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Model Social Media Policy Before adopting this policy, a city should be familiar with the contents of the LMC information memo, Computer and Network Loss Control. This model policy assigns duties to certain departments and staff titres. Suggestions are offered in parentheses. Use departments and staff positions that are appropriate for your city. You may modify other provisions to conform to your city's situation as needed. This model contains a number of provisions with legal implications. Before adopting a city policy based on this model, please review it with your city attorney. The League of Minnesota Cities thanks the City of St. Michael for allowing us to use its policy as the basis for this version of the League's model policy. City of Social Media Policy Purpose Social networking in government serves two primary functions: to communicate and deliver messages directly to citizens and to encourage citizen involvement, interaction, and feedback. Information which is distributed via social networking must be accurate, consistent, and timely and meet the information needs of the City's customers. Since social media is used for social networking, this policy seeks to ensure proper use of the City of 's social media sites by its representatives. The City of wishes to establish a positive and informative social media presence. City representatives have the responsibility to use the City's social media resources in an efficient, effective, ethical and lawful manner pursuant to all existing City and departmental policies. This policy also provides guidelines and standards for city representatives regarding the use of social media for communication with residents, colleagues and all other followers. Policy The City of will determine, at its discretion, how its web - based social media resources will be designed, implemented and managed as part of its overall communication and information sharing strategy. City social media sites may be modified or removed by the City at any time and without notice, as described in this document. City of social media accounts are considered a City asset and administrator access to these accounts must be securely administered in accordance with the City's Computer Use policy. The City reserves the right to shut down any of its social media sites or accounts for any reason without notice. All social media web sites created and utilized during the course and scope of an employee's performance of his/her job duties will be identified as belonging to the City of , including a link to the City's official web site. League of Minnesota Cities Computer and Network Loss Control 2/24/2016 41