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<p>The Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on reducing the citizen manager search committee from five to four people.</p><p>Salem Township resident Robert Fisher resigned from the committee earlier this month to accept a new unanticipated job assignment in Kansas.</p><p>The county&#8217;s home rule charter requires at least three citizens on the committee, but the council opted for five to encourage more viewpoints. An even number &#8212; four or six &#8212; was not considered to prevent tie votes.</p><p>However, committee members had expressed concerns that adding someone new to the mix at this stage would be unnecessary and counterproductive. The committee &#8212; which also includes Carmen Ambrosino, Gene A. Camoni, Gerard O&#8217;Donnell and Michael Giamber &#8212; held several meetings and is preparing to publicly advertise the position.</p><p>The position is open because Robert Lawton resigned the end of 2015.</p><p>Kingston resident Brian Shiner sent the council members an email earlier this week urging them to add a fifth member.</p><p>Shiner said the committee has been tied on some votes and pointed out the committee still faces its &#8220;most important&#8221; votes selecting finalists for the manager position.</p><p>&#8220;While some may find an even number of members acceptable, it is definitely most unusual and not in keeping with the decision of this council. A fifth member is necessary to eliminate the possibility of further tie votes, especially within a committee of such importance to the future of Luzerne County,&#8221; Shiner wrote.</p><p>The council also will discuss amending the county manager selection process to require the council to choose a finalist recommended by the search committee.</p><p>The subject came up at a recent county council meeting, when Councilman Rick Williams asked if the committee will furnish additional finalists to the council if the council members don&#8217;t select one of the three to five recommended by the committee.</p><p>Giamber, the committee chairman, told the council a search committee would be meaningless if the council members want to &#8220;go through the list&#8221; of applicants themselves.</p><p>The council also is set to discuss the committee&#8217;s county manager job description, vacancy announcement and proposed requirement for the manager to live in the county within six months of his or her hiring.</p><p>Tuesday&#8217;s voting meeting will start at 6 p.m. in the council meeting room at the courthouse, followed by a work session.</p><style>
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Luzerne County manager search on Tuesday’s council agenda