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County moves to adopt instant-messaging policy; retention set at 90 days
Summary
IT proposed replacing the 10-year-old email/text policy with a new electronic-communications policy that adds instant messaging for internal use, sets a 90-day retention window, and emphasizes departmental oversight and training for public-records compliance.
Cowlitz County information-technology staff presented a proposed electronic-communications policy to replace an email-and-texting policy last revised about 10 years ago. The new policy covers instant messaging (primarily Microsoft Teams) and clarifies retention, records management and acceptable internal use.
Travis (IT) said the county’s licensing already includes…
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