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Meet Chelsa Wagner
As the County’s top fiscal officer, Controller Chelsa Wagner leads the fight against inefficient and inequitable spending, working to root out fraud, waste and abuse in County government.
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A chronic concern for the County is an underfunded pension liability. Typically, a "healthy" pension fund has a funded ratio of at least 80 percent. At the close of 2020, the County's pension fund stood at 36.13 percent funded, down from 42.75 percent in 2019. This decline was due to reduced interest rates and increased benefit payments. Changes to benefit calculations for which I advocated early in my tenure as Controller are anticipated to save the system $340 million in coming years, but this alone will not end these deficits. The County must also focus on reducing employee overtime, which adds significantly to benefits owed, and reducing the outsourcing of jobs formerly done by government employees, bringing more contributing workers into the system.
To view changes in the funded status of the Pension Fund over the last decade, visit alleghenycontroller.com/2020pafr/ and click "Pension Fund."
As a member of three labor unions, I understand how important the funding of pension funds is to the employees
Pay actual county nurses more instead of $5.1 million to contractors would help out. That’s $510k not going into the pension.
The whole the U.S. is running on borrowed money and borrowed time. Government can’t operate without revenue.
Be on the lookout for glass recycling collection by Pennsylvania Resources Council through tomorrow in Hartwood Acres Park, with additional collection events to follow in each of our County parks. Click for more info:
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Got glass? Roving bin to hit Allegheny County Parks as curbside recycling wanes
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Western Pennsylvanians who don’t want to see their glass garbage end up in a landfill can bring it to a roving bin scheduled to rotate across Allegheny County’s parks. The county teamed up with the Pennsylvania Resources Council for its 2021 Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program. They pl...Twitter
The average home sale price in Allegheny County in 2020 was $244,865, a 10% increase from the previous year. Average prices ranged from $44,967 in ZIP Code 15064 (S. Fayette) to $1,001,230 in 15005 (Marshall). Try out our interactive Real Estate Map: https://t.co/VTUyrFI2Eu
Meanwhile, Allegheny County--which is receiving an even larger allocation--has not announced any process for the public or County Council to weigh in on $382 million in spending. Council members, advocates and our citizens deserve meaningful influence.
Council, mayor draw up plans to spend federal COVID dollars. Activists say they were left out of the discussion
Avoiding layoffs and restoring jobs. Home ownership loans for lower-income buyers. New street lights in neglected neighborhoods. These are a few of t...
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A chronic concern for the County is an underfunded pension liability. Typically, a "healthy" pension fund has a funded ratio of at least 80 percent. At the close of 2020, the County's pension fund stood at 36.13 percent funded, down from 42.75 percent in 2019. This decline was due to reduced interest rates and increased benefit payments. Changes to benefit calculations for which I advocated early in my tenure as Controller are anticipated to save the system $340 million in coming years, but this alone will not end these deficits. The County must also focus on reducing employee overtime, which adds significantly to benefits owed, and reducing the outsourcing of jobs formerly done by government employees, bringing more contributing workers into the system.
To view changes in the funded status of the Pension Fund over the last decade, visit alleghenycontroller.com/2020pafr/ and click "Pension Fund."
As a member of three labor unions, I understand how important the funding of pension funds is to the employees
Pay actual county nurses more instead of $5.1 million to contractors would help out. That’s $510k not going into the pension.
The whole the U.S. is running on borrowed money and borrowed time. Government can’t operate without revenue.
Be on the lookout for glass recycling collection by Pennsylvania Resources Council through tomorrow in Hartwood Acres Park, with additional collection events to follow in each of our County parks. Click for more info:
triblive.com/local/got-glass-roving-bin-to-hit-allegheny-county-parks-as-curbside-recycling-wanes/
Got glass? Roving bin to hit Allegheny County Parks as curbside recycling wanes
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Western Pennsylvanians who don’t want to see their glass garbage end up in a landfill can bring it to a roving bin scheduled to rotate across Allegheny County’s parks. The county teamed up with the Pennsylvania Resources Council for its 2021 Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program. They pl...It is estimated that only 18 percent of Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority customers who are eligible for assistance with their bill are currently enrolled, and this number is quite likely lower for sewage bill assistance from Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN). Assistance programs for these two utilities have the same eligibility requirements (income 150% or less of federal poverty level) and can be applied for at the same time through Dollar Energy Fund. CLICK HERE for more info on eligibility and how to apply: www.pgh2o.com/residential-commercial-customers/customer-assistance-programs
With moratoriums on utility shutoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic expiring, these programs will be vital for an even greater number of families in the coming months, and are deserving of greater support from federal relief funds. We can also all help spread the word to others who may need assistance.
Thank you to PublicSource for the enlightening look at these important resources for our communities.
www.publicsource.org/pwsa-water-low-income-poverty-assistance-discount-pittsburgh/
As water bills rise, PWSA tries to help more low-income customers
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Pittsburgh's water bills are unaffordable for around 25,000 Pittsburgh homes. But most don't sign up for financial help. PWSA is trying to change that.Stop raising the rates !
The Wilkinsburg Penn Joint Water authority will shut your water off if you owe them ten dollars. Once they do, you will have to pay them, they take payment online, in persont or through the mail. They will not take payment over the phone. Then you will have to call, and stay on hold, until you can schedule someone to come and turn your water back on THE NEXT DAY. Someone will have to be at the hosue when they get there. All in all it's going to be a while before you can flush your toilet again. This is the twenty first century. Indoor plumbing isn't a luxury. We should stop acting as though it was.
How about some assistance for people that live outside pgh area penn water is ripping me off with there assistance plan help
EVERY PERSON ON SOCIAL SECURITY IS A LOW INCOME PERSON!!! HELP THEM FIRST!!!
County DHS and ACTION-Housing are helping people pay rent and utilities. covidrentrelief.alleghenycounty.us/
Did your example of a Low Income family have to be black?
PWSA Would that be the same organization that dumped toxins into the Allegheny River at the facility near Waterworks Mall? Some of their employees are facing jail time and other criminal charges
The average home sale price in Allegheny County in 2020 was $244,865, a 10 percent increase from the previous year. Average prices ranged from $44,967 in ZIP Code 15064 (South Fayette) to $1,001,230 in 15005 (Marshall). Click below to access our interactive Real Estate Map showing average annual sales prices by ZIP Code.
Please stop these predatory investors from buying affordable housing that ends up to be government subsidized rent. They actually harass me sometimes to cell
As opposed to, ya know, families that would simply live there.
Can you show us on the map how many of the homes are now owned by established capital bodies?
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The County ended 2020 with a General Obligation Bond debt of $1.012 billion, an increase of $116 million over 2019. Debt levels represent about $832 for every County resident, up from $737 in 2019 and the County's highest per capita debt in over a decade. While refinancing resulted in reduced debt service payments for 2020 and 2021, they are expected to increase by 2023. The County must continue to carefully balance immediate needs such as road and bridge repairs and landslide remediation with maintaining sustainable debt levels.
To view the interactive charts showing changes in total debt and annual debt service, visit alleghenycontroller.com/2020pafr/ and click "Finances In Brief."
Chelsa Wagner we're going to miss having a controller like you.
That’s $832 for every County resident, even ones just born? Yet there is very, very little to account for it
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The average home sale price in Allegheny County in 2020 was $244,865, a 10% increase from the previous year. Average prices ranged from $44,967 in ZIP Code 15064 (S. Fayette) to $1,001,230 in 15005 (Marshall). Try out our interactive Real Estate Map: https://t.co/VTUyrFI2Eu
Meanwhile, Allegheny County--which is receiving an even larger allocation--has not announced any process for the public or County Council to weigh in on $382 million in spending. Council members, advocates and our citizens deserve meaningful influence.
Council, mayor draw up plans to spend federal COVID dollars. Activists say they were left out of the discussion
Avoiding layoffs and restoring jobs. Home ownership loans for lower-income buyers. New street lights in neglected neighborhoods. These are a few of t...
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Permitting and work standards exist to keep us all safe, and any employer who violates them must be held accountable. I stand with @AlleghenyLabor and @EASCarpenters in calling out unfair and unsafe work practices anywhere in Allegheny County.
The @SheratonHotels at Station Square is blatantly disregarding the law & endangering their workers & guests. Organized labor will keep speaking up until they’re held accountable.
We can all take Pride in our friends and neighbors standing for equity, inclusion and justice. For those participating, have a safe and empowered weekend!
Pittsburgh Pride 2021 - Pittsburgh Pride 2021
Pittsburgh Pride 2021 will be the most inclusive Pride yet! In partnership with LGBTQ groups and organizations across Pittsburgh and the Western Penns...
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A decade of sound fiscal stewardship, specifically a commitment to increasing the unassigned fund balance, helped County finances weather the pandemic relatively unscathed. READ MORE about the County's fiscal and economic conditions in my Annual Report:
2020 Popular Annual Financial Report
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Do you live in Allegheny County and need help completing an application for rent relief $$?
There's a virtual public meeting at 6 pm TONIGHT (5/19) with info on commonly asked questions
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Voters who have not yet returned mail-in ballots for tomorrow's Primary Election can return them to the County Office Building lobby, 542 Forbes Ave., Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters may only return their own ballot. (1/2)
Allegheny County was engaged in 117 property leases of at least $20,000 over 2 years, totaling nearly $42 million. My office's audit found a lack of safeguards for taxpayers READ MORE:
AUDIT SHOWS COUNTY PROPERTY LEASES NEED MORE OVERSIGHT, SAFEGUARDS, WAGNER SAYS -
(Pittsburgh) May 13, 2021 While Downtown Pittsburgh’s County government complex—consisting of the Courthouse, City-County Building, and Co...
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I voted last week to allow medication-assisted addiction treatment in the County Jail. Years of delay in putting potentially life-saving measures in place is not acceptable when they are needed now more than ever.
Health experts call on jail to expand use of opioid treatment medication
More than 180 people wrote an open letter to Rich Fitzgerald on Monday for failing to provide necessary addiction treatment to people at the county ja...
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Congrats @AllCnty_Council & local advocates for the long awaited creation of the County police review board. The County must now begin comprehensive outreach to encourage local govs to participate. Accountability should not begin & end at municipal lines.
After Years Of Debate, County Council Passes Police Review Board
County Council approves a reform that supporters say will be a critical step forward for police accountability.
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