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Luzerne County council agrees to pursue amendment to residency rule for division heads
Summary
Council members debated removing a five-year residency requirement for certain management positions and agreed to bring a clean amendment back for a public vote at the next voting session.
Luzerne County Council members discussed and agreed to pursue an amendment that would remove a five-year residency provision from the county personnel code for certain division-head and management positions. Council member Mister Haas proposed striking the sentence that requires continued employment after five years of county residency and asked that the amendment be placed on the agenda for the next voting session so the public can review it.
Council members said the change is intended to widen the pool of qualified applicants and reduce…
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