Luzerne County Government

March 13, 2010

Search on for county HR boss

After two firings and a quick resignation, the position is once again vacant.

By Jennifer Learn-Andes jandes@timesleader.com
Luzerne County Reporter
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Interested in becoming Luzerne County’s human resources director? Resumes are due by 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The county’s most recent human resources director, Randi Audi-Davis, resigned, effective March 10, after less than a month on the job.

County officials said Audi-Davis had been considering other options when she interviewed for the county job, and she decided to accept another position.

Doug Richards, the previous human resources director, had been fired in November and pleaded guilty in January as part of the ongoing federal corruption probe.

Kimberli Weiland – Richards’ predecessor – had also been fired, in June 2004, after a Times Leader investigation revealed she had been disbarred for altering her law school transcripts, was wanted in Indiana on a shoplifting charge and faced charges in Ohio after allegedly obstructing a police investigation.

Audi-Davis had been hired at an annual salary of $55,000.

The job advertisement, which is posted on the county’s Web site at www.luzernecounty.org, says the position pays $45,000 to $65,000.

At minimum, the position requires: a bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field; seven to 10 years of professional experience in the human resources field; strong communication, networking and writing and computer skills; and basic computer software literacy, the job posting says.

Preference will be given to applicants with a master’s degree and/or private sector experience as a human resource/personnel director, the posting says.

Audi-Davis had both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration from Wilkes University and more than 19 years of experience in human resources and risk management, county officials said.

Updating the county’s 2005 personnel policy will be one of the first missions of the new human resources director, officials said.

Resumes for another high-ranking vacant position – county 911 director – were due on March 5. Twelve people applied for that position, said county Chief Clerk/Manager Doug Pape.

The position, which was publicly advertised, will pay between $50,000 and $70,000.

Jennifer Learn-Andes, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 831-7333.

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