Hays Public Works is a department of the City of Hays, www.haysusa.com. This account is intended for communication between the public and the Hays Public Works Department. Terms of Use & Comment Policy:
(A) Any comment posted by a member of the public on a City of Hays sponsored social media account is the opinion of the commentator only and its publication on such page shall not imply endorsemen
t of or agreement by the City. B) City of Hays sponsored social media accounts are not intended to create a public forum. As such, comments containing any of the following forms of content shall not be allowed for posting and will be removed:
(a) Comments not related to the topic of discussion;
(b) Profane, obscene, uncivil, harassing, or inappropriate language or content;
(c) Sexual content;
(d) Solicitation of commerce;
(e) Promotion or encouragement of illegal activity;
(f) Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public, public systems, the City of Hays, its employees, or public officials;
(g) Content that reflects negatively on the City of Hays, its employees, or public officials, unless such comments relates to the matter of public concern and is otherwise in compliance with the remaining provisions of this policy;
(h) Defamatory remarks, personal attacks, or threats against any individual person or group of people;
(i) Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any party;
(j) Any content in violation of or inconsistent with federal, state, or local laws and ordinances;
(k) Links to any outside website that are inconsistent with this policy;
(l) Content that is repetitive or duplicative; and
(m) Any content not listed herein but is otherwise inconsistent with the spirit of civility intended by this Terms of Use & Comment Policy. (C) The City of Hays reserves the right to remove content that is deemed in violation of this policy or applicable law. Any participant on a City of Hays sponsored social media account that repeatedly violates the commenting guidelines as set forth in this policy may be temporarily or permanently banned from City of Hays sponsored social media accounts. The City of Hays reserves the right to temporarily or permanently suspend access to any sponsored social media account at any time.
