Social Media Policy

The City of Olathe social media pages exist to provide citizens and stakeholders with information about the City of Olathe and its departments, programs, and services.

Residents and stakeholders are encouraged to share viewpoints and perspectives, and engage in dialogue with one another. However, the City page will not feature:

• Language or information that is obscene, foul, or vulgar
• Information affiliated with or promoting political campaigns
• Sexual, obscene, indecent, or explicit messages, photos, posts or promotion of products or services with sexual overtones
• Activities restricted to adults
• Promotion or endorsement of tobacco, alcohol or similar products or information
• Firearms or other weapons
• Hostility or violence
• False, misleading or deceptive sponsorships/advertisements
• Attacks on ethnic, racial or religious groups
• Illegal discrimination against any group
• Adult and/or hate language
• Illegal activity
• Cruelty to animals
• Online gaming, gambling, or betting
• Solicitations for donations, except for official City-sponsored activities
• Endorsement of specific brand name products or services for advertising or marketing purposes
• Information harmful to children Site administrators reserve the right to block users from City profiles with or without notice for violating these conditions.

These sites are monitored during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Comments submitted after hours, on weekends or holidays will be responded to as early as possible.