Scottsboro, Alabama - January 28, 2019 - Jackson County Commission Regular Session - Update on Social Media Policy

Jackson County Courthouse, North Entrance (photo by G. Morgan)

UPDATE ON SOCIAL  MEDIA POLICY - January 28, 2018

Proposed Jackson County Employee Social Media Policy (pictured above) - As of today's date at 4:45 PM there is no approved Social Media Policy. One of the county commissioners, Mike Sisk, District 4, had discussions with employees at the Jackson County Public Works and circulated the policy shown below last week without approval from the full Jackson County Commission, and without legal review from the County Attorney. Other commissioners stated they were not aware of Mr. Sisk's actions until today when inquiries regarding the social media policy were discussed by this writer with the commissioners prior to today's Jackson County Commission meeting.

Concerned county employees at Public Works who were in possession of the proposed policy provided me with the document provided to them last week.

AGENDA - JACKSON COUNTY COMMISSION - JANUARY 28, 2019

I. CALL TO ORDER, WELCOME –

II. CALL OF ROLL TO ESTABLISH QUORUM, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE –

III. APPROVE AGENDA OF MEETING – JANUARY 28, 2019

IV. AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS –

V. PUBLIC COMMENT FROM CITIZENS –

VI. OLD BUSINESS –

Motion to approve Minutes from the following meeting dates as a combined approval action: Oct.29, 2018 meeting; November 14, 2018 meeting; November 19, 2018 meeting; November 26, 2019 meeting; December 3, 2018 meeting – no quorum present. All APPROVED

VII. NEW BUSINESS –

  

1) MOTION TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS (TIMOTHY MCKENZIE AND ANGELA GUINN) TO THE DHR BOARD. - APPROVED

2) MOTION TO APPROVE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL PROJECTS. - APPROVED

3) MOTION TO ACCEPT HIRING COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATION FOR THE VACANT HMT-1 POSITION FOR JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. - APPROVED

4) MOTION TO ACCEPT HIRING COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TWO (2) VACANT TEMPORARY LABORER POSITIONS FOR JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT. - APPROVED

5) MOTION TO APPROVE THE ROADWAY STRIPING LIST PROPOSAL FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER. - APPROVED

6) MOTION TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF A PARKS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE TO THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 18, 2019 - APPROVED

VIII. REPORTS FROM STAFF:

A. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

B. COUNTY ENGINEER – Update on work performed in preparation for inclement weather.

C. COUNTY ATTORNEY

D. OTHER

IX. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSION – Commission Chair stated the Jackson County Commission’s Social Media Policy has not been approved nor has received legal review by the Jackson County Commission Attorney. The circulation of the proposed policy at Public Works was not authorized by the Jackson County Commission.  

X. ADJOURN –

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