WARSAW — Minding your manners is usually one of the best recommendation on social media.
Wyoming County is making it official for its workers with a brand new social media coverage authorised final week.
The coverage offers tips for these working or volunteering for the county. That features issues they submit on their very own social media websites, web sites and chat rooms, or these of buddies.
The coverage was authorised unanimously by the county’s Board of Supervisors.
“The affiliate is solely accountable for what they submit on-line,” the coverage reads. “Earlier than creating on-line content material, contemplate a few of the dangers and rewards which might be concerned.
“Any conduct that adversely impacts the affiliate’s job efficiency, the efficiency of fellow associates or in any other case adversely impacts members, prospects, suppliers, individuals who work on behalf of the County of Wyoming or WCCHS’s reliable enterprise pursuits might lead to disciplinary motion as much as and together with termination,” it continues.
The coverage advises all the time being truthful and courteous to fellow associates, prospects, members, suppliers or individuals who work on behalf of the county.
“Work-related complaints are extra possible resolved by talking immediately with co-workers or managers than by posting complaints to a social media outlet,” it reads.
It warns in opposition to utilizing statements, pictures, movies and audio which could possibly be fairly seen as malicious, obscene or intimidating towards different workers, administration, prospects or suppliers.
The coverage likewise recommends honesty and accuracy, together with correcting errors shortly. Associates are suggested to not converse to the media on the county’s behalf with out approval and to chorus from utilizing social media whereas on county work time or utilizing county tools.
The coverage additionally recommends:
n Preserve the confidentiality of the county’s personal or confidential data.
n Don’t create a hyperlink from a private weblog, web site or different social networking web site to a county web site with out figuring out as a Wyoming County affiliate.
n Specific solely private opinions. By no means characterize as a spokesperson for Wyoming County.
“If Wyoming County is a topic of the content material being created, the worker ought to be clear and open about the truth that they’re an affiliate and make it clear that their views don’t characterize these of Wyoming County, fellow associates, members, prospects, suppliers or individuals engaged on behalf of Wyoming County,” the coverage reads.
n If an individual publishes a weblog or submit on-line associated to the work they do or topics related to Wyoming County, they need to make it clear that they aren’t talking on behalf of the county.
“It’s best to incorporate a disclaimer resembling ‘The postings on this web site are my very own and don’t essentially mirror the views of Wyoming County.’ ” the coverage reads.