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Finance director says 2026 budget leans on actuals; ARPA obligations complete but union talks pose risk
Summary
Finance director Bob Kenick told council the proposed 2026 budget was built from recent actuals rather than prior appropriations; the city has fully obligated about $47 million in ARPA funds, but pending AFSCME and police contract negotiations and Broad Street Market commitments create upside risk to the budget.
Bob Kenick, Harrisburg’s finance director, presented the administration’s approach to the 2026 budget at a Dec. 8 council hearing, saying department submissions were refined using recent actual spending rather than prior budgets and that the city had fully obligated the roughly $47 million in ARPA funds.
Kenick said that…
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