Communications

Public Participation on City Social Media Disclaimer

The City of Stilwell’s social media pages are limited public forums designed to provide information and sharing opinions regarding city-related events and programs. The City welcomes and encourages dialogue with the public for any content in a social media format related to City business. It is a public record, subject to the State of Oklahoma open records and retention laws. Please be advised and aware, if you post materials, you participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments and any information provided.

 The City reserves the right to remove comments and posts that

do not follow posting guidelines. The City of Stilwell social media sites and platforms are not appropriate avenues to report emergencies or crimes, submit time-sensitive concerns or conduct City business. The appropriate venue for reporting emergencies is 911. For other issues contact the City at 918-696-7143.

The intended purpose of the site is to serve as a mechanism for communication between city departments and citizens. All comments are reviewed after posting. Comments will not be edited by the City staff, but the City reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of this policy or any applicable law. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Our Posting Guidelines preclude:

1. Profane or obscene language;

2. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetrates discrimination on the

basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation;

3. Sexual content, sexual references or sexual innuendos, or links to any such material and content;

4. Solicitations, advertisements or endorsements of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency or entity;

5. The endorsing of any political candidates;

6. Content that directly promotes or advocates violence or the threat of violence;

7. Content or comments that compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;

8. Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity or posting of material that violates any copyrights or trademarks of others; and,

9. Confidential or non-public information;

10. Content that contains personal attacks of any kind;

11. Content that is off-topic or defamatory;

12. In order to protect privacy, content that contains personal information (whether your own or someone else’s), including home address, home or cell phone number, or personal e-mail address.

Users who do not comply with these standards of conduct may be blocked. Blocked users may appeal in writing to the Mayor. Upon receipt of the appeal, the Mayor will then have up to ten (10) working days to issue a decision. The Mayor’s decision is final. The decision to restrict or remove any content deemed in violation of this policy or any applicable law is not appealable.

The City disclaims all responsibility and liability for any materials that the City deems inappropriate for posting which cannot be removed in an expeditious or otherwise timely manner. A comment posted by a member of the public on an official social media page of the City is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the City, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the City.