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<b>First Posted:</b> 5/23/2007<br><br>Mark Guydish
Tunkhannock - The Luzerne Intermediate Unit approved a string of contracts and hired a long list of employees, most for summer work, at tonight's meeting.

The contract for Business Manager John Gordon, a 15 year LIU employee, was renewed for five years through June 2012. Human Resources Manager Russell Bigus, hired this year, got a contract for the same time. Gordon's salary will be $70,000 the first year and Bigus will get $53,000. Both will get a 3 percent raise each year.
The board also renewed the annual contract for solicitor Michael&amp;nbsp; Butera, increasing his salary from $20,000 to $23,000.
And the board approved the contract that covers about 23 administrative posts, people who currently have salaries ranging from about $25,000 for Physical Plant Coordinator Mark Krebs to about $80,000 for Curriculum Services Director Judy Ketchel. The new contract gives an overall raise of&amp;nbsp;3 percent per year, but&amp;nbsp;the actual amount may vary,&amp;nbsp;Executive Director Michael Ostrowski said. 
The contract bases raises on job performance, &amp;quot;equity within job classification,&amp;quot; and merit. Ostrowski said some employees may receive more than 3 percent while others could see less.&amp;nbsp;

LIU approves multiple contracts