10/07/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Executive Session

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confidence and trust in the town itself, thus impeding the ability of the Town Officials and/or Employees to serve the public (074-1). Secondly, The Mashpee Message was an active media outlet during the election. Comments made by the above noted town official were not removed on a timely basis and further numerous negative and derogatory comments about Mr. Bono remained until the election. Both of these had the potential of creating damage to the candidate. The website rules focus on being kind and courteous, no promotions or Spam, and respecting everyone's privacy. In some cases, these rules were ignored during the campaign. A potential conflict of interest existed with a Candidate being the site administrator. So, I believe the following actions need to be taken: 1) Mr. Collins needs to be asked to review the town officials' actions and determine if there has been violations of the Social Media and Ethics Policy. (74-7). 2) Second the town needs to review the Social Media policy and make appropriate changes to avoid such actions/issues in the future. Town Employees need to clearly understand the limitations of social media usage during campaigns. Candidates for any elected office should be provided this policy and acknowledge they understand the policy. Let's make sure that Mashpee becomes a leader in Social Media's role in our elections and that it serves as a positive and accurate source of information for our citizens. Thank you very much for your time this evening.