ALLEGHENY COUNTY CONTROLLER & TREASURER EXPAND PARTNERSHIP MONITORING COUNTY HOTEL TAX COMPLIANCE
Allegheny County Treasurer Erica Rocchi Brusselars and Controller Corey O’Connor announced their offices are expanding their partnership, further ensuring local hotels comply with the County’s Hotel Room Rental Tax. Originally adopted in 1991, the 7 percent tax...
CONTROLLER O’CONNOR’S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES PATHWAYS TO MORE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF COUNTY’S PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES
An analysis by the Office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor determined that attorneys in the County’s Office of the Public Defender (OPD) handle unsustainable workloads, and the County’s public defense system does not meet standards established by the...
PENSION BOARD BACKS O’CONNOR’S POSITION TO EXCLUDE HIGH BONUSES FROM DRAINING PENSION FUND, RETIREE BENEFITS
The Retirement Board of Allegheny County approved a resolution today excluding high bonuses from being counted in pension benefits paid from the County’s Pension Fund, a position staked out by a declaratory action filed by County Controller Corey O’Connor in August....
O’CONNOR AUDIT WILL ASSESS DHS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor will launch an audit of the operation and effectiveness of Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol programs within the Office of Behavioral Health in the Department of Human Services (DHS). As part of the Controller’s...
CITY, COUNTY CONTROLLERS LAUNCH CONCURRENT AUDITS OF FIRST RESPONDER WELFARE, PERFORMANCE
City of Pittsburgh Controller Rachael Heisler and Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced their offices will conduct concurrent audits of public safety functions overseen by their respective governments. In particular, O’Connor’s audit will assess the...
CONTROLLER’S ‘SINGLE AUDIT’ MONITORS OVER $200 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANT SPENDING
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced his office’s release of its annual audit to ensure compliance with the terms of federal grants received by Allegheny County. The audit covered 14 grant programs with expenditures of $203.1 million out of a total of...