City of Milwaukee - File #: 110078

• File #: 110078
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/3/2011
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/24/2011
• Title: Substitute resolution establishing a City of Milwaukee social media policy.
• Sponsors: ALD. HAMILTON
• Indexes: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/1/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/24/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:0
5/18/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Nancy Olson, Chief Information Officer, ITMD Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, 3rd District Melanie Swank, Assistant City Attorney Ron Leonhardt, City Clerk The committee requested that the resolution and the social media policy under "User Responsibilities" be amended to read "a specific financial or commercial entity". The committee also requested that the the words "including practices such as or similar to 'friending'" be removed from "Legal Requirements".	Pass	5:0
5/18/2011	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
5/13/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/3/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
110078
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON
Title
Substitute resolution establishing a City of Milwaukee social media policy.
Analysis
This substitute resolution establishes a City social media policy. This policy prescribes the actions that employees and representatives of the City must follow when posting in an official capacity using social media. This policy also strives to maintain compliance with state and local laws regarding public records, open meetings, record retention and elections.
Body
Whereas, The City Information Management Committee is responsible for policy and management of the City’s information resources; and

Whereas, The evolution of the internet has increasingly transformed the nature of web site content from static presentation of information to creation of interactive applications that encourage dialogue and collaboration; and

Whereas, Interactive social media web applications such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin offer opportunities to City residents to interact directly with their City government; and

Whereas, The City Information Management Committee has prepared a City social media policy, which was approved by the committee on March 29, 2011; and

Whereas, For the purposes of this policy, “social media sites” are defined as interactive online pages that allow for and encourage multiple postings or interactions and whose information is constantly altered by its readers and producers; and

Whereas, For the purposes of this policy, “City-supported” or “City-sponsored” social media web sites are defined as sites created or maintained by designated City employees and used for City-related social media content; and

Whereas, All official City presence on social media sites is an extension of the City’s existing information systems and networks, and wherever possible, content posted to City social media sites must also be made available on the City’s website; and

Whereas, This policy prescr...