News: Page 189
Luzerne County releases new Children and Youth caseworker starting salary amounts
July 3, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the second report in a three-day series further examining the impacts of Luzerne County government union contracts adopted last week.
Luzerne County ended 2021 with a surplus, new audit shows
July 3, 2022
Luzerne County’s newly completed audit determined the county ended 2021 with a $4.8 million budget surplus, county Budget/Finance Division Head Brian Swetz told council last week.
Luzerne County 911 overseer ‘relieved’ new union contract passed
July 3, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the first report in a three-day series further examining the impacts of Luzerne County government union contracts adopted last week.
Robertson wants Luzerne County to be an ‘employer of choice’
June 29, 2022
A little over two weeks on the job, Luzerne County Manager Randy Robertson held his first media briefing Wednesday to meet with newspaper and television reporters in his office at the county’s Penn Place building in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
Details released on new Luzerne County union contracts
June 29, 2022
Summaries released Thursday help explain how wages are changing for approximately 600 Luzerne County workers in five new union contracts.
Luzerne County Council unanimously approves new union contracts
June 28, 2022
Luzerne County Council unanimously approved five collective bargaining agreements Tuesday, providing certainty to approximately 600 union employees who have been working under expired contracts since the start of this year.
Luzerne County real estate increasingly selling above assessed values
June 27, 2022
Real estate in Luzerne County is increasingly selling for more than the assessments used for taxation, but officials are not ready to pull the trigger on another countywide reassessment at this time.
Luzerne County manager reposts three vacant division head jobs at higher salary cap
June 27, 2022
Three vacant Luzerne County division head positions have been re-advertised at a higher $99,500 annual salary cap, according to new postings on the county’s website.
Five union contracts on Luzerne County Council’s Tuesday agenda
June 26, 2022
Luzerne County Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on five collective bargaining agreements, the agenda shows.
Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority focused on rail crossing improvements
June 26, 2022
Luzerne County’s Redevelopment Authority is working to make some railroad crossings smoother and safer, officials say.