This page is intended to serve as a mechanism for communication between the public and the various City departments on the listed topics and as a forum to further the mission of the department. Any comment submitted to this page and its list of fans may be considered a public record, which is subject to disclosure pursuant to the Nebraska Public Record Statutes. Public information requests must be
directed to the city clerk’s office or designee and such request may be subject to fee as allowed under Nebraska law. The City’s social media channels' articles, posts and comments containing any of the following forms of content will not be allowed and shall be removed by one of several designated employees:
1. Profane, obscene, violent, or pornographic language and/or content;
2. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, s*x, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, covered medical condition, s*xual orientation, military or veteran’s status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law;
3. Sexual content or links to s*xual content;
4. Solicitations of commerce not related to agency business, including but not limited to, advertising of a business or product for sale and other pure commercial speech;
5. Conduct or accusation of or encouragement of illegal activity;
6. Comments in support of or opposition to political campaigns or ballot measures;
7. Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems or employees;
8. Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party;
9. Content that does not pertain to City business;
10. Defamatory or personal attacks;
11. Threats of violence or any other harmful act directed to any person, or persons, group, or organization;
12. Content not related to the subject being discussed, including random or unintelligible comments;
13. Conduct that is in violation of any federal, state, or local law. The City reserves the right to deny access to City social media pages for any individual who violates this Policy, at any time and without prior notice. A comment posted by a member of the public on any City of Columbus social media site is the
opinion of the commentator or poster only, and the publication of a comment does not imply
endorsement of, or agreement by, the City of Columbus, nor do such comments necessarily reflect
the opinions or policies of the City of Columbus. The City reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this
policy or any applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City of Columbus is not obligated
to take such actions, and the City disclaims any and all responsibility and liability for any materials
that the City deems inappropriate for posting, which cannot be removed in an expeditious and
otherwise timely manner. By posting a comment, users agree to indemnify the City of Columbus, its officers and employees
from and against all liabilities, judgments, damages, and costs (including attorney’s fees) incurred
by any of them which arise out of or are related to content posted by users. If a user does not agree
to these terms, the individual should not use the City of Columbus’ social media sites as a violation
of these terms may lead to legal liability. The City does not guarantee the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness nor security of external
links, websites or content linked thereto.
