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City of Arden Hills Personnel Policy Effective February 29,2016 <br />for the City. All employees of the City are responsible for using the e-mail system in an <br />effective, ethical, and lawful manner. It is the City policy that the e-mail system, like other <br />City assets,be used for the benefit of the City. All e-mail use should be congruent with the <br />City's overall government policies. The City reserves the right to monitor and/or log all <br />network activity with or without notice, including all web site communications; and, <br />therefore, users should have no expectation of privacy in the use of these resources. Use <br />of the system in violation of this or other City policies is prohibited and may lead to <br />disciplinary action, up to and including termination. <br />The City's e-mail system shall not be used for unacceptable or unrelated purposes, <br />including but not limited to the following: <br />1. To send or receive "chain" or similar type "letters." <br />2. To send and receive music, video, and related media files that have no <br />business purpose. <br />3. To send and receive software without prior authorization of the network <br />administrator. <br />4. To send or receive documents in violation of copyright or other laws. <br />5. To knowingly open mail not directed to you. Except to the extent that the <br />City reserves the right to access and review all electronic uses and records, e- <br />mail messages are confidential. <br />6. To send messages in violation of City security policies. <br />7. To forward electronic messages without a legitimate business purpose, under <br />circumstances likely to lead to embarrassment of the sender or to violate the <br />clearly expressed desire of the sender to restrict additional dissemination. <br />8. To send messages that are false or misleading, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, <br />pornographic, profane, sexually-oriented, threatening, offensive, <br />discriminatory, or illegal,including but not limited to sending messages under <br />an assumed name or with intent to obscure the origin of the message. <br />9. To solicit or proselytize for commercial ventures,religious or political causes, <br />outside organizations other non-job related solicitations. <br />Avoid "carbon copying" individuals who have no direct involvement or "need to know." <br />Likewise, e-mail to all users should only be used on very rare occasions when every person <br />on the system has a direct need to know. <br />87