COUNTY OF BENZIE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
General Policy-Section I
This policy shall apply to all users of the County's social media pages, including the general
public, County staff, Board of Commissioners, and members of County Committees and
Authorities. Comments noting the positives about our county are always welcome of course; but so too are
constructive criticisms. The County actively moni
tors its social media pages and takes your
input seriously; so, we encourage everyone to be respectful and thoughtful in their comments. All users shall be fully responsible for everything that is submitted in their comments as all posted comments are in the public domain. Comments may be retained by the County of Benzie and
may be subject to disclosure, if requested under the Freedom of information Act. The County of Benzie reserves the right to delete comments that are generally understood as any of the following:
1. Comments not related to County business or not related to the original posted social
medium content being commented upon.
2. Comments in support of, or in opposition to, political campaigns or ballot proposals.
3. Violent, racist, discriminatory, obscene, or profane language or content.
4. Sexual or violent content or links to sexual or violent content.
5. Comments that physically threaten any person or organization.
6. Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems.
8. Copyrighted material or other content that violates the legal ownership interest of another party.
9. Commercial Advertisements for products or services
10. Comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
11. Multiple, off topic posts or repetitive posts that are copied and pasted.
12. Anonymous postings, or multiple postings by the same user or individual using a
fictitious or different name.
13. Posted content that contains personal information, including, but not limited to,
identification numbers, phone numbers, e-mail addresses. The County reserves the right to ban users who continually violate the above policy and guidelines. The County shall post the content of Section I in a prominent location on the County's Official website and on its social media pages. Placing a link on a social media page linking to the County's Official website meets the requirements of this section.
