Social Media 4/103.27

Question 1

True or False
Department members are allowed to disclose information pertaining to any other members of the Department without permission of the affected member (to include “tagging” in text or photos).

Answer 1

False

They are not allowed

Question 2

All department social media sites/pages shall be approved by ?

Answer 2

a Deputy Chief, or designee, or as

otherwise determined and forwarded to PIO for approval and registry.

Question 3

What can social media be used for?

Answer 3

Investigative tools, missing persons, criminal investigations, outreach, and or notifications of special events, road closures. etc,

Question 4

True or False, Department members shall not access personal social networking site(s) while on duty.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or false Once department members photo(s) has been posted it can be purged out of existence.

Answer 5

False . Department members should be mindful that once a photo has been posted to the internet, it can never be purged out of existence.