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Committee reviews $6.5 million in prior-year encumbrances, reauthorizes ARPA allocations
Summary
Harrisburg finance staff presented a proposed first 2025 budget reallocation to roll forward approximately $6.5 million in 2024 encumbrances across five funds and to reauthorize remaining ARPA-funded projects; committee agreed to forward the item to the legislative agenda.
Brian McCutcheon, accounting manager for the city, presented the first proposed 2025 budget reallocation (Exhibit B), explaining the packet would roll forward prior-year purchase order and contract encumbrances that remained open at the end of 2024. McCutcheon said the city’s new financial system distinguishes purchase orders from contract encumbrances but that both represent prior-year commitments that should be recognized in 2025.
McCutcheon told the committee the total roll-forward request across five funds is approximately $6,500,000, with about $5,500,000 in the general fund. He said two items account for roughly $3,200,000 of the general-fund total: about $2,100,000 for the Broad Street Market restoration project and slightly more than $1,000,000 for capital projects under the Facilities and…
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