Gregory Sahd is Columbia's new Borough Manager

At its November 17 meeting, Columbia Borough Council approved the hiring of Gregory Sahd as Columbia Borough Manager and Secretary/Treasurer at a starting salary of $70,000 along with a standard benefits package. Start date will be two to four weeks from November 16, contingent upon successful completion of all pre- and post-employment testing.

Sahd was chosen from among five candidates for the position. He is a former investment banker and financial consultant and advisor, and eventually became vice president for government banking at Susquehanna Bank before retiring in 2010.

Sahd was county treasurer from 1996 through 2004, and was a congressional aide to then-U.S. Rep. Robert S. Walker. He was also deputy court administrator of Lancaster County and served on the county's Government Study Commission and has worked on numerous political campaigns over the last four decades.