Albuquerque councilor proposes new social media policy for city employees [Video]

BIG I THAT IS ALSO A 12 MINUTE DRIVE. A BUSY NIGHT AHEAD FOR ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS. THEY’LL BE TAKING ON TWO BIG PROPOSALS. ONE FOCUSES ON PUBLIC SAFETY, THE OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA, INCLUDING SETTING RULES FOR OFFICIAL CITY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. PEYTON SPELLACY IS LIVE DOWNTOWN. SO, PEYTON, YOU SPOKE WITH SPONSORS OF THIS RESOLUTION ABOUT WHY SHE SAYS MORE GUIDELINES ARE NEEDED. YEAH, I DID TOD AND ROYALE. SO WHAT KICKSTARTED THIS WHOLE POLICY WAS THE USAGE OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S X ACCOUNT, FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWITTER. SO TWEETS ON THIS PAGE OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO HAVE INCLUDED PERSONAL OPINIONS OR PERSONAL ATTACKS. COUNCILOR, CITY COUNCILOR RENEE GROUT SAYS SHE’S CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPROPRIATENESS OF POSTS. THERE IS A SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY THE CITY CREATED IN 2022, BUT SHE SAYS IT NEEDS SOME UPDATES. HER PROPOSED ORDINANCE WILL SPELL OUT WHAT IS AND WHAT IS …