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Harrisburg IT budget drops as city plans migration off mainframe by mid-2027
Summary
City IT director Steve Ortner told council the 2026 IT budget is 17.83% lower than 2025, citing $724,000 reduced maintenance spending and other account cuts, and outlined a mainframe-to-Munis migration targeted for mid‑2027 with continued reliance on legacy systems during conversion.
Steve Ortner, the city’s IT director, told Harrisburg City Council on Dec. 8 that the proposed 2026 technology budget is 17.83% lower than the 2025 appropriation, driven by across‑the‑board reductions and the end of several recurring contracts. “The first one is the maintenance services contract account, which decreased by $724,000,” Ortner said, breaking the figure into a $103,000 earlier budget transfer, $535,000 for maintenance not renewed during the year, and about $85,000 in…
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