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Grand County adopts social media policy, will consolidate pages under a single county profile
Summary
The Board approved a county social media policy and an implementation plan that will consolidate multiple department and partner pages under a unified 'Grand County' presence while preserving an OEM emergency page and providing controlled department access.
Grand County commissioners on June 10 approved a new social media policy and an accompanying implementation plan that staff said will consolidate scattered agency pages under a single, county‑branded profile while preserving emergency‑response channels and partner accounts.
Christine Travis, communications director, presented the draft policy and a 60‑day implementation plan. Travis said the county currently operates roughly 29 social pages and profiles across platforms and recommended consolidating many of those accounts to reduce public confusion and create a single source for timely county notices. She proposed retaining an emergency management (OEM) page for incident‑specific communications and keeping certain co‑owned accounts (for example, CSU Extension and 4‑H) on their own handles while moving general county content to the central Grand County account.
Travis said the plan would allow department heads to post directly to the consolidated county page with appropriate access controls; department‑level concerns raised in prior department‑head discussions were reviewed and incorporated where possible. Commissioners asked about staff pushback and personal social media use by employees. County attorney guidance and legal limits on employee‑speech restrictions were referenced; Travis indicated the policy was written to respect staff First Amendment rights while making clear staff should not represent county positions on personal accounts.
Commissioners approved the policy; staff said they will publish a public notice about consolidation steps, implement the 60‑day transition plan and provide department‑level access to the central account so programs like public health outreach can continue to post content without maintaining standalone county pages.
