The purpose of this social media site is to present matters of public interest in Doña Ana County and to provide information about county services and programs, as well as other information that is of public interest to residents, businesses and visitors. We encourage you to submit your questions, comments, and concerns, but please note that this is a moderated online discussion site that is similar to a public meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. As such, Doña Ana County reserves the right to hide or delete comments based on infractions of the Facebook Policies outlined here: www.facebook.com/policies and/or any of the following:
1. Comments or content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, genetics, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or intellectual disability or sexual orientation;
4. Spam or promotional links to other sites;
5. Discussion not relevant to topic;
6. Advocating illegal activity;
7. Promoting particular services, products, or political organizations/ideology;
8. Infringing on copyrights or trademarks;
9. Personal information including, but not limited to, identification numbers, phone numbers, emails, personally identifiable medical information;
10. Information that may compromise the safety and security of the public, or of any criminal or civil investigations. Please note that the comments expressed by members of the public who are not Doña Ana County officials or employees do not necessarily reflect the opinions and position of the Doña Ana County government or its officers and employees. All official social media accounts are considered to be public forums containing official organization communication, and residents will therefore not be prevented from accessing the information they contain. While Doña Ana County reserves the right to remove inappropriate content, it will refrain from blocking users from viewing and interacting with official accounts. As a public-sector organization, all communication over social media channels are subject to public records laws. As a result, Doña Ana County will attempt to respond to all record requests related to its social media content. To accomplish this, all data related to its social media accounts is collected and archived. Doña Ana County makes use of an archiving and compliance solution provided by ArchiveSocial that collects all:
• data in real-time, which includes all activity such as posts, comments, likes, private messages, etc. It also includes removed content such as deleted comments and unlikes.
• All media related to content is collected, including photos, videos, live streams/broadcasts, etc.
• All data is digitally signed (SHA-256) and timestamped in order to satisfy legal requirements for submitting digital content as evidence per the Federal Rules of Evidence.
