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Hanford council reopens comments on city social accounts, adopts limited public‑forum policy and handbook rules for officials
Summary
Hanford adopted a limited public‑forum social media policy on Nov. 4 and directed staff to allow topic‑limited commenting on official city social accounts; the council also amended its handbook to add standards and a disclaimer for elected and appointed officials’ personal social media use.
The Hanford City Council voted on Nov. 4 to adopt a limited public‑forum social media policy for the city’s official accounts and to add guidance for elected and appointed officials’ personal social media usage to the council handbook.
Communications Manager Brian Johnson and city attorney staff had recommended a two‑part approach: adopt a public‑facing policy that defines the city’s social accounts as a limited public forum (allowing the city to impose viewpoint‑neutral, topic‑based limits on public comments) and separately insert a handbook section setting expectations and a disclaimer for…
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