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Publicly Posted Policy on the County
of Surry Website |
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PURPOSE |
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The County of Surry owns and
operates this Website as an
enhancement to the governmental
services that it provides and as an
information service to its citizens
and to the general public. This
Website is a supplement to the
information and the services
available from the County’s offices.
The County of Surry through this
Website seeks to expand public
involvement in county matters and to
raise public awareness on matters
critical to the smooth operation of
government.
The County of Surry reserves the
right to determine what information
and services shall and shall not be
placed on this Website. |
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PROVISIONS |
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A.
Accuracy |
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The County strives to present
current and accurate information on
this Website, but does not guarantee
the accuracy or currency of posted
information.
In the event of a significant
difference between the information
on this Website and official
information available at the County
offices, the offices information
should prevail. |
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B.
Email comments on Public Hearings |
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Comments on public hearing items
that are submitted by email will NOT
automatically become part of the
official record of such proceedings,
unless required by law. Persons
wishing to comment on public hearing
items should attend the public
hearing and express themselves in
person at the hearing, or if the
notice of a particular hearing
allows written comments, then
comments may be submitted in that
manner. The County will attempt to
pass all email correspondence to the
intended recipients. |
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C.
Notices of Public Hearings |
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When the County places notices of
meetings or public hearings on this
Website, it does so only to
facilitate public access to such
information, as a supplement to the
legally required methods of posting
notices. |
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D.
Email to County Officials and
Employees |
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Persons submitting email comments or
questions to the Surry County’s
officials or employees should be
aware that the County cannot
guarantee privacy, nor does it
represent that such communications
will remain private or confidential.
Similar to mailed or delivered
comments, comments received via
email may become subject to public
disclosure under the North Carolina
Public Records Act and/or part of
the discovery procedure in a civil
lawsuit. |
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E.
Linking Policy |
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Links to other Governmental
Units and Educational
Institutions - - the County
of Surry provides links to other
federal, state, and local
governmental units that provide
additional services and
information that users of Surry
County’s Official Site may find
of interest. Links are also
provided to educational
institutions that include Grades
K through 12, school districts,
intermediate school districts,
community colleges, and
universities
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Links to Private
Organizations and Commercial
Sites - - The County of
Surry does not provide links to
private organizations or
commercial sites unless the
sites offer services or
educational information that
complements the information or
services offered by the County
of Surry. The County of Surry
will not link to any site that
contains any nudity, profane or
obscene language.
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Links to Non-Profit
Organizations - - The County
of Surry provides links to
non-profit organizations that
users of the Surry County’s Site
may find of interest.
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The County Manager’s office will
grant linking requests based on the
above criteria, and based on a review by
the County’s Management Information
Systems
Department. |
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F.
Offsite Links |
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The County is not responsible for
the content, views, opinions or
factual representations of any Web
page that are not contained on the
co.surry.nc.us servers. |
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