For more information please visit www.lakeelmo.gov. The City of Lake Elmo uses a variety of forms of media to communicate to the public in an accurate and timely manner. The City's website (lakeelmo.gov) is the City's primary and predominant internet presence. The City uses social media as a secondary method to provide two-way communication with the public to present news and information relating to Lake Elmo. The City's social media sites are subject to Minnesota public records laws. Any content maintained in a social media format that is related to City business is a public record and shall be retained in accordance with the City's adopted record retention schedule. Social media postings are considered transitory, incidental, and non-vital correspondence and are retained until read. In general, it is the City’s intent to not allow posts to be initiated by users on its social media pages. However, in the instances where comments are allowed, the City will remove comments that:
• Contain obscenities;
• Demean specific individuals or groups of people;
• Are libelous/slanderous;
• Contain factual inaccuracies;
• Qualify as SPAM;
• Are not topically related to the particular social medium article being commented upon;
• Express support for or opposition to political campaigns or ballot measures;
• Contain sexual content or links to sexual content;
• Solicit commerce;
• Conduct or encourage illegal activity;
• Compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; or
• Violate a legal ownership interest of any other party. The City of Lake Elmo makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information provided on its social media pages. However, several factors that are beyond the City's control (including unauthorized modification of electronic data, transmission errors, browser incompatibilities, information that has been cached on the local computer or storage device, or other aspects of electronic communication) can affect the quality of the information displayed on social media sites. For that reason, the City does not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided on its social media pages and is not liable for reliance on this information. The City of Lake Elmo staff will monitor social media sites Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. Staff will respond within one business day to specific questions that are posted on social media, with information or direction to the City website and/or other resource. In some instances, staff may ask the person to contact the City offline, when appropriate (when it is a private issue, when the issue is one in which there is little or no interest by others, etc.) Please contact City Hall directly at 651.747.3900 with any questions or concerns.
