I commend Mayor Ravenstahl and the City of Pittsburgh for taking real action today to examine the validity of UPMC’s status as a purely public charity under the Pennsylvania constitution. By taking this step, the City and Mayor Ravenstahl have taken a major...
Disappointed by the lack of information available to taxpayers, Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner unveiled her property tax “Windfall Watch” in an effort to promote greater transparency in this process. Wagner’s “Windfall Watch”...
Urges Senate to Vote “No” on Proposed Constitutional Amendment that Restricts Municipalities’ Ability to Challenge Tax Exemptions Today, County Controller Chelsa Wagner, a former State Representative, voiced her opposition to Senate Bill 4 and she...
Today, Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner released the first audit report in over a decade regarding the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC). The Controller initiated this analysis to assess whether CCAC has conducted its operations with demonstrated...
Today, Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner sounded a cautionary alarm after her analysis revealed that the County could be on track to overcharge the average household by fifty dollars in property taxes in 2013. This overcharge could net the County as much as...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner released the following statement regarding tonight’s County Council meeting and the failure of the County Executive and County Council to take real action to examine the County’s inflated millage rate and avoid a...
Auditors uncover no-bid contracts, preferential rates, and lack of oversight Controller Chelsa Wagner today released an operational analysis of the County’s steam heat provider, Pittsburgh Allegheny County Thermal (PACT). For the period of June 1, 2010 through...
Allegheny County’s financial management system – maintained and operated by County Controller’s Office – has been an example nationally for use of innovative, efficient best-practices and smart business processes in municipal government. The...
