Although the City of Buda social media pages are regularly monitored, the pages are not monitored 24-hours per day, 7 days per week. Social media commenters who have questions outside of regular business hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday) usually will receive responses on the next "business" day. The Buda Police Department page is a moderated online discussion and not a public forum.
Comments made by the public on this page are not official communications of the City. Published content on any City of Buda social media site is subject to monitoring. In order to preserve a respectful exchange of information on the City’s pages, the City of Buda reserves the right to reject/hide any post(s) deviating from agency-specific topics, such as those related to the agency’s services, and/or those which deviate significantly from a particular conversational thread. While the City of Buda cannot guarantee the privacy and safety of these sites, the City of Buda shall maintain exclusive control of its social media accounts and will regularly monitor its pages. Accordingly, user-generated posts will be rejected/hidden if possible when the content of a post:
• is off-subject or out of context;
• contains obscenity or material that appeals to the prurient interest;
• contains personal identifying information or sensitive personal information;
• contains offensive terms that target protected classes;
• is threatening, harassing or discriminatory;
• incites or promotes violence or illegal activities;
• contains information that reasonably could compromise public safety;
• advertises or promotes a commercial product or service, or any entity or individual; or
• promotes, endorses, or denigrates political parties, campaigns, or candidates. In such cases, the City of Buda likely will reject/hide the content without notifying the poster. Anonymous comments are considered spam and may be removed. The views expressed in user-posted comments, replies, retweets, likes, followers, favorites, and/or links reflect those of the author(s) and do not imply endorsement or agreement by City of Buda, and do not necessarily reflect the official views and/or policies of the City, City Councilmembers or Mayor. All content, comments, replies, and/or retweets, posted to any official City of Buda social media site are subject to Texas public information laws. Information posted or shared on a social media page maintained by the City of Buda qualifies as a state record. Accordingly, such information will be retained or destroyed in accordance with City of Buda’s Records Retention Schedule and any applicable laws or rules. Social media posts do not constitute official public comments and will not be included in the official record for City of Buda. The City of Buda considers any opinions expressed on its social media sites as posted for discussion only and not a substitute for a formal statement in the public comment process. Comments by external parties on City of Buda’s social media sites, including but not limited to replies, retweets, favorites, likes and other similar secondary postings are not considered official public testimony concerning any project or program. Comments intended to become part of the official public comment records should be submitted in writing during applicable public comment periods, if any, to the City of Buda by letter or email formats as directed for each specific document available for public comment. Members of the public should not post or share information that is personal, confidential, sensitive, obscene, threatening, harassing, or discriminatory, or would otherwise compromise public safety or incite violence or illegal activities.
