SUBJECTS Information Services
Internet Usage & E-Mail Policies
Updated 01/10
Internet Usage & E-Mail Policies
Contents
- Articles
- Policies--Washington Cities and Counties
- Polices - Use of Personal E-mail Accounts and Public Records
- Policies--Other
- MRSC Related Web Pages
Articles
- Presentation - Toolkit for the Future, (
8.8 MB) Electronic Records Preservation - Washington State Archives, July 31, 2008.
- Presentation - Washington State Archives partners with Association of County and City Information Systems , (
2.16 MB) July 31, 2008.
- Workplace e-mail and Internet use: employees and employers beware, by Charles J. Muhl, Monthly Labor Review, February 2003
Policies--Washington Cities and Counties
- Anacortes - Use of Communication Systems (
29 KB) (2009)
- Bellevue - Technology Resource Usage Policy and Work Rules (
44 KB) (nd)
- Bothell - Electronic Communications Policy (
32 KB) (2000)
- Clallam County - Use of Computers, Cell Phones, E-mail, Internet, and Other Communication Resources (
88 KB), Policy 420, Clallam County Administrative Manual (revised 12/2009)
- DuPont - Network, E-Mail and Internet Use Policy (
25KB) (2004)
- Edmonds - Communications Systems Usage Policy (
1.1 MB) (2004)
- Federal Way - Internet Use Policy (
98 KB) (2002)
- Lynnwood - Computer Networks, Communication and Internet Use (2000)
- Mesa - Internet Use Policy (
80 KB) (2006)
- Okanogan County - E-Mail Policy and Internet Access
- Omak - Computer Services Policies and Procedures (2000)
- Port Angeles - Electronic Mail and Internet Use
- Puyallup - City-owned Computer Hardware and Software Policy
- Redmond - Technology Usage Plan (
53 KB) (2009)
- Seattle - City-Owned Technology Resource Acceptable Use Policy (
79 KB)
- Stanwood - Electronic Mail Policy (
77 KB) (2000)
- Stanwood - Internet Use Policy (
55 KB) (2000)
- Tumwater - Information Technology Use Policy (
62 KB) (2006)
- Vancouver - Electronic Communications Policy (2002)
- Walla Walla - Computer Policy (
80 KB) (2005)
- Walla Walla County - Email Policy (
20 KB) (2007)
- Walla Walla County - Internet Policy (
20 KB) (2007)
- Woodland - Internet and E-Mail Policies (2001)
Polices - Use of Personal E-mail Accounts and Public Records
- WAC 434-662-150 - E-mail management, effective January 1, 2010
- Five Issues You Should Consider Before You Decide to Use Your Personal Email Account or Personal Computer for Official Public Business (and five ideas to help ensure that use is transparent), by Steve DiJulio and Ramsey Ramerman, Foster Pepper PLLC, MRSC Council Commission Advisor, November 2008
- Bellevue - Park and Community Services Department Memorandum, from Terry Smith, Assistant Director to Park and Community Services Board, RE: Open Public Meetings Act, January 10, 2008 - See recommendations on archiving personal e-mail related to board business.
- Bothell - City Council Protocol Manual, Section 5.05 - State Public Disclosure Act, (C) Electronic Communications (
404 KB), March 2009
- Clallam County - Use of Computers, Cell Phones, E-mail, Internet, and Other Communication Resources (
88 KB), Policy 420, Clallam County Administrative Manual (revised 12/2009) - See Section 6.4 - Forwarding of Electronic Mail; and Section 6.7 - Use of Non-County Email Accounts
- Mukilteo Council Rules - Rule 11- Communications (
73 KB), September 2009
- Monroe Ethics Board – Draft Policy - E-mail for Appointed and Elected Officials - Discusses use of personal e-mail accounts and public records; starts on page 4.
Policies--Other
- Albuquerque, NM - EMail Usage Policy (2006) - Note that policy 12 is not consistent with Washington law
- Association of Information Technology Professionals Model Electronic Mail Policy
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Sample Email and Voice-mail Policy
- Electronic Public Records Retention, MRSC
- Public Records Disclosure, MRSC

