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100 <br /> <br />City of Little Canada Personnel Policy <br />profit or business interests, or to participate in personal political activity. For example, an <br />employee must not use the City’s logo, email or working time to promote his/her side business. <br /> <br />7.5. Personal social media account handles and email addresses should not be tied to the <br />City (e.g. a handle like “LittleCanadaOfficer” or use your City email address when posting). <br /> <br />Occasional access to personal social media websites during work hours is permitted, but employees <br />and agents must adhere to the guidelines outlined in the City’s Computer Use policy and the City’s <br />Harassment policy. Employees and agents should also review the Data Ownership section of this <br />policy (below). <br /> <br />There may be times when personal use of social media (even if it is off-duty or using the employee’s <br />own equipment) may spill over into the workplace and become the basis for employee coaching or <br />discipline. Examples of situations where this might occur include: <br /> <br /> Friendships, dating or romance between co-workers <br /> Cyber-bullying, stalking or harassment <br /> Release of confidential or private data; if there are questions about what constitute confidential <br />or private data, contact the City Clerk. <br /> Unlawful activities <br /> Misuse of cityCity-owned social media <br /> Inappropriate use of the cityCity’s name, logo or the employee’s position or title <br /> Using cityCity-owned equipment or cityCity-time for extensive personal social media use <br /> <br />Each situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis because the laws in this area are complex. If <br />you have any questions about what types of activities might result in discipline, please discuss the type <br />of usage with the City Administrator. <br /> <br />Data Ownership <br /> <br />All social media communications or messages composed, sent, or received on cityCity equipment in an <br />official capacity are the property of the cityCity, and will be subject to the Minnesota Government <br />Data Practices Act. This law classifies certain information as available to the public upon request. <br />The City of Little Canada also maintains the sole property rights to any image, video or audio captured <br />while a cityCity employee is representing the cityCity in any capacity. <br /> <br />The cityCity retains the right to monitor employee’s social media use on cityCity equipment and will <br />exercise its right as necessary. Users should have no expectation of privacy. Social media is not a <br />secure means of communication. <br /> <br />Policy Violations <br /> <br />Violations of this policy may constitute just cause for discipline, up to and including discharge. <br /> <br /> <br />