By Jennifer Learn-Andes jandes@timesleader.com
The Luzerne County Courthouse is seen in a file photo. Luzerne County Council postponed its appointment of manager search committee members Thursday and came up with a solution that erases eligibility barriers for five applicants.
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Luzerne County Council postponed its appointment of manager search committee members Thursday and came up with a solution that erases eligibility barriers for five applicants.
Council will advertise for volunteers to serve on the committee a second time, but it is no longer banning citizens employed or compensated by any individual or business serving as a contractor to the county or its boards/authorities/commissions.
Luzerne County Council declared the position of county district attorney vacant on Tuesday, after longtime District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis filed to run for a seat on the county court of common pleas.
The county charter requires council to declare a vacancy if a district attorney files a nominating petition for another office, said Councilwoman Linda McClosky Houck, who proposed a resolution to declare the seat vacant.
Council voted 6-3 to approve the resolution.
Tim McGinley, Robert Schnee, Sheila Saidman, LeeAnn McDermott, Harry Haas and Houck voted yes.
Stephen J. Urban, Walter Griffith and Kendra Radle voted no.
Chris Perry and Matthew Vough abstained. Perry said his son-in-law is an assistant district attorney, while Voughâs father is county President Judge Michael T. Vough.
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The squabble between the Republican members of the Luzerne County Board of Elections and other county officials continued over the weekend, as county council prepares to vote whether to declare
By Jennifer Learn-Andes jandes@timesleader.com
From left, Luzerne County Chief Solicitor Romilda Crocamo, county Councilman Stephen J. Urban, and county Election Board member Joyce Dombroski-Gebhardt are seen in this composite photo.
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Against the advice of Luzerne County’s chief solicitor, the Luzerne County Election Board’s two Republican board members on Wednesday appointed Republican county Councilman Stephen J. Urban as the new board chairman.
The third election board member Democrat Audrey Serniak loudly voted against the appointment and questioned how it came about without her knowledge. The board had traditionally sought citizen applicants and publicly interviewed them.