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CITY COUNCIL 345 6th Street, Suite 600, Bremerton, WA 98337 0 Phone (360)473-5280
DATE NOTICE ISSUED: OCTOBER 17, 2014
You are hereby notified that the BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL will hold a SPECIAL
MEETING on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 201 beginning at 4:00 PM in the Council
Conference Room (Room 603) in the Norm Dicks Government Center located at 345 6"'
Street, Bremerton, WA.
The topic to be discussed will be "City of Bremerton Policy for Use of Social Media".
The Special Meeting is open to the public but there will be no opportunities for input or
participation; and no action is anticipated...
® Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations provided upon request. Those requiring special accommodations
should contact the City Clerk's Office at(360) 473-5323 by noon on the Monday preceding the Special Meeting.
City Council
Use of Facebook
City ' s Policy Regarding Use of
Social Media
• All City Social Media sites shall be created by
the City's IT Manager
• Each Department may have its own Facebook
page
• Facebook page shall comply with OPMA and
PRA
• Content must be monitored by department and
inappropriate comments removed
General Legal Concerns Regarding use
of Facebook by City Officials
• Public Records Act
• Is a post by a city official about city business on a
private Facebook page a public record?
• Maybe; law is unclear,
• Records retention
• City operated Facebook page retains all posts
• City access to records
• City operated Facebook has access to all posts
• Open Public Meetings Act
• Avoid a quorum
Legal Department' s Advice
• If City Councilmembers want to use Facebook
to discuss City business, they should use a City
Facebook page.
• Can be monitored by City staff
• Posts can be retained and accessed
• PRA requests can be responded to
4 Options for City
Councilmembers ' Using Facebook
Option 1 :
No Facebook Page
• Advantages:
• No added work for staff
• Disadvantages:
• Councilmembers cannot use Facebook to
communicate with public about City business
• If Councilmembers use a private Facebook,
concerns over PRA and OPMA violations.
Option 2 : Councilmembers ' use of
Citywide Facebook Page
• Advantages :
• Councilmembers get to communicate with public
about City business
• Likely avoid PRA and OPMA violations
• One city employee posting on Facebook Page
• Disadvantages:
• Increased staff time to post comments and monitor
Facebook page.
• Councilmembers may not be able to instantly post on
Facebook page
Option 3 : One Facebook Page for All
Councilmembers
• Advantages:
• Council has its own Facebook page
• Councilmembers get to use Facebook to
communicate with public about City business
• Disadvantages :
• Increased staff time to post comments and monitor
Facebook page
• Concerns about violating OPMA
• Modest cost - $25 per month
Option 4 : Each Council District has its
own Facebook Page
• Advantages:
• Councilmembers may instantly post on Facebook
• Councilmembers will be less likely to violate OPMA
• Councilmember need not have a private Facebook
account for City business
• Disadvantages:
• Cost - $25 per month per councilmember
• May increase staff time if staff monitors all pages
• Concerns about violating PRA if councilmember is the
only person who monitors page
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