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Harrisburg council adopts amended 2026 budget after debate, trims several administrative positions
Summary
After a series of policy and technical amendments, Harrisburg City Council approved the 2026 municipal budget 6-1; councilors also moved several positions out of the general fund and approved technical corrections to departmental payroll and overtime lines.
Harrisburg City Council voted on Dec. 23 to adopt the citys 2026 municipal budget as amended, approving a package of policy amendments and technical corrections that the council said address staffing, process and transparency concerns.
Vice President Lamont Green, chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, moved the final budget adoption after the council approved a set of policy-driven amendments (including removing general-fund funding for several interim positions) and a sequence of technical corrections submitted by finance. "I appreciate the diligence," Green said during discussion of fund balances; finance…
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