O’CONNOR’S INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD SHOWS CHANGES IN PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AFTER SPATE OF APPEALS
A new interactive online dashboard developed by the office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor shows changes in property assessment valuations over recent years, particularly highlighting reductions since a court-ordered change in how values are calculated....
LACK OF SPENDING ON CLEAN AIR PROJECTS IS MISSED OPPORTUNITY, O’CONNOR’S AUDIT SAYS
More than twice as much money was spent from Allegheny County’s Clean Air Fund on normal operating costs in two of three years examined by auditors than on projects to improve air quality and educate the public, the designated purposes of the Fund, an audit by the...
O’CONNOR TO EXAMINE COUNTY’S PROGRAMS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
The office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor will begin an audit of the use of funds received by the County’s Department of Human Services (DHS) from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to prevent homelessness and assist unhoused populations. The funds come...
O’CONNOR SWORN IN FOR FIRST FULL TERM AS COUNTY CONTROLLER
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, joined by family, was sworn in to his first full term by Magisterial District Judge James J. Hanley Jr. O’Connor received 242,933 votes in the November General Election, the highest total of any Countywide candidate. He has...
O’CONNOR TO ASSESS PAY, CASELOADS OF ATTORNEYS FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor has launched an audit of the Court of Common Pleas and the Office of the Public Defender examining how the County provides court-appointed legal representation for indigent criminal defendants. The audit will include how the...
O’CONNOR AUDIT WILL EXAMINE USAGE OF CLEAN AIR FUND
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced that his office will begin an audit of the Clean Air Fund derived from fines on polluting industries in the county. Administered by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), the Clean Air Fund is established in...
