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Environmental Commission debates social-media posting process and possible voting requirement
Summary
Commissioners discussed how to route posts to the city-managed Facebook page, ADA and communications review timelines, and whether posts must be agenda items subject to a vote (which would require materials 10 days in advance). Staff said postings typically take a few days to process.
The Environmental Commission discussed how the commission’s content could be shared on city-managed social-media accounts and whether social-media posts should be treated as voting agenda items.
Rachel, the department liaison, explained the current operational process: commissioners may draft posts and send them to staff, who will review and forward them to the city communications administrators; posting is not guaranteed to be same-day and typically takes a few days. Rachel said, “probably not same day. I would say probably within a couple of days,” when asked about the timeline for getting event notices posted.
Commissioners raised the prospect that the handbook or city rules might require social-media posts to be a voting agenda item. Staff noted that if posts must be approved as agenda items, commissioners would need to submit proposed posts 10 days before the meeting, which would limit the ability to promote last-minute events. One commissioner suggested delegating authority for noncontroversial posts, but legal and staff said they would check whether that sort of delegation is allowed.
Commissioners asked staff to clarify whether a vote is required and to report back; until then, the commission agreed to tentatively place social media process as an agenda item so members can consider formalizing a process if needed.
