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Harrisburg officials present $19.7M roll-forward request; council moves budget reallocation to legislative session
Summary
City finance staff told the Harrisburg City Council the first 2026 budget reallocation will roll roughly $19.7 million of 2025 encumbered commitments into 2026, with about $16.5 million tied to the Broad Street Market. Council moved Resolution 3 of 2026 to the next legislative session for a formal vote.
City finance officials presented Resolution 3 of 2026 at the Harrisburg City Council work session, describing the routine first budget reallocation that rolls unspent 2025 encumbrances into the 2026 budget.
Bob Kenick, finance director, and accounting manager Brian McCutcheon told council the roll-forward exhibit shows about $19,700,000 in general fund commitments to carry into 2026, and that approximately $16,500,000 — roughly 84% of that total — relates to the Broad Street Market facilities-maintenance line. McCutcheon said those Broad Street funds will likely be spent across 2026–2027 as work continues.
McCutcheon also noted the city received a $7 million capital fire-protection payment from the Commonwealth last week that was booked in 2026; because the Commonwealth had earlier budgeted $5 million for 2025 but later increased it, finance staff recommended adjusting the city’s revenue recognition and the roll-forward to reflect the newly received funds.
Council members asked for clarification about which funds were affected and how to track program balances. Councilman Rodriguez asked whether remaining trash-relief (formerly ARPA) funds were included in the roll-forward; McCutcheon and Antonio from the business-administrator’s office said the ARPA-derived trash-relief dollars had been transferred into neighborhood services in 2025 and that a detailed account-tracking list is maintained by the business-administrator’s office.
Antonio said the trash-bill forgiveness program is in phase 3, with roughly 578 mailings and an estimate that, with a high return rate, $250,000–$300,000 could remain; the administration later provided a program tracker showing $913,967.97 remaining as of Dec. 11 and will provide a phase-3 update when returns are tallied.
Vice President Jones moved Resolution 3 of 2026 to the next legislative session for a formal vote. No final appropriation was adopted at the work session; council will consider the formal vote at the legislative meeting.
What happens next: Resolution 3 will appear on the next legislative session agenda for a recorded council vote and any required ordinance or formal adoption steps.
