Terms of Usage for City of Richland Social Media Platforms

Last Updated: June 20, 2022

We welcome your comments to the City of Richland social media platforms.

The purpose of these platforms is to present municipal matters of public interest in Richland, Washington to residents, businesses and visitors. We encourage you to submit your questions, comments and concerns, but please note that this moderated online discussion site is a limited public forum. Standards for exclusion, as identified below, will be consistently enforced in a viewpoint neutral manner. We generally post and reply Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. We disclaim liability for external content.

Once posted, the City reserves the right to delete submissions that contain vulgar language, personal attacks of any kind, or offensive comments that target or disparage any ethnic, racial or religious group. The City also reserves the right to delete comments or posts that are spam or trolling, or that: 1) further personal agendas; 2) include links to other sites; 3) are commercial in nature, including reference to goods or services; 4) are clearly off-topic; 5) advocate illegal activity; 6) support or oppose political candidates or organizations; 7) infringe on copyright or trademark protections; or 8) are outdated.

Please note that the public comments expressed on these platforms do not reflect the opinions or position of Richland’s elected officials or employees. Further, communications made through City of Richland social media sites in no way constitute a legal or official notice to the City of Richland.

If you have questions concerning the operation of this online moderated discussion site, please contact halexander@richlandwa.gov. Thank you for your compliance with the policy.