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Sanctions placed on Roseburg City Council member for social media use

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Sanctions placed on Roseburg City Council member for social media use
Sanctions placed on Roseburg City Council member for social media use

Officials said Hicks lost her official travel privileges and lost her ability to hold committee chairs.

They said she was in charge of the Historical Resource Review Committee.

Personal opinions a roseburg city councilor who faced her angry colleagues after posting her personal opinions online -- says she doesn't plan to quit posting.

The council voted to place sanctions on her for the rest of her term.

But kezi 9 news reporter evita garza shows us why she believes she did nothing wrong.

Trt: 1:44 00:00 take lower tensions were high at the roseburg city council meeting monday night.

Councilwomen ashley hicks was put in the hot seat as she was grilled about social media use.?she an outspoken woman, she got a lot of opinions that other people probably disagree with?

Hicks was advocating for a homeless shelter on a property across from shadow ranch mobile park, on social media.

Which put dozens of residents into panic.?i got very concerned the city council may be about ready to take action on the plan?

Mayor first name rich says theye warned hicks about social media dozens of times.

He says it just blew up in her face.

00:39 larry rich, mayor, city of roseburg:?you don get to go through and put out anything you want and say, oh well, too bad so sad.

In this case here, there were a lot of angry people?

The council voted to place two sanctions on her restriction of official travel and loss of committee chairs.

But hicks thinks the council decision was unfair.

Phoner?ashley hicks:?it not anything about city council.

I not speaking for city council ever on social media?

1:04 evita: despite what happened last night, hicks says she has every intention to re- run for council after her term ends in december.

She says this situation has motivated her to keep fighting to have her voice heard?

Hicks says she not backing down until the council finds a solution to the homeless problem.?i don think they quiet have the same perspective as i do after eight years of cleaning up rivers?

But rich says he understands what she fighting for.?of all the times wee tried to help her, i hope this is a wakeup call.

You don just fly off the handle and do as you please?

He just wants her to stop posting about it online.

In roseburg, evita garza kezi 9 news.

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