County council amends personnel code to remove five-year residency exception for division heads

Aug 13, 2025

Luzerne County Council amended its personnel code to eliminate the five-year residency exception for division heads and certain management positions, removing language that allowed employees who’d served five years to live outside county lines without penalty.

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Luzerne County Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance amending the county personnel code to remove language that had exempted certain division heads and management positions from a residency requirement after five years of service.

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