Luzerne County Manager

County Manager of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County Seal
Incumbent David Pedri since 2016
Reports to	Luzerne County Council
Appointer	Luzerne County Council
Inaugural holder	Robert Lawton
Formation	2012
Salary	$120,000
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The Luzerne County Manager heads the executive branch of the Luzerne County government. The manager is not elected by the voters of the county; instead, he or she is appointed by the Luzerne County Council. The manager directs the county's organizational, operational, management, budget, and administrative operations and activities. The current manager is David Pedri.

Luzerne County voters rejected home rule proposals in the past (once in 1974 and again in 2003). However, from 2008 to 2010, corruption plagued the county government. Three county judges, a county commissioner, a clerk of courts, a deputy chief clerk, and a director of human resources faced criminal charges. These events persuaded the voters of Luzerne County to adopt a new form of government. On Tuesday, November 2, 2010, a home rule charter was adopted by a margin of 49,343 to 40,394.

On Monday, January 2, 2012, the previous government (the board of county commissioners) was abolished and replaced with the new form of government (council–manager government). The first members of the Luzerne County Council were sworn in that same day. The assembly consists of eleven elected members. They appoint and work alongside a full-time manager. The manager runs an executive branch of county government. In February 2012, the first county manager (Robert Lawton) was appointed.

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