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Council approves three police hires as two long-serving officers announce retirements
Summary
Council authorized hiring three new police officers contingent on testing and background checks after the police chief reported upcoming retirements that will reduce the department's senior ranks and create short-term staffing challenges.
Columbia Borough Council approved hiring three police officer candidates contingent upon successful employment testing and background checks after Police Chief Rahmer notified council that two senior officers plan to retire on Aug. 1 and another officer is expected to retire later in the year.
Chief Rahmer said officers with 27 and 28 years of service had given notice and that the department currently has a complement of 19 officers. To…
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