The City of West Covina invites you to follow us on our official social media accounts listed below and take an active role in engaging with the City of West Covina.  Stay informed about the latest events, programs, and news from the City of West Covina.  Have questions about our Social Media program?  Contact our Social Media team at SocialMedia@westcovina.org. 

	@WestCovinaCity	Providing local news and event information to West Covina residents and businesses.
	@WestCovinaPD	Bringing safety awareness and behind-the-scenes info to residents and businesses.
	@WestCovinaCity	Providing local news and event information to West Covina residents and businesses.
	@WestCovinaPD	Bringing safety awareness, news and behind-the-scenes info to residents and businesses.
	@WestCovinaCity	Providing local news and images from events for West Covina residents and businesses.
	@WestCovinaPD	Bringing safety awareness and behind-the-scene images to residents and businesses.
	@WestCovinaFire	Bringing safety awareness and community service updates to residents and businesses.
	westcovina.org/live	View live and recorded versions of City Council Meetings and Planning Commission Meetings.
	City of West Covina	View job opportunities with the City of West Covina.
	West Covina Police Department	View job opportunities with the West Covina Police Department.
	West Covina Fire Department	View job opportunities with the West Covina Fire Department.

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING POLICY:

To address the fast-changing way residents communicate and obtain information online, the City of West Covina may consider marketing programs and events in the social media formats to reach a broader audience.

For the purpose of this policy, social media is defined as "an external website or service used to promote City­ related services."

The purpose of the City of West Covina's presence on social media sites will be to market and promote activities, events, and services.

The intent of this policy is to guide the safe and acceptable use of social media and to increase the public's knowledge, trust, and use of City services while promoting the value and importance of City services.

All City of West Covina social networking accounts shall adhere to applicable federal, state, and local laws as well as City of West Covina administrative policies.

Freedom of Information Act and associated laws and policies apply to social media content. Reasonable efforts must be made to access the information when requested through proper channels. All sites and entries shall malice a reasonable effort to indicate that any article and content posted or submitted for posting are subject to public disclosure.

The City of West Covina reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be unwarranted, offensive, abusive, obscene, defamatory, in violation of copyright and/or trademark law, or other intellectual property of any third party, or is in violation of this policy or any other applicable law, or poses a threat to the City technology system or its security.

City of West Covina social networking content and comments containing any of the following forms of content shall not be allowed for posting and posts violating these guidelines shall be subject for removal:

A. Comments not topically related to the subject or article being commented upon

B. Profane language or content

C. 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

D. Sexual content or links to sexual content

E. Solicitation of commerce

F. Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity

G. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems

H. Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any party

I. Potentially libelous comments

J. Personal attacks, insults, or threatening language

K. Private or personal information published without consent

L. Comments totally unrelated to the topic

M. Commercial promotions or spam

N. Content of a political nature

O. Hyperlinks to material that is not directly related to the discussion

 City reserves the right to terminate use of social media at any time.

 Adopted on June 1, 2015 for complete document click here -Social Media Marketing Policy - 2015