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Residents and employees debate proposed city social‑media policy; free-speech protections raised

5817237 · August 18, 2025
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Summary

The council discussed a draft social-media policy for city accounts and employee conduct; former city employee Keith Tudyk and local civic publisher urged protections for employee speech under Pickering‑Connick precedents and warned against chilling public comment.

The City of Llano council considered a draft social‑media policy covering city accounts and elected officials’ and employees’ conduct on social platforms; the discussion drew comments urging clear protections for constitutionally protected speech. Keith Tudyk, who said he had been a city employee until the day before the meeting, described a social‑media post that he said was cited as a policy violation and argued his comments were protected under the…

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