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City staff tells Youth Advisory Commission social posts, emails and photos can be public records

6402878 · October 16, 2025
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City staff briefed the commission on Washington public-records rules and told members they must complete a records training within 90 days; staff emphasized that written or recorded materials made in an official capacity may be public and searchable.

City staff told the College Place Youth Advisory Commission on Oct. 15 that writings made while acting in an official capacity may be public records under Washington state law and that commissioners must complete a records-training requirement within 90 days.

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