Luzerne County Council

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Luzerne County Council is the elected legislative body responsible for making laws, setting policy, and overseeing county government operations in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

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instanceOf county legislative body
local government council
accountableTo voters of Luzerne County
adopts Luzerne County administrative code NERFINISHED
approves county capital improvement plans
canAmend county budget
canAuthorize county borrowing within legal limits
canEnterInto intergovernmental cooperation agreements
country United States of America
executiveBranchHead Luzerne County Manager NERFINISHED
governmentLevel county
governmentType home rule
hasCommittee various standing and ad hoc committees
hasPower to override certain executive actions as defined by charter
to pass ordinances
to pass resolutions
hasTransparencyRequirement must comply with Pennsylvania Sunshine Act
hasVotingSystem at-large elections
isElectedBody true
jurisdiction Luzerne County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
legislativeBodyOf Luzerne County government NERFINISHED
locatedIn Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Luzerne County NERFINISHED
Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
meetingType public meetings
meetsIn Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 11
oversees county departments through policy and budget
fiscal policy of Luzerne County
legislative policy of Luzerne County
partOf local government of Pennsylvania
replaces Luzerne County Board of Commissioners NERFINISHED
responsibility adopting the county budget
confirming certain county appointments
enacting county ordinances
levying county taxes within legal limits
overseeing county government operations
setting county policy
subjectTo Luzerne County Home Rule Charter NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania law
website https://www.luzernecounty.org/
worksWith Luzerne County Manager NERFINISHED

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Luzerne County hasLegislativeBody Luzerne County Council