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Council reviews social media rapid‑response plan and updates teleconferencing/quorum rules
Summary
Council discussed a rapid response plan for social media monitoring, agreed to appoint a volunteer to assist the chair, and directed staff to revise policy language (Board of Selectmen → Town Council) including clarifying teleconferencing and visual attendance as part of quorum rules.
The Hebron Town Council reviewed its policy and procedures documents Dec. 18, focusing on a rapid response plan for monitoring local social platforms and on modernizing teleconferencing and quorum language.
The chair described a plan she co-wrote to monitor community Facebook groups and to escalate issues that require an official council response, offering to serve as the primary spokesperson and asking for a volunteer to assist when she is unavailable. A councilor volunteered to help; members also discussed whether the town should expand to other platforms such as Instagram, but several members warned that additional platforms require staffing and audience development. Concerns about TikTok security were mentioned.
Councilors agreed the packet language should be updated to replace "Board of Selectmen" with "Town Council" and asked staff to modify teleconferencing/quorum rules so visual attendance by video counts toward quorum when appropriate; staff was asked to circulate revised policy text for review.
