J-3200 Employee Speech, Expression and Social Networking.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: EMPLOYEE SPEECH, EXPRESSION AND SOCIAL NETWORKING NO: J-3200 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner EFFECTIVE: December 13, 2010 REVIEWED: 06/22/2018 REVISED: 08/21/2012 UPDATED: 08/13/2014 J-3200-1J-3200 POLICY This policy is intended to address issues associated with employee use of social networking sites and to provide guidelines for the regulation and balance of employee speech and expression with the legitimate needs of the Sheriff’s Office. Nothing in this policy is intended to prohibit or infringe upon any employee's communication, speech or expression which has been clearly established as protected or privileged. For example, this policy does not limit an employee from speaking as a private citizen, including acting as an authorized member of a recognized bargaining unit about matters of public concern such as misconduct or corruption.  This policy applies to all forms of communication includin