by Allegheny-County | Oct 15, 2020
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today issued her latest “Taxpayer Alert,” which provides an update on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn on County revenue and expenditures, including the dispensation of funds provided by the...
by Allegheny-County | Oct 6, 2020
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said her office’s audit of the County Health Department’s (ACHD) Clean Air Act permitting program showed improvements in 2019 over its previous audit five years before, but continued to fall short of full compliance with its...
by Allegheny-County | Aug 17, 2020
(Pittsburgh) August 17, 2020 “The decision by the City of Pittsburgh and police administration to deploy authoritarian tactics resembling a criminal abduction against a peaceful protest leader on Saturday is as inscrutable as it is distressing. Weeks after national...
by Allegheny-County | Jul 28, 2020
(Pittsburgh) July 28, 2020 The growing focus on the injustices caused by mass incarceration in the United States has also shed light on the significant profits made by private corporations providing services to prisons. In a September 2019 letter to major...
by Allegheny-County | Jul 17, 2020
(Pittsburgh) July 17, 2020 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said strong credit ratings issued to the County by Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings show the benefits of the independent fiscal oversight of the Controller’s Office. “The...
by Allegheny-County | Jun 23, 2020
“Given that the County has paid Deloitte more than $150 million for DHS projects since 2003, the County’s failure to elicit greater detail on its invoices creates the potential for significant overpayments.” (Pittsburgh) June 23, 2020 Allegheny County Controller...
by Allegheny-County | Apr 17, 2020
Calls for hazard pay for Glen Hazel personnel and limitations on sharing staff across locations(Pittsburgh) April 17, 2020 Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner raised concerns with County administration and Kane Regional Centers officials today that sharing...
by Allegheny-County | Apr 1, 2020
“…the Oversight Board is being kept on a ‘need to know’ basis by the County administration, receiving more rhetoric and talking points than actual information.”412-350-4157, Louis.Takacs@AlleghenyCounty.USAllegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner issued the following...
