City of Milton Web Site Linkage Policy

Due to limited resources and the multitude of worthy volunteer and nonprofit community organizations, the City of Milton provides Web site linkage and promotion assistance as appropriate only to governmental organizations, governmental associations, and non-governmental organizations that meet specific criteria.

Governmental associations may be defined as professional organizations with a primary mission to develop professional skills of City of Milton staff members and/or serve as a public information clearinghouse. Also, the City of Milton budget pays employee membership dues for these associations.

Non-governmental organizations may be considered eligible for linkage if they meet any or all of the following criteria:

• Organizations such as government, tourism, economic development, local media outlets, schools, libraries, local cultural institutions, non-profit local neighborhood organizations and non-profit local business associations.
• Organizations that receive funding and/or operating assistance from the City of Milton.
• Organization to which the City has membership, or City employees have membership for purposes that relate to their employment with the City.
• Sites that provide Internet mapping services, weather, or other factual and detailed informational services of benefit to citizens.
• Organizations that support the programs and mission of the Federal Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Particular activities carried out by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity include implementing and enforcing the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.

Links will not be allowed to sites such as those promoting illegal activities, marketing and selling a particular service or product, and sites containing information violating any of the City’s affirmative action or equal opportunity policies.

Many private and non-profit organizations may be reached via hyperlinks from the Web sites of other sites to which the City’s website links to. However, the City of Milton is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites. The appearance of hyperlinks on this site is not considered endorsement by the City of Milton of the linked Web sites or the information, products or services that they contain, as the City of Milton does not have editorial control over these sites.

Calendar Event Postings

The City of Milton website includes a community events calendar. While the calendar is primarily intended to provide information on City meetings and events, other community events will be allowed for posting within the following guidelines:

• City meetings and City-sponsored events are allowed.
• Events sponsored by City-funded organizations, organizations to which the City has membership, or local schools will be allowed, given that such events are open to the community as a whole.
• Meetings, listening sessions or other gatherings held by local, state or federal elected officials will be allowed. However, such postings will not be allowed any time within 3-months preceding an election.
• Events sponsored by community non-profit organizations shall be allowed if the organization has a professionally managed, trained and paid staff, given that such events are open to the community as a whole and do not promote illegal activities, market or sell a particular service or product, or violate any of the City’s affirmative action or equal opportunity policies.

Privacy Notice

The City of Milton does not collect or use personal information without permission. However, the City of Milton may periodically collect impersonal statistics on Web site usage. We do not sell data for direct mail or advertising purposes. Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied.

Currency of Information

The City of Milton attempts to keep information contained on this Web site accurate and up-to-date. Sections of the site are reviewed an updated on an as-needed basis. The City of Milton disclaims any duty to keep information contained in this site current. Some information that is on this site may not be up-to-date but rather is historical in nature and is not meant to be misleading. Particular care should be taken when reviewing financial information.

Online Poll Policy

The City of Milton online poll is not scientific and reflects only the opinions of those Internet users who chose to vote. The results do not assume to represent the opinions of the Milton City Council, the City Administration, Internet users in general, nor the public as a whole.

The City of Milton online poll questions are governmental in nature and are authorized by the City Council or the City Administrator. The City of Milton does not accept requests from outside organizations or individuals regarding the posting of online poll questions.

Appeal Process

Final decisions on website content and application of the website policy shall be made by the City Administrator, in consultation with City staff and/or City Attorney. An appeal of that determination may be filed in writing with the Office of the City Clerk within 30 days of the determination. Appeals will be decided by the City Council within 60 days of receipt of the written appeal.

Requests for clarification of this policy should be submitted to the City Administrator.