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City of Arden Hills Personnel Policy Effective I cbruarl 29 20136 <br />Urban Wildlife half marathon and had a great time".Employees who have been <br />approved to use social media sites on behalf of the City should seek assistance from <br />the Department Director or City Administrator on this topic. <br />Employees using their personal technology(cell phones,home computer,cameras, <br />etc) for City business should be aware that the data transmitted or stored may be <br />subject to the data practices act and legal proceedings. <br />Additional Guidelines for Personal Communications <br />It is important for employees to remember that the personal communications of <br />employees may reflect on the City,esp_ecially, if employees are commenting on City <br />business.The followingguidelines apply to personal communications including various <br />forms such as social media(Facebook,Twitter,blogs.YouTube,etc),letters to the editor <br />of newspapers,and personal endorsements. <br />Remember that what you write is public,and will be for a long time. It may also be <br />spread to large audiences.Use common sense when using email or social media <br />sites. It is a good idea to refrain from sending or posting information that you <br />would not want your boss or other employees to read,or that you would be <br />embarrassed to see in the newspaper. <br />The City of Arden Hills expects its employees to be truthful,courteous and <br />respectful towards supervisors,coworkers,citizens,customers and other persons <br />associated with the City.Do not engage in name-calling or personal attacks. <br />If you publish something related to City business identify,yourself and use a <br />disclaimer such as "I am an employee of the City of Arden Hills.However,these <br />are my own opinions and do not represent those of the City of Arden Hills." <br />City resources,working time,or official City positions cannot be used for personal <br />profit or business interests,or to participate in personal political activity. For <br />example a building inspector could not use the City's logo,email,or working time <br />to promote his/her side business as a plumber. <br />Personal social media account names or email names should not be tied to the City. <br />Policy Violations <br />Violations of this policy will subject the employee to disciplinary action up to and <br />including discharge from employment. <br />Formatted:Font:Arial,12 pt <br />Formatted:Default,Left,Space After: 0 pt,Line spacing: <br />single <br />Formatted:Font color:Red <br />Formatted:Left <br />110