Great Bend City Council Gary Parr renewed his request Monday to award one-time $500 bonuses to city employees this year. He made a motion to that effect and it was seconded by Councilman Davis Jimenez. Both voted in favor of the motion. The motion failed with “no” votes from councilmembers Kevyn Soupiset, Jolene Biggs and Tina Mingenback. Councilman Cory Urban abstained, saying he has relatives who work for the City, so it would be a conflict of interest. Councilman Alan Moeder was absent.

Parr has brought this up at previous meetings, suggesting the council could use part of the money it has not spent that was budgeted for an assistant city administrator. He first suggested a bonus for first responders but later amended his position to include all of the City’s 160 employees. That would

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