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Columbia borough manager says he terminated market manager; council ratifies action amid public questions about security notice

2815772 · March 28, 2025
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Borough Manager Steve Kauffold told council he made the decision to terminate the market manager; council ratified the termination. Members of the public asked about a no-trespass letter and whether the borough can bar a former employee from borough property.

Borough Manager Steve Kauffold told Columbia Borough Council on March 27 that he made the decision to terminate the market manager and asked council to ratify that action.

“Although I can’t talk about the reasons that I had to terminate Chris, I want to make it known that it wasn’t an easy decision, but it was my decision as borough manager,” Kauffold told the council. The council subsequently voted to ratify the termination.

Public questions and legal limits: during public comment and later in the meeting, residents asked about a borough-issued…

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