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Columbia council offers borough manager role to police chief; members debate timing and contract terms
Summary
Council approved interim appointment and a conditional full‑time offer for Chief Jack Romer to become borough manager, including an $110,000 starting salary contingent on a signed contract. Several members raised concerns about timing and the effect on the incoming council and on contract terms.
Columbia Borough Council voted Sept. 9 to appoint Jack Romer as interim borough manager and to extend him a conditional offer for full‑time borough manager at a starting salary of $110,000 per year, contingent on a signed employment contract and Romer’s retirement from his current position as chief of police.
Council first adopted a resolution naming Romer interim borough manager at $2,000 per month in addition to his police pay, then approved the contingent full‑time offer later in the meeting. The votes were…
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