The population was 4,524 at the 2020 census, making it the 84th largest municipality in New Hampshire. TOWN OF LEE GUIDELINES
FOR USE OF FACEBOOK
PURPOSE: The Town of Lee has established a social media presence primarily to inform community members about Town programs and events, and to exchange information between the Town and community members. These guidelines are intended to guide the managem
ent of the Town’s official page by authorized employees. These guidelines are to be construed as the Town’s exercise of its management rights in the determination of the methods and means by which information, documentation, photographs, video, audio, data, electronic files, passwords, communications, and messages related to official government functions are to be publicly conveyed (or withheld from distribution) by Town employees through social media websites. POLICY DETAILS:
1. Establish a clear statement of purpose. To disseminate time-sensitive information as quickly as possible;
b. To increase the Town’s ability to broadcast its message to the widest possible audience; and
c. To provide information to the public and (as appropriate) to directly communicate with them
2. The Town of Lee website (www.Leenh.org) will remain the Town’s primary internet presence. When possible, posts should link back to the appropriate Town website page for more in-depth information.
3. Comments may be removed if they are not related to the purpose of the page. Examples of posts that may be subject to removal:
a. Comments, materials, or links not related to the specific purpose of the page. Comments in support of or opposition to political campaigns or ballot measures not related to the specific purpose of the page. Profane language. A post containing profane language will be subject to removal if the
post is not related to the specific purpose of the page. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation shall be subject to removal. Sexual content or links to sexual content. Solicitations of commerce. g. Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity. h. Information that compromises the safety or security of the public or public systems. i. Content that violates an intellectual property right of any third party. The Town will remove content infringing upon the intellectual property rights of a third party upon receipt of notice from said third party describing the alleged infringement and establishment of the legal right of the third party to the alleged infringed material. j. Any other content that violates local, state, or Federal laws, ordinance, or regulations.
4. Any content or posts removed by the Town must be retained, including time, date, and identity of the author when available. Any removed content shall be printed out in hard copy or saved in PDF/a format as it appears on the social media site before it is removed
b. Prior to the removal of any content or posts, the individual removing the content shall create a removal record to include:
i. A statement explaining why the content or post was removed;
ii. Who removed the content;
iii. When the content or post was removed;
iv. Any additional relevant information. Approved by the Lee Select Board on June 28, 2021
