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North Ogden council debates Facebook comments, votes to draft social-media policy
Summary
After months of staff restrictions on the city’s official Facebook page, the City Council voted to direct staff to draft a formal social‑media policy but rejected an immediate move to restore public comments on the official page.
Council Member Dalpez led a heated discussion on whether the city should restore public comments on the official "1 North Ogden" Facebook page, saying, "I'm firmly against disallowing comments on the 1 North Ogden Facebook page." The council voted down an immediate restoration of comments and then approved a separate motion directing staff to draft a social‑media policy for the council to consider.
The debate followed public comments from residents who urged the council to keep comments enabled. Resident Sandy Cochran told the council, "Stopping commenting on your Facebook page will leave you with statements and directives, and that's not communication." Philip Swanson, another resident, asked the council to find a way to preserve…
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