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Harrisburg staff preview budget changes, flag insurance, fuel costs and new planning position
Summary
Town staff told the council at a Feb. workshop that accounting reclassifications will change line-item percentages, workers' compensation and property-liability premiums are rising, fuel costs remain elevated, and an assistant planning director is recommended to free staff for long-range planning.
Rob, a town staff member leading the workshop, told the Town of Harrisburg council that this year’s budget process will move earlier and aim for a fully balanced Draft 1 that gives council and the public access to detailed budget information sooner.
The workshop concentrated on three immediate budget themes: account reclassifications intended to make department budgets easier to read; rising insurance and bonding costs; and sustained fuel-price pressure. "The changes we've made to make it a little bit tighter schedule, have a little bit more transparency and a little bit more decision making... earlier so that the community will have access to our budget sooner," Rob said.
Staff explained that some large…
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