The city of Wabasha operates and maintains its social media sites as a public service to provide information about city programs, services, projects, issues, events and activities. The purpose of the city's social media presence is to provide members of the public with information regarding the city of Wabasha. We welcome dialogue on our social media pages from all members of the community and encourage visitors to engage with our page. However, before posting on any of our official city pages, please review our Terms of Use below. A posting will constitute acceptance of these terms. All content on this site should be public and is subject to disclosure pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. Please be aware that anything you post may survive deletion, whether by you or others. Please do not post sensitive or personally identifiable information, such as social security numbers. It is important to note that our social media accounts are not monitored 24/7. If your need is urgent, contact city hall during normal business hours, Monday - Thursday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. - 11am, at
+1 651-565-4568. Comments posted by people other than our organization are not to be considered the opinion of the city of Wabasha, nor does the city endorse any third-party comments on this page. Likes, comments, and shares by the city are not a means of endorsement. We welcome a person's right to express his/her opinion and encourage posters to be respectful of others and to keep comments related to content on this page. Please be advised that comments falling into the following category or categories may be removed:a. Content and/or language a reasonable person would find offensive, including but not limited to profane, obscene, or pornographic content and/or language;
b. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, religion, gender, gender expression, gender identity, disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected class;
c. Defamatory or libelous content;
d. Threats to any person or organization;
e. Comments in support of, or in opposition to, any political campaigns or ballot measures;
f. Solicitation of commerce, including but not limited to advertising of any business or product/service for sale;
g. Conduct in violation of any federal, state or local law;
h. Encouragement of illegal activity;
i. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; or
j. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright, of any party.
2. Users of and visitors to City Social Media Sites shall also be notified that:
a. Comments on topics or issues not within the jurisdictional purview of the City are also subject to removal. However, provided they are on a subject matter or topic within such jurisdictional purview, Comments will be allowed to remain, regardless of whether they are favorable or unfavorable to the City. The City reserves the right to restrict or remove any Comments deemed in violation of this Social Media Policy or any applicable law. Any Comments removed based on the above guidelines must be retained by the Account Administrator for a reasonable period of time, including the time, date and identity of the poster, in accordance with the City’s policies on the retention of such information. A Comment posted by a member of the public on any City Social Media Site is the opinion of that member of the public only, and publication of a Comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the City, nor do such Comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City. The City reserves the right to deny access to City Social Media Sites for any individual who violates the City’s Social Media Policy, at any time and without prior notice. The City will not post information in reference to events in the community. The main purpose of these accounts will be to disseminate City business only and not used as a vehicle for advertising events that are not related to the city. All Comments posted to any City Facebook site are bound by Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, located at http://www.facebook.com/terms.php, and the City reserves the right to report any violation of Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to Facebook with the intent of Facebook taking appropriate and reasonable responsive action.
