Harrisburg’s mayor and City Council have come to an agreement following a legal battle over who holds which powers.
Council and Mayor Wanda Williams on Tuesday filed a joint motion to reopen the case, in which Williams sued council for defunding several top city positions, and to adopt a joint stipulation that will refund several roles.
Williams filed a civil suit against council in early January, alleging that council was acting outside of its jurisdiction when, as part of the 2026 budget, it defunded the city business administrator role, the project director for business administration/LERTA and the police bureau’s director of community engagement and relations. They also partially defunded the director of building and housing and economic development…