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<p>Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri has approved raises ranging from 0.8 percent to 6 percent for 152 non-union employees, according to analysis of a list he emailed to county council Friday afternoon.</p><p>It&#8217;s the first time the county is providing varying raises based on merit, as opposed to standard across-the-board hikes for all, Pedri said.</p><p>&#8220;I appreciate your support of this process as I believe this process holds county workers fully responsible for their job performance as well as hopefully provides motivation for continued success into the next year,&#8221; Pedri wrote.</p><p>The raises will be included in the Feb. 2 pay. The portion of the raise covering the start of the new year will be paid by the Feb. 16 pay, officials said.</p><p>While five-day advance notice is required by council, the manager can still grant raises without council&#8217;s consent as long as the funds are budgeted, officials have said.</p><p>The raises totaled $184,742, or about $9,200 less than the amount council allocated for the raises from the general fund operating budget, state funding and other outside revenue streams, according to records and Pedri.</p><p>Up to 180 employees were eligible for raises. The workers who received nothing are primarily more recent hires, he said.</p><p class="n_ 1326 v6">All employees received performance reviews, and the determination of raises was based on a detailed analysis of overall job performance, including assessment of job skills and knowledge, accountability, collaboration, communication, values, service, organization, initiative and problem-solving, leadership and achievement of goals, Pedri told council.</p><p>According to analysis of Pedri&#8217;s list:</p><p>&#8226; Four employees received the highest raise of 6 percent: Correctional Services Administrative Assistant Kaitlyn Romiski, Administrative Services Division Head David Parsnik, Conflict Counsel Supervisor John Hakim and Road and Bridge/Fleet Supervisor Wayne Mitchell.</p><p>&#8226; Next in line, with 5 percent raises, were Human Services Maintenance/Facilities Coordinator Joseph Unvarsky and Human Resources Director Angela Gavlick.</p><p>&#8226; One employee received 4.6 percent &#8212; Assistant Conflict Counsel Janan Tallo &#8212; followed by two employees at 4.1 percent: Public Defender Office Administrator Elizabeth Poor and 911 Executive Director Fred Rosencrans.</p><p>&#8226; Five workers received 4 percent: Aging Administrator Mary Roselle, Human Services Fiscal Officer Adam Wiernusz, Deeds/Wills Manager Mary Dysleski, Drug and Alcohol Administrator Steven Ross and Correctional Lieutenant John Ameen.</p><p>&#8226; The number of employees receiving other amounts: 3.7 percent, one; 3.5 percent, three; 3.3 percent, two; 3 percent, 19; 2.8 percent, two; 2.7 percent, three; 2.5 percent, 13; 2.4 percent, one; 2.1 percent, one; 2 percent, 44; 1.9 percent, five; 1.8 percent, one; 1.7 percent, six; 1.6 percent, two; 1.5 percent, 12; 1.4 percent, one; 1.3 percent, three; 1.2 percent, three; 1 percent, 11; and 0.8 percent, five.</p><p>&#8226; Pedri noted his list does not include 2 percent, council-approved raises for him and council clerk Sharon Lawrence. Pedri&#8217;s 2018 salary is $124,848.</p><p>&#8226; In addition to Pedri, 16 managers will be paid more than $70,000 in 2018.</p><p>Pedri told council the non-union workers last received raises in 2016 based on an outside compensation analysis that followed eight years with no pay hikes. Increases were not funded in 2017, he said.</p><p>Supervisors completed the performance evaluations because they have the necessary daily interaction with employees, Pedri said.</p><p>&#8220;Of course, the county has strived to ensure that these merit-based raises are fair and free from non-job related factors,&#8221; Pedri wrote.</p><p>Ninety-four non-union employees in county court branches had received 3 percent raises in their Jan. 19 pay. These raises range from $800 to about $1,500 and cost approximately $110,000, county Court Administrator Michael Shucosky had said. </p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jennifer Learn-Andes</p><p>jandes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jennifer Learn-Andes at 570-991-6388 or on Twitter @TLJenLearnAndes.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri releases list of non-union raises