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Council approves employment agreement for police chief Holly Arnott after narrow 4–3 vote
Summary
After hours of debate about contract language and civil-service protections, Columbia Borough Council approved an employment agreement for incoming police chief Holly Arnott in a 4–3 roll-call vote. Dissenting members said the draft contained contradictory language the labor attorney had flagged.
Columbia Borough Council approved an employment agreement for incoming police chief Holly Arnott after a contentious debate over contract language and civil-service protections.
Council President Kaufman said staff circulated a final draft the day before the meeting and that the document “looked similar” to past agreements; he urged the council to fill the chief position so police leadership would be in place. Several members said the labor attorney’s written comments were not incorporated into the version distributed to council the previous day.
At the heart of the disagreement was whether the agreement mixed “at-will”…
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