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14.4.8 Records Management <br />Content on County-sponsored social media sites shall not be offered in lieu of official <br />information on the County’s official Website. Wherever possible, content posted to County- <br />sponsored social media sites will also be available on the County’s website and contain links <br />directing users back to the County’s website for in-depth information, forms, documents or <br />online services. <br />14.4.8.1 Public Records <br />County-sponsored social media sites are subject to State of Washington public records laws <br />(RCW 42.56). Any content published to a County sponsored site, including lists of subscribers <br />and posted communications, is public record. <br />14.4.8.2 Records Retention <br />Public records on County-sponsored social media sites will be archived and managed in <br />accordance with Washington State records retention schedules. <br />14.4.8.3 Requests for Public Records <br />Any requests for posts on a County-sponsored social media site shall be referred to the <br />office/department maintaining the site. The posting office/department must be prepared to <br />respond to requests for public records. <br />14.5 Responsibilities <br />14.5.1 DH/EO/designee <br />Department Head/Elected Official (DH/EO/designee) and their Designeesdesignees: <br />1. DH/EOs are responsible and accountable for social media posts submitted by their <br />designated social media publishers. <br />2. Only authorized publishers may post, respond, comment, or manage County social media <br />content. Employees who post to or respond to comments on a County social media site on <br />behalf of the County and who are not authorized publishers are subject to disciplinary <br />action. <br />3. DH/EOs are responsible for the accurate and timely posting of information and <br />responding to comments/requests. <br />4. Commissioners should not comment or otherwise communicate via social media related <br />to County business as this might constitute a meeting under the Open Public Meetings <br />Act.To prevent violations of the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), members of a <br />governing body shall avoid participation in discussions on social media concerning <br />agency business by a majority of its members. Discussions or comments need not occur <br />at the same time or even the same day to trigger OPMA.