ONLINE ENGAGEMENT

Town of Marana apps and social media platforms, including required notice and use policy and terms of use.


THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT!

PARKS & RECREATION

Never miss out on anything Marana Parks and Recreation has to offer! The Marana Parks and Recreation App helps you get the most out of the great parks, trails, and programs offered throughout the community. Through the app, you can check the status of your favorite park amenities in real time, discover new trails, and sign up for one of our many great activities.

MY MARANA

Report problems to the Town of Marana using photos, video, audio or e-mail messages.

Use geo-tagging technology to automatically provide the problem’s location.

Receive updates, pay a water bill, view employment opportunities, access popular Town GIS maps, and connect with Town social media.

The application is free for Android and iPhone.  

Marana Pets

Did you lose a furry member of your family? Did you come across another family's furry pet? Post their picture and geographical location.

View the animals that were picked up by Marana Animal Services.

Share postings easily to Facebook, via email, or text message.


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REQUIRED NOTICE AND USE POLICY FOR THE TOWN OF MARANA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

 

In order to better serve its residents, the Town of Marana uses user engagement tools and websites, including social media channels, to provide residents with information in more places and more ways than were traditionally available.

All content of this site and all comments submitted to this site are public and are subject to disclosure pursuant to Arizona’s public records law. Please be aware that anything you post may survive deletion whether by you or others.

•   Requests for emergency services should be directed to 9-1-1 not through this site. Individual complaints, concerns, or service requests will not be addressed via social media unless the Town specifically identifies the site for that purpose.

•   To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include sensitive personally identifiable information, such as social security numbers. The Town hosted tools and websites should not be considered secure.

•   If you have specific questions regarding a Town activity or program that involves details you do not wish to share publicly, please contact the specific Town department responsible for that activity or program. Town contact information is listed at https://www.maranaaz.gov/contact.

•  Posts to this site may be removed in a viewpoint neutral manner pursuant to the Town’s Social Media Use Administrative Directive, subject to the right of appeal as described in the directive. Posts that are removed may still be preserved as a public record.

•  The Town reserves the right to discontinue any or all Town social media sites at any time.

•    Practical and legal considerations may sometimes constrain, prevent, or prohibit discussion by the Town of certain topics, including, but not limited to litigation, pending investigations, and other topics through various media including social media.

•  Following or “friending” persons or organizations is not an endorsement by the Town and is only intended as a means of communication.

•  Any references or links to a specific entity, product, service or organization posted by individuals on the Town social media sites should not be considered an endorsement by the Town or its departments, employees, officers, or agents.

•   Some Town social media sites have links to other web sites. These external web addresses contain information created, published, maintained or otherwise posted by institutions or organizations independent of the Town of Marana. The Town of Marana does not endorse, approve, certify or control these external web addresses and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, or correct sequencing of information located at such addresses. Use of any information obtained from such addresses is voluntary, and reliance on it should only be undertaken after an independent review of its accuracy, completeness, efficacy and timeliness.

•   Investors determining whether to invest or continue to invest in the Town’s debt offerings should not rely on information posted on the Town’s social media sites in making their decisions to invest or not to invest; information regarding the Town’s financial position is posted at www.maranaaz.gov.

Any questions should be directed to the Town’s Social Media Administrator.

By accessing this site, posting, or commenting I acknowledge having been advised of and understanding the foregoing.

TERMS OF USE FOR THE TOWN OF MARANA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

The purpose of this site is to discuss matters of public interest in and to the Town of Marana as identified and raised by the Town for discussion. We encourage you to submit comments that are on topic, but please address your comments to the specific topic(s) discussed. This is a forum limited to the specific topics identified and raised by the Town. Users who submit content to this Town social media site agree they have read, understand, and agree to the following terms and conditions by virtue of such use:

1.   I am submitting content voluntarily and on my own behalf.

2.   The content I post reflects my own original thoughts or work.

3.   I understand that the Town has the right to re-post or share any content, photos, or videos that I submit on this or other Town social media sites.

4.   I have read and understand the Town’s Social Media Use Administrative Directive, including the right of the Town to remove or archive content as described in the Town’s directive and as may be allowed by law.

5.   I understand that any content I provide may be considered a “public record” under state law.

6.   I understand and agree that unless specifically identified as a resource for receiving requests for information under the state public records laws, Town social media sites are not proper vehicles for making requests for public information or public records under state law and any such requests must be made to the appropriate custodian of the records.

7.   I understand and agree that my and others’ comments are subject to archiving and that my comments and others’ comments are subject to removal in whole or in part from this site if the comments contain:

•  Comments not directly on the topic raised for discussion

•  Obscene, indecent, or profane language, or pornographic images

•  Direct threats

•  Content that promotes discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, or gender identity

•    The solicitation, promotion or endorsement of specific commercial services, products, or entities

•  Links to any site or content posted by automatic software programs (i.e. “bots”)

•  The promotion or encouragement of illegal activity

•  Personally identifiable information or sensitive personal information that if released violates federal or state law

•  The promotion or endorsement of a political campaign or candidate

•  Information that compromises the public safety or security of the public or security systems

•   Information that directly interferes or compromises ongoing investigations, public safety tactics, or the safety of public safety officers

•  Confidential or exempt information in violation of state or federal law, or

•  Content that appears to violate the intellectual property right of the Town or a third party under federal or state law.

8.   I also understand that the views and comments expressed on this site only reflect those of the comment’s author, and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Town, its departments, employees, officers, or agents.

9.   Waiver of Liability. Because various laws exist that create liability for various actions, including without limitation defamation, invasion of privacy, false light, breach of contract, procurement violations, violations of due process, and many potential areas of exposure for which the Town accepts no responsibility based on the actions of others or for creating this social media site, I, for myself and my successors and assigns, release and hold harmless and agree to indemnify the Town, including its officers and employees, from any and all actions, claims, liabilities and damages of whatever kind and nature arising out of or in connection with my use of the Town social media site.

By posting or commenting I acknowledge that I understand and accept these terms of use.