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Lifetime Information Security, Now Available to Council Members

Your representatives are now safe from being informative.

Ordinance 2023-05-31.5, Sections 16 and 17: a Council member shall not, at any time, publish or distribute City records, including on any social platform, even after leaving office
Ordinance 2023-05-31.5, Sections 16 and 17, p. 5. Unsigned copy; adoption date blank (undated).

Under Ordinance 2023-05-31.5, other than with the Council at its next meeting, a Council member “shall not, at any time, use, disseminate, share, or in any way publish or distribute” City records or information “to or with any person or entity,” including “on any social platform.” The protection follows members out of office and does not expire. Each violation is a separate offense, with a fine of up to $500. A member who shows residents five City documents could face five fines. Your representatives are now safe from being informative. Our copy is unsigned and its adoption date is blank.

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