubmityourquestions, commentsandconcernsbutpleasenotethatsocialmediaisamoderatedonlinediscussionsiteandnotapublicforum.
II. SCOPETotheextentpubliccommentsareenabledonaFranklinCountysocialmediasite, allmembersofthepublicwillbeallowedtocommentandpubliccommentsshallnotthereafterbeblocked, filtered, deleted, orotherwisecensored, exceptasprovidedbeloworallowedbylaw. AnycommentsontheCounty’ssocialmediasitesaretheopinionoftheposteronlyandthepresenceofsuchcommentsdoesnotimplythattheCountyendorsesoragreeswiththecomments.
SocialmediaisnotanofficialchannelforcontactingtheCountyofFranklinagencies, employeesandofficials. WhiletheCountymayattimesrespondtoinquiriesorcommentsonsocialmedia, staffingforthatpurposeisnot24/7. TheCountyencouragesuserstoutilizetheofficialcountywebsiteatwww.franklincountypa.govtolearnhowtoofficiallycontactgovernmentoffices.
Communicationspostedonthecounty’ssocialmediapageswillnotbeconstruedassatisfyingrequirementsforlegalnoticeorservice, shallnotbeconsideredofficialpubliccommentandshallnotbeconstruedasanofficialrequestforrecordspursuanttotheRight-to-Knowlaw.
FranklinCountymaypostlinkstootherorganizationsonitssocialmediapages. Alinkdoesnotconstituteanendorsementofcontent, viewpoint, policies, productsorservicesthatmayexistonthatsite. OnceauserclicksalinktoanotherwebsitenotmaintainedbytheCounty, theuserissubjecttothetermsandconditionsofthatwebsite.
ThefollowingformsofcontentshallnotbeallowedonanyFranklinCountysocialmediawebsite, profileorapplicationandarticleandcommentsassociatedtherein.
Profaneand/orvulgarlanguageorcontent; Contentthatpromotes, fostersorperpetuatesdiscriminationonthebasisofcreed, color, age, race, gender, religion, maritalstatus, orstatuswithregardtopublicassistance, nationalorigin, intellectualorphysicaldisabilityorsexualorientation; Sexualcontentorlinkstosexualcontent, includingaposterwithaprofilepicturecontainingnudityorsexuallyexplicitcontent;
Solicitationofcommerce; Solicitationfordonations. ThisshallnotapplytoanyofficialFranklinCountypostingprovidingthepublicwithinformationrelatedtofundraisers, activitiesandprojectsthataresupportedorsponsoredbytheCounty. Conductconstitutingorencouragingillegalactivity; Informationthatmaycompromisethesafety, securityorproceedingsofthepublic, publicsystemsoranycriminalorcivilinvestigations; Name-callingand/orpersonalattacks; Spam, suchasthesamecontentbeingpostedrepeatedly; Contentthatviolatesthelegalownershipinterestofaparty, trademarkorcopyrightlaws; orContentcontainingpersonallyprivateinformation, includingbutnotlimitedtoidentifiablemedicalinformation.
AnycontentremovedbasedupontheseguidelinesmustberetainedbytheCountyAdministrator, orhisorherdesignee, includingthetime, dateandidentityoftheposterwhenavailable, pursuanttoPennsylvaniastatelaw. UnlessotherwiseaddressedinaspecificsocialmediastandardsdocumentorCountyretentionschedules, theCountyAdministratororhisorherdesignee, shallpreserverecordsrequiredtobemaintainedforaperiodofnolessthanoneyearonaCountyserverinaformatthatpreservestheintegrityoftheoriginalrecordandiseasilyaccessible.
TheCountyreservestherighttorestrictorremoveanycontentthatisdeemedinviolationofthissocialmediapolicyoranyapplicablelaw.
FranklinCountyisprohibitedfrombanningorblockinganyuserorsubscribertoanyofficialFranklinCountysocialmediaaccountunlesstheirparticipationiscreatinganillegalorunmanageablesituation. Forexample, aposterwhorepeatedlypostssexualcontentorlinkstosexualcontentmaybeblockedifitbecomesimpossibletorepeatedlyandtimelydeletesuchunauthorizedcontent. Insuchcases, ablockmustbeapprovedbytheCountyAdministratororhisorherdesignee.
Comments, mediaorotherinformationpostedtoordisplayedontheCounty’ssocialmediasites, accounts, andcontentaresubjecttomonitoringandreviewatalltimes. Usersshouldhavenoexpectationtoprivacywithrespecttotheirpostings. Monitoringdoesnotoccurconstantlyduetostaffresources; therefore, FranklinCountyisnotliableforinappropriateoroffensivecommentsthatmaybeposted.
ThispolicyshallbeadministeredbytheCountyAdministrator.
V. ATTACHMENTS – None
VI. CROSSREFERENCE - None
VII. CONTACTINFORMATION/PROPONENTOFFICE – Commissioner’sOffice
VIII. ADDENDUMS/AMENDMENTS – None.
IX. TERMINATIONORMODIFICATIONSOFTHISPOLICY –
a. TheBoardofCommissionersreservestherighttoterminate, amendoradjustthisprocessatanytimewithoutliabilitytoanypersonwhomaybeaffectedbysuchterminationoramendment. Undertheatwillstatus, noemployeeshallhaveanyvestedrighttothecontinuationofthispolicyortohavethesamecontinuedforanyreason.
b. Employeeswhosetermsandconditionsofemploymentarecoveredbyacollectivebargainingagreementwillbecoveredbysuchtermsandconditionsofthecontract. Thispolicyisnotintendedtosupersedeoroverrideanyprovisionsoftheircollectivebargainingagreement.
c. ThispolicyisnotintendedtosupersedeoroverrideanyprovisionsoftheCourtsasaresultofinherentandexclusiverightsandpowersofthejudiciaryaccordedtoitbyArticleVofthePennsylvaniaConstitutionandSection1620oftheCountyCode.
stADOPTEDTHIS31 DAYOFJULY, 2018.
FRANKLINCOUNTYBOARDOFCOMMISSIONERS
DavidS. Keller, Chairman
RobertL. Thomas
RobertG. Ziobrowski
