Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams Administration presents 2023 budget proposal
Mayor Wanda Williams and her administration proposed funding 16 new positions to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police at their initial budget proposal presentation to Harrisburg City Council.The positions will include nine new officer trainees, three sergeants, two corporals, a lieutenant, a forensic investigator, and a detective, which will bring the total number of uniformed police to 152 officers. All officers will see an annual salary increase of 3.5% in the 2023 budget, under a new contract previously approved by City Council.“Replenishing our police force will continue to be one of my main objectives in office. In the eight years prior to my administration, we were able to retain only 59% of our new officer hires. This is simply unacceptable. Our salary increase will make officer salaries more competitive, which hopefully means more patrols on the streets, and faster response times to emergencies,” said Williams. The 2023 budget comes at a proposed cost of $110.6 million, its smallest budget since 2019. Included in that sum is $74.9 million coming out of the city’s General Fund, and $20.25 million from its Neighborhood Services Fund, which focuses on sanitation and Public Works projects.Williams’ budget features no tax increases and no reduction of city employee staff or services, despite the rising costs associated with inflation, which now sits at 8%.
Mayor Wanda Williams and her administration proposed funding 16 new positions to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police at their initial budget proposal presentation to Harrisburg City Council.
The positions will include nine new officer trainees, three sergeants, two corporals, a lieutenant, a forensic investigator, and a detective, which will bring the total number of uniformed police to 152 officers.
All officers will see an annual salary increase of 3.5% in the 2023 budget, under a new contract previously approved by City Council.
“Replenishing our police force will continue to be one of my main objectives in office. In the eight years prior to my administration, we were able to retain only 59% of our new officer hires. This is simply unacceptable. Our salary increase will make officer salaries more competitive, which hopefully means more patrols on the streets, and faster response times to emergencies,” said Williams.
The 2023 budget comes at a proposed cost of $110.6 million, its smallest budget since 2019. Included in that sum is $74.9 million coming out of the city’s General Fund, and $20.25 million from its Neighborhood Services Fund, which focuses on sanitation and Public Works projects.
Williams’ budget features no tax increases and no reduction of city employee staff or services, despite the rising costs associated with inflation, which now sits at 8%.
