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  <br />Kittitas County Information Technology | 205 W 5th AVE STE 13 | Ellensburg WA 98926 | 509‐962‐7510 | http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us  <br />MEMO  <br />To:  IT Committee  <br />From:  Jim Goeben, IT Director  <br />Date:  July 2, 2018  <br />Subject:  Proposed changes to Technology Policy 14 ‐ Social Media Use  <br />The ITC has considered changing policy 14 Social Media Use to allow comments on non‐county  <br />sponsored social media sites. Below is a DRAFT of proposed changes based on comments offered by  <br />DPA Stephanie Hartung.  <br /> <br />14.4.5.2 Official Business Only <br />Employees and other individuals authorized to use social media to communicate on behalf of a <br />County office/department should be mindful that statements posted represent the County, <br />including its elected officials. Most social media sites do not allow editing of posts. Use <br />discretion when posting. <br />Posts shall always relate to work matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the posting <br />office/department and should be consistent with the County’s public service mission. Only <br />information authorized by this policy shall be posted. Employees and other individuals <br />authorized to use County-sponsored social media sites must ensure that all information posted is <br />professionally presented, accurate, and appropriate for dissemination to the public. <br />Conducting official County business via social media is permitted only on approved County- <br />sponsored social media sites. Use of County-sponsored social media sites for communications <br />and postings that are not directly related to an official County business purpose is prohibited. <br />A department head/elected official may authorize their social media publisher to provide the <br />following statement and link to the county website when false, misleading, or inaccurate <br />information is encountered on non-county social media sites. <br />Official and accurate information can be found on the Kittitas County website at <br />http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us. <br />No other text/comment may be written, and no further engaging is allowed. Posting this <br />statement is optional and not required. Employees are not required to monitor information posted <br />on other sites.