Emergency coordinator: county may disable social-media comments; hazard-mitigation plan due
Oct 9, 2026
The emergency services coordinator told commissioners that legal advice allows disabling comments on county social media if applied uniformly; he also warned that a FEMA-required 236-page hazard-mitigation plan must be updated by March and may cost tens of thousands.
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The emergency services coordinator briefed commissioners on two items: continued work on a social media policy and the status of the county's hazard-mitigation plan. On the social-media policy he said legal counsel advised that the county can disable comments entirely provided it does not selectively silence certain speakers.
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