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Five Luzerne County government employees were hired in June, while 15 resigned or retired, the latest monthly personnel report shows.
				Hirings have been down in recent months due to a coronavirus freeze on filling non-essential positions intended to save money while services were scaled back.
				Two of the new workers &mdash; Sierra Dudek and Morgan Lewis &mdash; are sheriff deputies receiving $15.49 per hour. The other three are Children and Youth caseworkers &mdash; Kathryn Spence and Katrina Toporcer at $16.14 per hour and Ryan Waters at $19.40 per hour.
				In addition, two employees switched jobs. Kristina Jordan transferred to an opioid outreach coordinator position in the District Attorney&rsquo;s Office paying $18.46 per hour, and Megan Stone is now district attorney office administrator at $24.10 per hour, the report said.
				Departures
				Eight employees retired: prison supply clerk Richard Gavlick, deputy sheriff Erin Joyce, prison corrections officer Kimberly Karavitch, Aging Agency administration officer Elizabeth Kinter, Children and Youth caseworkers James Nardone and Wilma Snopek, district attorney&rsquo;s office administrative assistant Paula Schnelly and coroner&rsquo;s office executive administrative assistant Mary Wallace.
				Seven resigned: probation services Alcohol Highway Safety School instructor Laurie Dutz, planning/zoning director Heath Eddy, district attorney narcotics division chief Michelle Hardik, part-time senior center operator Anne Kelly, Mental Health/Developmental Services clerk Lissa Panagakos, 911 telecommunicator Sarah Putnam and prison sergeant Richard Allen Stofko.
				Meetings 
				Council&rsquo;s code review committee will hold a virtual meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, July 13, to continue its review of proposed county administrative code revisions.
				Council will hold a virtual voting meeting and work session at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
				Instructions on attending both meetings are posted in council&rsquo;s online meeting section at <a href="https://www.luzernecounty.org/1279/Public-Meetings-Online" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.luzernecounty.org</a>.
				Voting agenda 
				Council is set to vote Tuesday on amending a lease with Susquehanna Properties Management Inc. to continue housing the Dallas Active Adult Center at 1100 Twin Stacks Drive.
				The current lease expired June 30. The monthly rent will be $2,877 through the end of June 2021, with the option to renew annually for four additional years. The rental equates to $17.26 per square foot.
				This expense is covered by a state block grant instead of the county&rsquo;s general fund operating budget, the agenda said. The Dallas site serves 40 to 80 seniors daily and is among 17 active adult centers operated by the Luzerne/Wyoming Area Agency on Aging.

Luzerne County releases new personnel report