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Commission adopts website and social media policy after debate over employee speech protections
Summary
The Board approved a website/social media policy after members amended the draft to remove an opening paragraph and narrow references to ‘official county website’ following objections that the original language might infringe employees’ First Amendment rights.
The Carter County Board of Commissioners adopted an amended website and social media policy after debate over how the draft could affect employee speech.
Commissioner Robert Acuff said he feared the policy might infringe on employees’ First Amendment rights, citing the draft’s opening clause: “Carter County generally does not seek to know about…
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