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COUNTY DHS DOESN’T TRACK WAITLISTS FOR MOST MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, O’CONNOR’S AUDIT FINDS
Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services (DHS) leaves the task of maintaining waiting lists for most mental health treatment programs to contracted providers and does not require these agencies to meet best practices for maintaining these lists, an audit of...
O’CONNOR ISSUES ANNUAL REVIEW OF PERMIT ISSUANCE FOR MAJOR POLLUTION SOURCES
The federally required annual review of Title V Air Quality permitting by the Allegheny County Health Department showed repeat concerns with a backlog in permit issuance and some accounting practices, County Controller Corey O’Connor said. During 2024, the year the...
O’CONNOR’S REVIEW OF 911 SHOWS SHORT STAFFING, OPERATOR DISSATISFACTION
(Pittsburgh) September 10, 2025 An analysis of Allegheny County’s 911 Call Center by the office of County Controller Corey O’Connor determined that management has inaccurately calculated the number of Telecommunications Operators (TCOs) needed to properly staff the...
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Acting Controller Amy Weise Clements assumed the office and duties of Allegheny County Controller upon the resignation of Corey O’Connor in January 2026. Amy was appointed Deputy Controller by former Controller Chelsa Wagner in 2012 and by former Controller O’Connor in 2022.