Matthew Klosowski-Lorenz is the Chief of Police for the department; as well as serves as a "working Chief" Klosowski-Lorenz has been in Law Enforcement for 24 years, 18 of those years as a Certified Police Officer. Klosowski-Lorenz started his career with the Key West Police Department. Klosowski-Lorenz spent his previous 10 years working for the Iosco County Sheriff's Office before accepting th
e Chief of Police position for the Tawas City Police Department in 2020. Klosowski-Lorenz is assisted by Sergeant Branden Kirby. Sergeant Kirby came to us in 2021 with 8 years of experience. Sergeant Kirby started his career with the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office as a road deputy and is a wealth of knowledge. Sergeant Kirby is the Field Training Officer for the Tawas City Police Department. Officer Raymond Bruning joined the Tawas City Police Department in May of 2022. Officer Bruning was sponsored by the City of Tawas City to attend the Delta College Police Academy from January 2022 through his graduation in May of 2022. Officer Bruning is a Tawas City native and is a great addition to our police force. In addition to being a full time patrol officer, Officer Bruning also serves the community as a member of the Tawas City Fire Department and the Iosco County EMS
Officer Robert Blair joined the Tawas City Police Department in 2021 with over 20 years of experience. Officer Blair was an officer with the Saginaw Police Department for several years prior to becoming a Trooper with the Michigan State Police. Officer Blair came to the department after retiring from the Michigan State Police. Officer Allan MacGregor joined the Tawas City Police Department in 2020. Officer MacGregor came to us after retiring as the Iosco County Sheriff after 12 years. MacGregor additionally retired from the Oscoda Township Police Department with 30 years of service. MacGregor brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the department. Officer Jonathan Warner joined the Tawas City Police Department in 2023. Officer Warner was an officer with the Coldwater Police Department for 8 years prior to becoming a state employee. Officer Daniel Klukowski joined the Tawas City Police Department in 2023. Officer Klukowski started his career with the Alcona County Sheriff's Office and is currently the Harrisville Fire Chief.
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CITY OF TAWAS CITY
SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
Effective: June 21, 2022
1. This policy establishes guidelines for the City of Tawas City’s (“the City”) use
of social media as a way to convey information about the City, its events, and
activities. The main purpose behind the City’s use of social media sites is to disseminate
information from the City and about the City to the public in a civil and unbiased manner.
2. General Policy. For the purposes of this policy, “social media” means any facility for
online publication and commentary, including without limitation, blogs, wikis, content
hosting sites such as Flickr and YouTube, and social networking sites such as Facebook,
Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. This policy is in addition to and complements any
existing or future City policies regarding the use of technology, computers, smart phones,
e-mail, and the internet. By its use of social media, the City does not intend to establish a
general-purpose public forum, but rather to establish a limited purpose forum for the
communication of events and information. Wherever possible, City social media sites should link to the official City of Tawas City
website at tawascity.org for forms, documents, online services, and other information
necessary to conduct business with the City. The City has an overriding interest and
expectation in deciding what is “spoken” on behalf of the City through social media. The establishment and use by a City department or employee of a City social media site
is subject to approval by the City Manager. The following are the established guidelines
for every City social media site, and may not be all inclusive:
a. Identify the purpose of the site, which may include the dissemination of general
information about the City or about a specific department or a specific City activity,
event, or project. Identify the City department(s) or individual(s) who will be directly responsible for
creating content for the site and monitoring the content. The City Manager shall be
an administrator on all City social media sites. Each City social media site must make clear that it is maintained by the City of Tawas
City and that it will follow this City of Tawas City Social Media Policy. The City’s website at tawascity.org must remain the City’s primary and predominant
Internet presence.
3. Comment Policy. As a public entity, the City must abide by certain standards in order to
serve all of its constituents in a civil an unbiased manner. To that end, the following rules
apply to comments on City social media sites. These standards shall be published on each
City social media site:
a. The main purpose for establishing a City social media presence is to disseminate
information to residents of the City. Although posts and comments may be encouraged on some City social media sites,
these sites are intended to be limited public forums and they are moderated by City
staff. All posted content (comments, links, photos, etc.) must be related to discussion
of City programs, services, projects, issues, events, and activities. A comment by a member of the public on a City social media site is the opinion of
the commentator or poster only, and publication of the comment does not imply
endorsement of or agreement by the City or the department with the comment, nor do
such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City or the
department. Comments containing any of the following inappropriate forms of content shall not be
permitted and are subject to removal and / or restriction by the City, and the City
reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this
policy or any applicable law:
1. Profane, vulgar, or obscene comments.
2. Violent or pornographic content or language or links to such content.
3. Comments not related to the business of the City, including random or unintelligible comments.
4. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of
race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation,
gender identity, marital status, or mental or physical ability.
5. Defamatory or personal attacks against any person or organization.
6. Threats to any person or organization.
7. Comments or content that are hateful or incite violence.
8. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product for sale.
9. Conduct in violation of any federal, state, or local law.
10. Encouragement of illegal activity.
11. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or
public systems.
12. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any
party.
13. Comments in support of or in opposition to any political campaign or ballot measure. Additionally, comments that contain the following personally identifiable information
(PII) should be immediately removed. PII includes the following:
1. Social security numbers.
2. Financial account numbers.
3. Dates of birth.
4. Full names of minor children.
5. Individual taxpayer identification numbers.
6. Personal identification numbers.
7. Other unique identifying numbers. All users of third-party social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, etc., are also
subject to the third-party site’s own policies. The City has no control over a third-party’s
policies unless otherwise stated. Further, the City has no control over content,
commercial advertisements, or other postings produced by the third-party social media
site that appear on the City’s social media as part of that site’s environment. Any content removed based on these guidelines must be retained by the administrator(s)
of the social media consistent with Michigan public record retention law, including the
content, time, date, and identity of the poster, when available. The Michigan Freedom of Information Act and discovery rules and policies apply to
social media content and therefore content must be able to be managed, stored, and
retrieved to comply with these laws. Users of all City social media must adhere to all
applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies. h. Any content maintained in a social media format that is related to City business,
including a list of subscribers and posted communication, is a public record. Content
related to City business shall be maintained in an accessible format pursuant to City
policy and practice so that it can be produced in response to a legal request. Wherever
possible, such sites shall clearly indicate that any articles and any other content posted or
submitted for posting are subject to public disclosure. Administration. a. The department or individual responsible for the maintenance of the social media site
shall monitor the site for comments requesting responses from the City and for
comments in violation of this policy. The City reserves the right to deny access to the social media site to any individual
who violates this policy at any time, with or without prior notice. The following language may be used to warn individuals about their posted
content: “Your recent post is in violation of the City of Tawas City Social Media
Policy. Please refrain from posting inappropriate content in the future. If you do not
refrain from posting such content, we will block you from this forum. Thank you for
your cooperation and understanding.”
d. The City of Tawas City Social Media Policy must be displayed to users on the social
media site or the site must contain information for users about where they may find
the policy.
