DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Harrisburg City Council has approved a new compensation plan aimed at helping the city hire and keep police officers, as the department has lost its officers to other agencies.
Council passed Resolution No. 35 of 2026 unanimously, approving a new wage scale that includes a 7% salary increase for police officers for the next three years.
The move comes as Harrisburg City Police has lost six officers to other departments nearly five months into the year, according to the department’s first quarterly report of 2026…