Social Media Comment Moderation Policy
The City of Soldotna welcomes you to our page. Through this media outlet, you will find updates and news regarding services and operations of the City of Soldotna. The main internet presence for the City of Soldotna is https://soldotna.org. The purpose of the City of Soldotna page is to provide our citizens and visitors with an additional outlet for dissemination of public information and to promote civil, inclusive community interaction and feedback related to the topics or items posted by the City. To facilitate productive discussion, public comments or responses must relate to the topic or item posted by the City. A comment posted by a member of the public on this page is the opinion of the commentator only. Comments do not imply endorsement of, nor agreement by, the City of Soldotna, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions of the City of Soldotna. The City of Soldotna page, including public comments, will be monitored and moderated. The following content is prohibited, and any content containing the following, or containing links to such content, is subject to removal without prior notification:
a) Comments not related to the original topic, including random or
unintelligible comments;
b) Profane, obscene, violent, lewd, or pornographic content and/or
language;
c) Threats of violence or harm to any person or organization;
d) Solicitations of commerce, including advertising any business or product;
e) Conduct in violation of any federal, state or local law, including copyright
and intellectual property laws, or encouraging illegal activity;
f) Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or
public systems; and
g) Content that promotes or incites 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. The City reserves the right to remove inappropriate content as identified above. The City disclaims any responsibility and liability for any materials that are not removed in an expeditious and otherwise timely manner. Alaska Public Record Disclosure Statutes (AS 40.25.100 - 40.25.295) and City of Soldotna Municipal Code (SMC 02.22 – 02.23) records retention schedules may apply unless otherwise addressed in a specific social media standards document. The City of Soldotna will preserve records required to be maintained pursuant to all relevant statutes, ordinances, and records retention schedules. The City of Soldotna will occasionally monitor this Facebook site, and will attempt to respond to routine questions and comments in a timely manner during regular business hours: Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For immediate assistance with any city service, please consult our website (www.soldotna.org) for the appropriate contact information, or call Soldotna’s City Hall at 907.262.9107 during business hours.
