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Newport News Police Department
B. Development of Agency Webpages, Social Media Sites, And Social Networking Sites
1. The city Communications Department shall approve all department social media sites or webpages
after receiving approval from the Chief of Police or designee before posting them for viewing.
2. Any such site, blog, or webpage used to promote the city, or the agency shall clearly indicate:
a. They are maintained by the city and prominently display city contact information.
b. The city’s posting policy regarding appropriate content, if applicable for the social media type.
Posted comments will be monitored for adherence to the posting policy, and violating content
may be removed, rejected, deleted, or disabled.
c. Content removed from a social media site shall be retained according to Virginia Records
Retention requirements, along with a description of the reason the content was removed.
d. Any opinions expressed by visitors to the site(s) do not necessarily reflect those of the Newport
News Police Department or the City of Newport News.
e. Any content posted or submitted for posting is subject to full public disclosure (i.e., FOIA, e-
discovery), storage and media management laws.
f. Questions regarding the appropriateness of a prospective post shall be made before posting to
the employee’s supervisor or the department’s Public Information Office.
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