Flagler County Government

While social media provides a forum for building relationships and for conveying small “bites”of information, these platforms do not serve as Flagler County’s sole or even primary means of communication with residents, businesses and others. Social Media accounts are intended to be used for informational purposes only. The County may use more appropriate means to communicate detailed information about complex issues and to discuss concerns with citizens and others. Practical and legal considerations may sometimes constrain, prevent, or prohibit discussion of certain topics,such as court cases, through this medium. All content posted to social media/social networking sites or applications shall be captured to ensure compliance with the Florida Public Records Law and retention requirements and to safeguard against interaction that could result in improper communication or posting by elected officials, employees or other Covered Persons. Obscene, vulgar or threatening comments will be removed from public view without regard to the viewpoint of the commenter, but preserved as a public record according to state law. Commercial solicitations will also be removed. The full “Flagler County Electronic Devices and Social Media Policy” which includes these guidelines is available on the County’s website at https://www.flaglercounty.gov/home/showdocument?id=8500&t=638109412853556057

IMPORTANT NOTICE UNDER FLORIDA’S PUBLIC RECORDS LAW:

Please be aware that under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, all responses and submissions to this website are public records and may be posted for as long as the website administrator allows for such item to remain posted. Be advised, that if any submission is removed by the County - as allowed by County policy - or the poster, that all removed submissions will be stored by the County offline and be considered a public record, available for inspection to the extent allowed by Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Requests for public records may not be made via this site but must be directed to the county’s Public Information Officer. Flagler County’s full social media guidelines are included in the USE OF COUNTY OWNED ELECTRONIC DEVICES/PLATFORMS policy at https://www.flaglercounty.gov/home/showdocument?id=8500&t=638109412853556057, which provides parameters for the use of county-owned communication devices and managed social platforms.