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Resident urges salary board to reinstate employee performance evaluations; controller says departments already review staff

Lackawanna County Salary Board · December 20, 2025
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Summary

A public commenter urged Lackawanna County officials to restore regular performance evaluations so pay could reflect merit; the controller and others said department heads already evaluate staff and the issue will be discussed with HR next year.

A resident told the Lackawanna County Salary Board that formal performance evaluations should be reinstated so that merit can influence pay increases, saying that without evaluations "those who exceed expectations get rewarded accordingly" and that the county should not give the same raises to underperforming employees.

The commenter (Speaker 5) asked…

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