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Ordinance Amending SBMC Creating New Section 2 -9.1 Page 11 months to a maximum of the remainder of the term of office of the Council Member. Each sustained violation shall be subject to a public reprimand, in light of the fact that usage privileges of any city -owned technologies or posting privileges to the Common Council Facebook page are public postings, and that social media is public. (f) Ongoing Training and Education. The Council's Information and Technology Committee shall be responsible for hosting ongoing training and education sessions for members of the Common Council. Each January a mandatory training and education session shall be required for all Council Members.5 Section IV. If any part, subsection, section, paragraph, sub - paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section V. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and legal publication effective February 2, 2015. Tim Scott, I" District Council Member Information & Technology Committee Chairperson South Bend Common Council Karen L. White, Council Member at Large South Bend Common Council Derek D. Dieter, Council Member at Large South Bend Common Council Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large Information & Technology Committee Vice - Chairperson South Bend Common Council ' It was recommended to Members of Congress that "Education and training on social media usage may help Members and staff to understand how best to allocate time and resources for this work and to understand the risks responsibilities permanency and rapid pace of social media ", Congress & Social Media Sherri R Greenberg of the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs. University of Texas at Austin. October 22 2012 p 21 The House Ethics Committee holds a mandatory training session within the first sixty (60) days of employment.