5. 5.
   Employees should have no expectation of privacy in both sending and receiving electronic messages and information on the Internet. Most, if not all electronic messages are subject to the Ohio Public Records Act. If you desire to transmit confidential information, do not use the Internet or E-mail.
6. 6.
   This policy prohibits the use of e-mail or the Internet for sexually, racially, or ethnically offensive purposes or for comments, jokes, slurs, disparagement of, or threats to others. This policy specifically prohibits the use of computers (including Internet access) and the e-mail system in ways that are disruptive, offensive to others or harmful to morale, including sexually explicit messages, images and cartoons, ethnic slurs, racial comments, off-color jokes or anything that could be construed as harassment or shows disrespect for others, defames or slanders others, or otherwise harms another person or business.
7. 7.
   Employees may not access the Internet to log onto any Web sites that contain any material, including any pornographic Web site, or any Web site that contains any discriminatory message, or disparages any group. Employees may not use computers or the e-mail system for commercial messages of any kind or for messages of a religious or political nature, chain letters, solicitations, gambling or other inappropriate usage. E-mail and Internet access should be used in such a way that all transmissions, whether internal or external, are accurate, appropriate, ethical and lawful.
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   Employees are prohibited from creating personal social media accounts with city names or logos unless otherwise approved in advance by the city manager. Social media can take many different forms, including, but not limited to: Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, podcasts, pictures, video and social bookmarking.
9. 9.
   No employee may install any unauthorized equipment or programs which circumvent the city’s security systems.
10. 10.
    The city reserves the right to retrieve, read, distribute, duplicate, delete, recover or otherwise utilize the contents of any data or E-mail generated or stored on city-owned equipment. No person should expect that any message or its contents, or any record of use, whether for city business or a prohibited use, will be private, even when a personal password is used.
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    Department Heads, or their designated representatives, are responsible for enforcing the City’s Computer, E-mail and Internet Use Policy.

Failure to abide by these regulations may result in termination of access to the Internet and e-mail system and may also result in disciplinary or legal actions as deemed appropriate by the city.

Section 13.11 – Cellular Phone Use. Cellular phones are provided to enable selected City employees to transact City business in the most efficient and cost-effective method possible. In general, cellular phones are to be used only when other more conventional