The City reserves the right to regulate this page and restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this policy or any applicable laws. The goal of this page is to promote effective communication and maintain a respectful dialogue/community discussion, while facilitating the exchange of information with the general public in an open forum. City of Jarrell social media administrators use the following rules to ensure that posted comments are constructive and suitable for all readers, while respecting a range of opinions and points of view. Please note: All content and comments posted to this page are subject to public disclosure laws. Posted comments do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the City of Jarrell. Please review our rules. Comments in violation of any of the following will be removed. ***While city personnel will not edit comments by visitors to this page, the Department reserves the right to delete completely, when necessary and as soon as is feasible, any posting that involves:
•Advertisements/promotions or content that is commercial in nature (of a business, organization, or event is prohibited, unless the City of Jarrell is either a partner or sponsor);
•Obscenity or profanity;
•Content that promotes, perpetuates, or fosters discrimination on the basis of age, gender, race, religion, creed, color, national origin, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, and/or gender identity;
•Sexual content;
•Content that implies, promotes, or encourages illegal activity;
•Content that is contrary to the safety of City employees or the public;
•Content that opposes or supports political candidates (no campaigning), parties, messages or ballot propositions (other than factual information when a ballot proposition is initiated by the City of Jarrell);
•Content that violates the legal ownership of another party;
•Content/comments unrelated to the purpose and topical scope of the page; or
•Content unrelated to a particular posting by the City of Jarrell.
•Event notifications are only permitted if the City is a direct partner of the organization or event.
***Posted comments must comply with the following standards:
•Be courteous. The use of vulgar, offensive, threatening, or harassing language is prohibited. •Be truthful and accurate. Comments that are false or misleading are prohibited.
•No disparaging posts. Comments disparaging individuals, groups, or businesses will be removed.
•Comments must be civil and may not contain slanderous, libelous, malicious, offensive, obscene, pornographic, sexual, threatening, profane or insulting language, symbol, photo, video or sound, or links to such material.
•References to the personality of individuals or personal attacks will not be permitted.
•Beyond one’s name, comments cannot include personally identifiable information, such as an address, phone number, social security number or other sensitive information.
•Comments cannot represent a person other than the one posting the comment unless one has legal authority to do so.
•Comments containing links to other websites or pages must be relevant to the topic.
•Participants are responsible for what they post. Comments must not breach any law, confidentiality, or copyright.
***Those who repeatedly violate these rules may not be permitted to be a part of this page (i.e. blocked). ***
***Please do not report emergencies or ask for assistance on this page. For emergency service, please call 911. ***
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