WILKES-BARRE – For the first time in nearly 13 years, the city hosts The Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz throughout multiple venues the weekend of Friday, May 3.
WILKES-BARRE – For the first time in nearly 13 years, the city hosts The Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz throughout multiple venues the weekend of May 3 through…
The Wilkes-Barre City Council on Thursday voted 4-0 to promote assistant clerk Cathy Payne to city clerk when Jim Ryan retires from the position April 2.
Payne will be paid an annual salary of $77,000. The union representing city hall workers will post the assistant clerk position at a salary of $45,000.
City resident and towing company operator Bob Kadluboski objected to Payne receiving âa $20,000 raise,â calling it âanother slap in the face to city taxpayers.â He asked what her qualifications were and why the opening wasnât advertised.
Jason Carr, who owns rental properties in the city, said the clerk post warrants a salary of no more than $50,000, and he claimed that of the 14 largest cities in Pennsylvania, only Philadelphia and Pittsburgh employ assistant clerks. He also said a council member told him Payne would retire by the end of the year.