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Harrisburg council quick votes: audit, sign-language contract, recycling grant and budget reallocation
Summary
At the same meeting council approved three professional-service resolutions (annual audit, sign-language interpreting, and an addendum to the 2022 audit contract), moved a $200,000 recycling grant application to committee and referred a first-quarter budget reclassification item to committee.
Harrisburg City Council approved a set of routine administrative resolutions and moved two items to committee during the legislative session.
What passed tonight - Resolution 2 of 2025: Council authorized negotiation and execution of a professional services agreement with Boyer & Ritter LLC to perform the city’s annual audit and financial report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2023, and an addendum related to the 2022 audit. Vote: 6–0.
- Resolution 3 of 2025: Council authorized negotiation and execution of a professional services agreement with Halcyon Interpreting Services LLC for sign-language interpreting services. The administration reported 32 interpreter hours used in the prior year at a total cost of $5,744.81 and noted mileage and two-interpreter rules for long meetings. Vote: 6–0.
What was referred or moved to committee - Resolution 4 of 2025: A resolution to apply for and accept $200,000 under Act 101 recycling grant to purchase a new leaf truck was referred to the Budget & Finance Committee.
- Resolution 5 of 2025: A proposed first 2025 budget reallocation to roll forward certain 2024 encumbrances and reaffirm capital appropriations was also sent to the Budget & Finance Committee.
Vote totals and procedure: Resolutions 2 and 3 passed unanimously by roll call (6–0). Resolutions 4 and 5 were not voted on at the full council and will be considered by the Budget & Finance Committee. Council members indicated they had no further questions on the audit and interpreting items during the meeting.
Roll-call summary (recorded votes were read into the record by the clerk): Councilmembers Daniels, Davis, Vice President Green, Jones, Rawls and President Bowers recorded as voting yes on Resolutions 2 and 3.
