Harrisburg City Council approved a package of resolutions Oct. 14, 2025, adopting appointments and accepting Dauphin County’s 2025 hazard mitigation plan while referring several other measures to committee for later action.

The council voted on five items during the legislative portion of the meeting and recorded the results publicly. The measures included appointments to regional and local advisory bodies and formal adoption of a county hazard plan.

Resolution 55 of 2025 — appointing Mohammed M. Bilal (transcript: “mister Mohammed m Balah”) to serve on the coordinating committee and as an alternate member of the technical committee of the Harrisburg Area Transportation Study (HATS) — passed 6–0. The clerk read the resolution into the record and the roll call returned unanimous approval.

Resolution 56 of 2025 — appointing Sharon Horn to the Harrisburg Housing Authority board — passed by a vote of 5–1. Councilman Jones cast the lone dissenting vote. Council members had asked Horn about her interest in the position, familiarity with HUD regulations and potential conflicts; Horn told council she has no known conflicts and said she wants transparency and to advocate for residents’ needs.

Resolution 65 of 2025 — approving adoption of the Dauphin County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan as the city’s official hazard mitigation plan — passed 6–0. Chief Enerlein (present at an earlier committee work session) told council the plan follows the executive summary’s five bullet points and that he would check whether the plan is bilingual.

Resolutions 66 and 67 of 2025 — confirming appointments of Robert Jennings III and Dominique Commodore to the Citizens Law Enforcement Advisory Committee — each passed 6–0.

What’s next: Several other resolutions read at the meeting were referred to committees for additional review or scheduling for a future legislative vote, including resolutions related to the Capital Area Greenbelt grant application, an architectural review board appointment, an urban forestry/education services agreement and a land-development plan (see separate coverage in this package).

Votes at a glance
- Res. 55 of 2025 (HATS appointment, Mohammed M. Bilal): passed 6–0 (Daniels: yes; Davis: yes; Green: yes; Jones: yes; Rawls: yes; Rodriguez: yes; Hill: yes) — clerk announced result.
- Res. 56 of 2025 (Harrisburg Housing Authority appointment, Sharon Horn): passed 5–1 (Jones: nay; others yes) — clerk announced result.
- Res. 65 of 2025 (Dauphin County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan adoption): passed 6–0.
- Res. 66 of 2025 (Citizens Law Enforcement Advisory Committee appointment, Robert Jennings III): passed 6–0.
- Res. 67 of 2025 (Citizens Law Enforcement Advisory Committee appointment, Dominique Commodore): passed 6–0.

The council clerk read each resolution into the record before the roll-call votes. Several other items were discussed in the work session and were moved to committee or to the next legislative agenda for a formal vote.