(A) Town employees and officials shall not use any computer, e-mail account, internet service provider connection, printer, facsimile machine, copy machine, paper or other town equipment or supplies for any reason not directly related to the performance of official town business. Use of such machinery, equipment or supplies for any private or personal use shall be considered unauthorized use of equipment or supplies.
(B) Town employees or officials shall not utilize any computer or internet, intranet or e-mail connection or account for any personal business or personal communications. No employee or official is permitted to use a town computer, internet connection or e-mail account to log onto or view any lewd, indecent, obscene, pornographic or sexually oriented photo, image, graphic or material.
(C) Town employees or officials shall not make unauthorized copies of any software owned by or licensed to the town by any software manufacturer or take any action that would be a breach of any license or copyright. All computer data files created by an employee shall remain the sole and separate property of the town, and such data files may not be downloaded, copied or distributed for any use not directly related to official town business.
(D) Each employee shall keep a written list of their current computer, internet, intranet and software passwords, and a copy of the list shall be kept on file with the employee's supervisor and with the office of the Clerk-Treasurer. All supervisors, department heads and officials utilizing a town computer shall file a written list of each of their respective computer, internet, intranet and software passwords with the Clerk-Treasurer. All password lists filed with the Clerk-Treasurer are not public information and shall be kept confidential to protect the security of the town's computer and software systems.
(E) All supervisors and town officials have the right to log onto any town computer assigned to an employee under their supervision to determine if the computer, or its software, has been used by any person in violation of the town's computer use policy.
(Ord. 1999-17, passed 8-30-99)