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Posting Guidelines:

While we encourage everyone to share thoughts and opinions on our social media page(s), we expect that this will be done in a respectful manner.

The City of Bethany does not agree with or endorse every comment that individuals post on our pages. Our goal is to share ideas and information with as many individuals as possible.

Please note that a comment will be deleted if it contains:

Hate speech;
Profane, obscene or vulgar language or content;
Use of harassing language or tone;
Nudity in profile pictures;
Defamation to a person or people;
Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation;
Name calling and/or personal attacks;
Comments whose main purpose are to sell a product;
Comments not topically related to the particular content being commented upon;
Comments that infringe on copyrights;
Spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile;
Incorrect or misleading information;
Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party;
Promotion or opposition of any person campaigning for election to a political office or promoting or opposing any ballot proposition;
Disclosure of information which an agency and its employees are required to keep confidential by law or regulation; and
Other comments that the City of Bethany deems inappropriate.
All links posted as comments on City of Bethany posts will be reviewed and may be deleted.

Repeated violations of this comment policy may cause the author to be blocked from the City of Bethany's social media profile(s).

We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our moderation capabilities are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away, and we are trusting in the maturity of our community to ignore personal attacks and negative speech or respond politely.

Social Networking and Social Medial
Appendix B

All SNSM communications are subject to the requirements of the Office of Records Management and the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA). Information about this act and its requirements is found on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website

All content, comments and replies posted on any official SNSM technology are subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Information disseminated using SNSM technology is subject to being re-printed in newspapers, magazines or online in any other online media format.

Social computing content created or received by city personnel may meet the definition of a “record” as defined by state statute, when the content is made or received in connection with the transaction of the official business of the city, and should be retained as required. This applies to content made or received whether during work hours or on personal time regardless of whether the communication device is publicly or privately owned.

Monitoring
SNSM traffic will be reviewed by the Public Relations Director and any traffic in violation of the City’s posting guidelines, or state or federal law, will be removed and retained pursuant to the City’s record retention procedure. Monitoring activity may help in the event a city account is compromised or improper information is posted to the city SNSM account.

Logging should at a minimum include the following information:

Name of user
Date/Time of use
User’s activity

Users should have no expectation of privacy. Supervisors may request or be provided reports of Internet usage by employees from the Deputy City Manager, or the Public Relations Director, as applicable, as needed to monitor use.

Any employee found to have misused or abused a SNSM service or violated this procedure may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Communication:
The City of Bethany will use SNSM as another tool to connect with media, other agencies and the general public in times of crisis and to assist with emergency, disaster or crisis communications. Information to be published on the city SNSM sites may include potential delays or closures of sites or services as deemed applicable and prudent by the City of Bethany.