Columbia Borough held its reorganization meeting Jan. 5, where a judge administered oaths to the mayor and newly elected council members and the council completed leadership elections and routine appointments.

Judge Vickser administered the oath of office to the mayor (referred to in the record as 'Mister Dell') and to council members, including Jean M Cooper and Ethan Byers. After roll call confirmed a quorum, council members nominated and elected leadership: a council member nominated Eric Zink for council president, the nomination was accepted and the council voted in favor. Heather Zink was nominated and elected vice president, and Kelly Murphy was nominated and elected president pro tem.

Council considered several reappointments and appointments. It reappointed Jack Romer as interim borough manager, secretary, treasurer and open records officer for 2026–2027; appointed Paul Diffenderfer as alternative open records officer for 2026–2027; reappointed Alsie Crawford as zoning officer; reappointed CS Davidson as the borough engineer; and approved a reappointment described in the record as 'Evan Gables, CGA LOFT firm' to a borough role for 2026–2027. Each of these motions was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

On financial housekeeping, council adopted Resolution 2026-01 designating depositories and authorizing check signatories (council discussed timing for required signatures and sending documents to the bank). The council also adopted Resolution 2026-02 authorizing staff to pay recurring administrative and operational expenses, and Resolution 2026-05 authorizing recurring PPNL expenses to be paid via ACH using liquid fuel funds; a council member explained PennDOT requires liquid fuels expenditures to be handled separately. All three resolutions were approved by voice vote.

The meeting concluded with a motion to enter an executive session to discuss personnel and a manager contract.

Actions recorded during the meeting include the leadership elections, the listed appointments and the adoption of Resolutions 2026-01, 2026-02 and 2026-05. The council approved each item by voice vote ('Aye').