Luzerne County Council’s Tuesday budget work session will feature discussion of requested new positions in the county information technology department and bureau of elections.
Information Technology Director Mauro DiMauro is expected to ask council to approve six new positions in his department.
That is three more new positions than acting county Manager Romilda Crocamo requested in her 2022 budget proposal, which does not include a property tax increase.
New positions in addition to those included in Crocamo’s proposed budget could only be created if a council member proposes a budget amendment, and a council majority approves it.
A special meeting that follows the work session will feature council votes on proposed budget amendments.
IT staffing needs
The information technology department has dealt with an increased workload since the coronavirus pandemic forced county governmental meetings to be held remotely.
That workload continued after the county resumed live meetings in July, since most meetings are held in a hybrid format that includes a remote component.
Crocamo requested three new information technology positions for 2022, citing the increased demands on the department.
Three weeks ago, DiMauro told council the county could be “on the brink of disaster” if information technology does not receive more funding and staffing.
His remarks were part of a request for council to earmark about $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for his department.
Since then, DiMauro said he will request six new positions next year. He said he plans to make his case to council members on Tuesday.
“I’ll say that I need six to get the job done right,” DiMauro wrote in a text message sent Sunday.
Council Chairman Tim McGinley said he supported increased staffing for information technology the past few years. However, McGinley said he could not support creating as many as six new positions in the department next year.
Tuesday’s work session features the budget requests of the administrative services division, which includes the information technology department and the election bureau.
Crocamo’s budget proposal includes two new positions in the election bureau: an elections operator and an administrative assistant.
When former election director Bob Morgan resigned, he said the bureau is badly understaffed. Changes to state election law that took effect last year created more work for county election employees, Morgan said.
Tuesday’s work session starts at 5 p.m. It will be held in a hybrid format. Members of the public may watch or participate in person, at the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre, or remotely via telephone or the internet.
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