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Hudson council to draft citywide social‑media policy after complaints about AI police image
Summary
Council reviewed a draft social‑media policy intended to govern city and department pages after residents complained about an AI‑generated image posted to the police Facebook page; staff will seek legal review and return a revised policy before any vote.
The council opened discussion of a proposed citywide social‑media policy after staff said complaints had been filed about an AI‑generated image posted on the police department’s Facebook page.
A staff presenter summarized the proposal as a single policy to cover the city’s official pages — including the police, fire and library accounts — and said the drafts before the council were intended to define what is appropriate for official municipal pages. “The ai generated picture that the police department posted on their Facebook page… some people complained that it was inappropriate,” the presenter said, describing the impetus for formal policy work.
Council members and staff discussed the need to have legal review before final adoption and emphasized that elected members would continue to post on their personal accounts. Staff recommended bringing the drafted policy to the city attorney (Heather/Hillary were named as reviewers in the discussion) for vetting and returning with a recommended ordinance or resolution and any implementing guidance for departmental pages.
Next steps: Staff will seek legal review and return a revised draft for council consideration. No formal policy or vote was recorded at this meeting.
