12-08-14 Amended Council Agenda, Packet & Committee Meetings

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Ordinance Amending SBMC Creating New Section 2 -9.1 Page 6 ii. Each participating Council Member shall be an Administrator of their Facebook page. All postings must include a by -line of the Council Member posting. The PIO has the right to remove any inappropriate postings upon receiving a complaint which do not comply with these standards. iii. The City of South Bend reserves the right to have additional Administrators to oversee compliance with these policies and procedures. Comments and Discussion Boards: Style: Comments to the Wall generally will may be turned off, but may be allowed only on a case -by -case basis upon the request of a Council Member and approved by the IT members designated in these policies and procedures. Diseussion Boards shall be fried off. i. City of South Bend Facebook pages will be based on a template that includes consistent City branding. Only the IT members designated in these policies and procedures will be able to provide requesting Council Members with the template. ii. Council Members may be required to attend a training session prior to any Facebook page being developed, and additional training sessions as changes to this technology evolve. iii. Council Members are required to use proper grammar and standard AP Associated Press style, avoiding jargon and abbreviations. Facebook is more casual than other communication tools however, Council Members still represent the City of South Bend at all times, and the highest standards of professionalism and decorum are expected and required. Applications: There are literally thousands of Facebook applications. Common applications can allow users to stream video and music, post photos, and view and subscribe to Rich Site Summary (RSS) feeds; and while many may be useful to the Page's mission, many can cause clutter and security risks.