Your Elected Officials
Columbia Borough School Board
| COLUMBIA BOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD | OFFICE-HOLDER | PARTY | ASSUMED OFFICE | TERM YEARS | TERM EXPIRES |
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| School Director | Charles Leader, President | D | 2023 | 4 | 2027 |
| School Director | Lauren VonStetten, Vice President | D | 2023 | 4 | 2027 |
| School Director | Sandra Duncan | D | 2023 | 4 | 2027 |
| School Director | Kathleen Hohenadel | D | 2023 | 4 | 2027 |
| School Director | Sonya Duncan (appointed) | D | 2024 | N/A | 2025 |
| School Director | Devon Fisher | D | 2021 | 4 | 2025 |
| School Director | Lester Putt (appointed) | R | 2024 | N/A | 2025 |
| School Director | Nathan Roach (appointed) | D | 2024 | N/A | 2025 |
| School Director | Elena Young (appointed) | D | 2024 | N/A | 2025 |
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Regular (Voting) Meetings: Third Thursday of the month at 6 PM.
Committee of the Whole (CoW): First Tuesday of the month at 6 PM.
CBSD Office: 200 North Fifth Street, Columbia, PA 17512.
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Seats: 9 members (aka: School Directors) elected at-large.
Elected: November of odd-numbered years (Municipal Elections).
Term: Members serve 4-year terms that are staggered so that half the Board (either 4 or 5 seats) are elected every 2 years.
Vacancies: The remaining Board members select and appoint a new member to fill the vacancy. The appointed member serves until the next municipal election, at which time:
If the original 4-year term would have expired at the next municipal election, the election is for a regular 4-year term.
If the original 4-year term would have 2 years left at the next municipal election, the election is for a shorter 2-year term.
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Columbia Borough Government
| COLUMBIA BOROUGH | OFFICE-HOLDER | PARTY | ASSUMED OFFICE | TERM YEARS | TERM EXPIRES |
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| Mayor | Leo Lutz | R | 2021 | 4 | 2025 |
| Borough Council | Heather Zink, President | R | 2023 | 4 | 2027 |
| Borough Council | Todd Burgard, President Pro Tem | R | 2021 | 4 | 2025 |
| Borough Council | Eric Kauffman, Vice President | R | 2023 | 4 | 2027 |
| Borough Council | Peter Stahl | R | 2021 | 4 | 2025 |
| Borough Council | Kelly Murphy | R | 2023 | 4 | 2027 |
| Borough Council | Barbara Fisher | R | 2021 | 4 | 2025 |
| Borough Council | Joanne Geesey | R | 2023 | 4 | 2027 |
| Tax Collector | Michael Flanery | D | 2023 | 2 | 2025 |
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Meetings: Second & fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 PM.
Columbia Borough Office: 308 Locust Street,
Columbia PA 17512
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Seats: 7 members total, elected at-large.
Elected: November of odd-numbered years (Municipal Elections).
Term: Members serve 4-year terms that are staggered so that half (either 3 or 4 seats) are elected every 2 years.
Vacancies: The remaining Council members select and appoint a new member to fill the vacancy. The appointed member serves until the next municipal election, at which time:
If the original 4-year term would have expired, the seat is placed on the ballot as a regular (4-year) term.
If the original 4-year term would have 2 years left, the seat is placed on the ballot as a 2-year term.
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Find email addresses for Council members here.
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Seats/Term: 1 individual elected to a 4-year term.
Elected: November of odd-numbered years (Municipal Elections).
While not technically a member of Borough Council, the Mayor may cast a vote on Council in order to break a tie.
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