Disclaimer: This social media page is intended to get information out to a wide number of people quickly, not as an in-depth or complete source of information, but as an evolving supplement to the City of Grand Rapids’ website (www.cityofgrandrapidsmn.com), newsletter, press releases, and in-person communications. Staff will post or respond to comments within office hours (Monday-Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm) and within the varying perimeters of staff availability. Disclaimer about Comments:
To facilitate two-way communication, and broaden the ways residents may connect with the City, comments to the City’s posts on the wall will be turned on. The following disclaimer will be posted on all social media pages allowing comments:
Please note that comments expressed on the City’s social networking sites do not reflect the opinions or positions of the City of Grand Rapids, its employees, or its elected officials. The City of Grand Rapids reserves the right to remove any comments, questions, or postings containing:
o Profane language or content
o Personal attacks, harassments, or threats against any individual or organization
o 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
o Content not topically related to the particular social medium article being commented upon
o Support for or against any political campaign or ballot measures
o Copyright infringements or other legal violations
o Solicitations of commerce
o Sexual content or links to sexual content
o Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity
o Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems
o Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party
