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Town Meeting Presentation Policy


*SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY - THE TOWN OF FORT MYERS BEACH*-The purpose of the Town of Fort Myers Beach's official social media sites is to encourage courteous communication between Fort Myers Beach and the public.Comments will not be edited by staff but may be deleted if found to be in violation of this policy. Repeat violators will be banned.Posts (including screen names/images) that contain any of the following shall not be allowed:Obscene, profane, violent, threatening, hateful, harassing or offensive language or contentPersonal attacks of any kind, including discrimination based on race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, physical appearance, sexual orientation or financial statusDefamation or accusations of criminal conduct or immoral activity. If a person believes there is a legitimate complaint against the Town or a Town employee, contact the appropriate department director via telephone or email.Sexual content or links to sexual contentSolicitations, advertisements or endorsements of any financial, commercial or non‐governmental agencyConduct or encouragement of illegal activityViolating copyrights or trademarks Compromising the safety or security of the public or public systemsInvasion of an individual’s right to privacyPromoting or opposing political campaigns or ballot measuresOff-topic posts or repetitive copied postsThe Town of Fort Myers Beach is not liable for the content of comments posted to any Fort Myers Beach social media site and reserves the right to restrict or remove any content deemed in violation of this social media policy or any applicable law. This comment policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time.Under Florida law, all content on any Fort Myers Beach's social media site is subject to the public records law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from Fort Myers Beach employees and officials regarding Town business is considered public record available to the public and media upon request. Any communication made through social networking websites may be subject to public disclosure. Any public disclosure requests must be directed to Town Administration.

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA 

Please send inquiries for information and requests for interviews to the Town's Public Information Officer. 

Please fill out the form at the highlighted link to submit requests for public records. These requests go to the Town Clerk's office for fulfillment according to Florida's Sunshine Law 

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