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Council trims acceptable‑use policy after First Amendment concerns
Summary
Elected officials debated Resolution 20 25 12 (an acceptable‑use policy for elected officials' use of city IT). After concerns about section 11's potential First Amendment implications, council voted to strike that section and proceeded to adopt the policy as amended.
The Easly City Council debated Resolution 20 25 12, an acceptable‑use policy governing elected officials' use of city information technology and systems, and adopted the policy after removing a contested section governing social networking and blogging.
Councilman Alexander raised First Amendment concerns and moved to strike section 11, asserting the provision could "threaten…
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