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Harrisburg council overrides mayoral vetoes on four budget amendments, removing funding for four city positions
Summary
Harrisburg City Council voted to override the mayor's vetoes on four amendments to the proposed 2026 municipal budget, each eliminating salary funding for specific positions. Public commenters urged the council to act; the final tally on the contested police engagement post was 5–2 after a recalled vote.
HARRISBURG — The Harrisburg City Council on a special legislative night voted to override Mayor Williams’s vetoes on four amendments to the proposed 2026 municipal budget, removing line-item salary funding for four specified positions.
Council members voted in favor of the first three amendments by 5–2: amendments to eliminate funding for the interim director of Building and Housing Development, the business administrator, and the project director for business development / LERDA administrator. A fourth amendment, to eliminate funding for the Bureau of Police position titled director of community engagement and relations, initially failed but, after the vote was recalled…
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