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Resource Management Commission recommends opt-in use of personal email for board communications; carries 9-1
Summary
The Resource Management Commission voted to recommend a city code amendment allowing volunteer board and commission members to receive official city communications at a personal email address only if they explicitly opt in. The measure, advanced by Commissioner Silverstein, was modified after privacy concerns and passed 9-1.
The Resource Management Commission on Tuesday voted 9-1 to recommend that the City of Austin amend its code to allow volunteer board and commission members to receive official city communications at a personal email address if they explicitly opt in.
Commissioner Silverstein moved the recommendation and Vice Chair Robbins seconded. Silverstein said the item reflected changes made after earlier feedback from Commissioner Geary and that the revision would permit a commissioner to “explicitly opt in to add the use of a personal email address,” including the use of an alias that forwards to a personal account for city business.
The measure grew out of a similar proposal the Electric Utility Commission advanced earlier this year. Nikki Heff, staff liaison for the…
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