Title
Vote to approve an auto renewal contract with Civic Plus for the social media archiving for public records retention for $8,321.01
Abstract
Introduction & Background: CivicPlus Social Media Archiving, is a cloud-based software solution designed specifically for government agencies, public organizations, law enforcement agencies, and educational institutions to automatically capture, preserve, and manage social media records for public records compliance.
Discussion & Analysis: As social media has become a primary communication channel between the county and residents, content shared on platforms is considered a public record and may be subject to public records requests.
CivicPlus Social Media Archiving helps meet these legal requirements by automatically preserving social media content and interactions in near real time.
How does this relate to the Comprehensive Plan: CivicPlus Social Media Archiving supports several goals of the Chatham County Comprehensive Plan (Plan Chatham), even though it is not specifically identified as a Plan Chatham project. The connection is primarily through transparency, public engagement, communication, and good governance.
Budgetary Impact: $8,321.01 annually with updated pricing.
Recommendation/Motion: Motion to approve an auto renewal contract with Civic Plus for the archival of social media post for public records retention for $8,321.01.