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Crockett amends personnel policy to add state-required social-media rule and 2% COLA; other updates tabled
Summary
Council approved immediate adoption of a state-required social-media policy (TikTok-focused language) for government devices and a 2% cost-of-living pay adjustment effective Oct. 1; council agreed to table remaining personnel-policy updates for further review.
Crockett’s City Council approved limited updates to the personnel policy manual at the request of city staff, adopting a state-required social-media policy for government-issued devices and a 2% cost-of-living adjustment to the pay plan, and tabling other proposed changes for later review.
City staff said recent state legislation requires political subdivisions to adopt policies addressing social media use on government-issued devices, specifically citing TikTok as an example. Staff also proposed clarifications to on-call duty, standby pay, rounds pay for wastewater operators, temporary assignment authority for vacant superintendent roles, and a travel-expense reimbursement policy using standard state mileage and per diem. During discussion council members questioned whether to approve the entire package or only the items with immediate legal deadlines.
What council did: After motions and discussion, council approved updating the social-media/TikTok policy and the 2% COLA effective Oct. 1, and voted to table the remaining manual updates to allow further review. Council members directed staff to return with clarified language on overtime and on-call pay for future consideration.
Why it matters: The social-media policy is time-sensitive under state law; the COLA affects city payroll and budget planning. Other updates (on-call, rounds pay and travel reimbursement) remain under review and were not implemented at this meeting.
