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Luzerne County Manager Search Committee still has “a lot of work to do” before making recommendations
February 7, 2022
Rick Morelli said Monday he is urging fellow Luzerne County Manager Search Committee members to perform more due diligence before bringing all four out-of-state finalists here for in-person interviews, citing “allegations that have surfaced in newspapers across the country” about “more than one” of the finalists.
Luzerne County Council to review more requests for American Rescue funding
February 7, 2022
Two outside entities — the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority and the North East Pennsylvania Land Bank Authority — are asking county council for American Rescue Plan allocations.
Luzerne County Council to discuss county home rule charter study commission possibility
February 6, 2022
Luzerne County Council may seek a reconsideration of the entire county home rule charter, according to Tuesday’s work session agenda.
Decrease in Luzerne County COVID-19 hospitalizations reported
February 6, 2022
After months of steady increases, Luzerne County had a drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations last week, according to the state’s latest early warning dashboard update.
Luzerne County Council set to vote on manager applicant travel request Tuesday
February 6, 2022
Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on the county manager search committee’s request for funding to bring out-of-area applicants here for interviews.
Luzerne County seeking deputy election director
February 2, 2022
Luzerne County is seeking a deputy election director because Eryn Harvey has resigned.
Luzerne County Council chairwoman says manager applicant travel decision must wait until Feb. 22
February 2, 2022
Luzerne County Council Chairwoman Kendra Radle informed the county manager search committee Wednesday it should not make travel arrangements for applicants to come here for interviews until council publicly votes on the committee’s request for travel funding Feb. 22.
Luzerne County Council will soon take over manager selection decision
February 1, 2022
Now that Luzerne County’s manager search committee is closing in on recommending finalists for the top manager position, it will soon be time for county council to get involved.
Luzerne County Manager Search Committee selects five applicants for second interview
January 31, 2022
Luzerne County’s Manager Search Committee received 40 applications for the top manager position and has narrowed the pool down to five who will advance to a second interview and other further review, committee Chairman Chris Hackett said Monday night.
Election Board may require court filing for credit on write-in name variations
January 31, 2022
Luzerne County’s Election Board may change the process for write-in candidates to seek credit for votes cast under different spelling variations of their name.