select/ column

class.ct_staff.php

<?php

class ct_staff extends Model
{

    /**
     * Staffing types 
     * [ db_value => display_value ]
     * @var array
     */
    public static $staffing_types = array(
        'P' => 'Production',
        'R' => 'Rental',
        'C' => 'Commission' 
    );

    // ... other class methods and implementation

}

example.php

<?php

$staffing_type_array = ct_staff::$staffing_types;

?>
    <select>
<?
    foreach ($staffing_type_array as $value => $label) {
?>
        <option value="<?=$value?>"><?=$label?></label>
<?
    }
?>
    </select>
<?

// column component if pretty much the same, just different html tags

?>
    <ul>
<?
    foreach ($staffing_type_array as $value => $label) {
        // do something to $avlue to create $href
?>
        <li>
            <a href="<?=$href?>">
                <?=$label?>
            </a>
        </li>
<?
    }
?>
    </ul>
<?