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Monday, October 5, 2009

City of Seattle Considers Social Networking Sites to Have Potential Open Meetings Problems

The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission has a new draft ethics policy out for city council members. The policy considers Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube to create the potential for Open Public Meetings Act violations.

Good. We hope other local governments are paying attention.