Your Elected Officials
Columbia Borough School Board
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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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SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Charles Leader, President
PARTY
ASSUMED OFFICE
TERM LENGTH
TERM EXPIRES
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Lauren VonStetten , Vice-President
D
2023
4 Years
2027
Sandra Duncan
D
2023
4 Years
2027
Kathleen Hohenadel
D
2023
4 Years
2027
Sonya Duncan
D
2025
4 Years
2029
Lester Putt
D
2025
4 Years
2029
Elena Young
D
2025
4 Years
2029
Thomas Ziegler
D
2025
4 Years
2029
Jasmine Preston (appointed)
D
2023
2026
4 Years
2 Years
2027
2027
Columbia Borough Government
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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.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Eric Kauffman, President
PARTY
ASSUMED OFFICE
TERM LENGTH
TERM EXPIRES
Heather Zink, Vice-President
2023
4 Years
2027
Kelly Murphy
2023
4 Years
2027
Joanne Geesey
2023
4 Years
2027
Jeanne Cooper
D
2025
4 Years
2029
Ethan Byers
D
R
2025
4 Years
2029
Thomas Ziegler
2025
4 Years
2029
Leo Lutz, Mayor
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R
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R
2025
4 Years
2029
2023
4 Years
2027