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THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS MAYOR DOMENIC J, SARNO HOME OF THE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ‘THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS [MAYOR DOMENIC). SARNO [EXECUTIVE ORDER Social Media Policy Adopted and Effective August 18,2017, |, Domenic J. Satno, by authority vested in me as Mayor of the Cy of Springfes, ‘Massachusetts, do hereby order that every department inthe City of Springfield shall be subject tothe following socal mea poly cof Springfield (“Department”), we understand that social media can be a fim and rewarding way to share your life and opinions with family, friends, co-workers, or ‘thers around the world. However, tse of social media also presents certain risks and caries with it certain responsibilities. To assist you in making responsible decisions about your use of social media, we have established this policy We are committed to ensuring our employees’ use of sovial media does not violate Federal or state privacy, copyright, defamation or diserimination laws. For example, City Departments are required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) to ensue that any protected health information (“PHI”) that we ereate, receive, use, or store is not ‘improperly used or diseloted theough any means, including the Intemet. We are also committed to, and have a legitimate interest in, protecting our provision of services, our working relationships with other organizations, our confidential and proprietary information, and reflecting favorably on our professional tats as public employes and administrators This policy is not intended to restrict your legal rights, such as your right to engage in responsible social media discussions about things such as wages, benefits, hours, or working conditions. Rather, this policy is designed to help avoid claims against the Department or its personnel for things like: HIPAA violations, invasion of privacy and breach of contract,

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