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Commission approves social-media policy revisions for elected and appointed officials
Summary
Commissioner DeWitt's amendment to the social-media policy passed after discussion intended to clarify enforcement and provide a visible process for handling interpersonal issues among commissioners and appointed officials.
The City Commission approved an amendment to the social-media policy for elected and appointed officials at its April 21 meeting after a motion by Commissioner DeWitt and a second by Commissioner Coakley.
DeWitt said the change was designed to make the enforcement process clearer and more visible for staff (including the sergeant at arms) and to reduce ambiguous interpretation during contentious moments. "I feel that the way that this is revised will help, lock that down a little bit so we can understand our process and also make it as transparent as possible," DeWitt said during discussion.
Roll call recorded unanimous support from commissioners present and the measure passed. Staff will retain the revised policy in the commission’s rules and use the clarified process in any future interpersonal or social-media complaints involving commissioners or appointed officials.
(Reporting note: quotation and action based on DeWitt’s remarks and the April 21 roll-call vote.)
