(A) Purpose. The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines prohibiting the use of electronic media which brings discredit or embarrassment to the employee or agency.
(B) Effective immediately, no city employee will post for public, private, or restricted viewing, any image, document, or other media format on any public or private electronic internet or intranet hosted site that may tend to bring either the employee or the city into disrepute. Any currently posted material that may tend to bring either the employee or the city into disrepute will immediately be removed from the public, private, or restricted electronic internet or intranet hosted site. No posting shall be made that has the potential to be in any negative manner against any employee of the city, or the city itself. All city employees are further prohibited from posting any information referring to their affiliation, or inferred affiliation with the city, without the express consent of a supervisor. This policy is enacted to protect both the employee and the city from unintended negative consequences associated with the subjective nature of internet-based comments intended to be taken in jest, or in factual subjective commentaries. All city employees shall be held accountable for their actions, conduct, and speech when their behaviors conflict with city policies. Employees who cause undue embarrassment, damage the reputation of the city, and/or erode the public’s confidence in the city shall be deemed to have violated this policy.
(C) Any employee found to be in violation of the policy will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the city’s personnel policy.
(Ord. 1-10, passed 2-8-2010)