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Page 62 of 150 Article 21. CITY TECHNOLOGY Section 21.01 Purpose The purpose of this policy is to set standards and procedures that protect the security and integrity of the City’s electronic communication and information systems from business interruption, misuse, and/or unauthorized or inappropriate use and access. The full policy can be found in Aappendix C. Section 21.02 General Information This policy serves to protect the security and integrity of the City’s electronic communication and information systems by educating employees about appropriate and safe use of available technology resources. Computers, cell phones and mobile electronic devises issued by the City to staff, elected official or appointed officials’ property of the City. The City reserves the right to inspect, without notice, all data, emails, files, settings, or any other aspect of a City-owned computer or related system, including personal information created or maintained by an employee. The City may conduct inspections on an as-needed basis as determined by City Administrator or City Council. Beyond this policy, the city’s Information Technology Department may distribute information regarding precautions and actions needed to protect City systems; all employees are responsible for reading and following the guidance and directives in these communications. Section 21.03 Personal Use The City recognizes that some personal use of City-owned computers and related equipment has and will continue to occur. Some controls are necessary, however, to protect the City’s equipment and computer network and to prevent abuse of this privilege. Reasonable, incidental personal use of City computers and software (e.g., word processing, spreadsheets, email, Internet, etc.) is allowed but should never preempt or interfere with work. All use of City computers and software, including personal use, must adhere to provisions in this policy, including the following: • Employees shall not connect personal peripheral tools or equipment (such as printers, digital cameras, disks, USB drives, or flash cards) to City-owned systems, without prior approval from the Information Technology Department If permission to connect these tools/peripherals is granted, the employee must follow provided directions for protecting the City’s computer network. • Personal files should not be stored on City computer equipment. This also applies to personal media files, including but not limited to mp3 files, wav files, movie files, iTunes files, or any other file created by copying a music CD, DVD, or files from the Internet. Information Technology staff will delete these types of files if found on the network, computers, or other City-owned equipment. Exceptions would be recordings for which the City has created, owns, purchased, or has a license. • City equipment or technology shall not be used for personal business interests, for-profit ventures, political activities, or other uses deemed by the City Administrator to be inconsistent with City activities. If there is any question about whether a use is appropriate, it should be forwarded to Information Technology Staff for a determination. Section 21.04 IT Hardware 121