§ 44-3. Town of Malta policies and procedures.

A. 

There shall be a Town employee responsible for maintaining the Town's website, social media and messaging services ("Webmaster") appointed by the Town Board. The Webmaster may work with third parties to build/design/maintain the website. The Town Board shall determine the Webmaster's compensation, and shall set the Webmaster's budget. The Webmaster shall be supervised by the Town Comptroller or such other person designated by the Town Board.

B. 

In each Town department there shall be a Town employee responsible for reviewing potential items for posting on the Town's website and forwarding such items to the Webmaster ("department designee"), appointed by such employee's department head.

C. 

There shall be a committee responsible for refining website operations, and for advising the Webmaster regarding policy issues ("Town of Malta Website/New Media Team"), whose members shall be named by the Town Board. [NOTE: The Malta Website/New Media Team shall be responsible for making recommendations to the Town Board for: 1) upgrading the Town's website; 2) investigating new programs and software; 3) evaluating other forms of media; such as, Twitter and Facebook. The Malta Website/New Media Team will be assisted by volunteers and Town staff who have expertise in these areas, and will determine its own structure, procedures and schedule. The Malta Website/New Media Team will make written recommendations to the Town Board on whether updating is needed to the Town website, and the results of evaluations of other forms of media.]

D. 

All information submitted for posting on the Town's website shall be routed through the department designee and then to the Webmaster.

E. 

The Town of Malta Website/New Media Team is responsible for establishing maintenance procedures and style guidelines for the Town's website, including social media services, in consultation with the Webmaster, who will comply with the Team's directions.

F. 

The Town Board is the ultimate authority regarding policy governing the Town's website. These policies include, among other things, defining the look and feel of the website, and deciding who may post information on the site.

G. 

Complaints about any aspect of the Town website should be brought first to the attention of the Town of Malta Website/New Media Team.

H. 

The Town Board may amend this policy at any time. The Town Webmaster, with the consent of the Town Comptroller's office, and through the adopted Town procurement process and within budgetary appropriation, has the right to hire additional help on a contract basis to assist in the creation and updating of the Town of Malta website.

I. 

No Town of Malta department, employee, board or committee member, or elected official, may create or maintain a website purporting to represent the Town of Malta in its official capacity. Elected officials may operate their own website separate from the official Town website, which will not represent the Town in its official capacity.