Geary County meeting records motion to reinstate pay-step freeze for HR director Joe Parkinson

A committee member moved and another seconded a motion "to reinstate the stepping freeze for our HR director, Joe Parkinson," during a regular session that reconvened after an executive session, participants said.

Supporters offered brief praise for the HR director’s work during discussion, with one participant saying the director had done a “good job” and urging continuation of current practices. The meeting record as provided does not identify who formally moved or seconded the measure, nor does it record a vote tally or final outcome.

The motion, as spoken in the session, concerned reinstating a personnel "stepping freeze" affecting Joe Parkinson, identified in the transcript as the county’s HR director. Participants did not provide details in the transcript about the scope, duration, or legal basis for the freeze, and no funding or personnel-rule citations were recorded.

The meeting began with an announcement that the body had returned from executive session with "no action taken," and proceeded into regular business that included the motion on the HR director.

Next steps were not specified in the transcript: the record does not show whether the motion was later called for a vote, scheduled for a future agenda, or referred to staff for follow-up.