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27A-Social Media <br />Policy & Procedure Page 5 of 5 <br />iii. Social media can be used to make time-sensitive notifications <br />related to <br />(a) road closures, <br />(b) special events, <br />(c) weather emergencies, and <br />(d) missing or endangered persons. <br />iv. Persons seeking employment and volunteer positions use the <br />Internet to search for opportunities, and social media can be a <br />valuable recruitment mechanism <br />v. Persons seeking employment and volunteer positions use the <br />Internet to search for opportunities, and social media can be a <br />valuable recruitment mechanism. <br />vi. This department has an obligation to include Internet-based <br />content when conducting background investigations of job <br />candidates. <br />vii. Searches should be conducted by a non-decision maker. <br />Information pertaining to protected classes shall be filtered out <br />prior to sharing any information found online with decision <br />makers. <br />viii. Persons authorized to search Internet-based content should <br />be deemed as holding a sensitive position. <br />ix. Search methods shall not involve techniques that are a <br />violation of existing law. <br />x. Vetting techniques shall be applied uniformly to all candidates. <br />xi. Every effort must be made to validate Internet based <br />information considered during the hiring process.