O’CONNOR’S AUDIT SHOWS DOZENS OF VACANCIES IN ‘BRIDGE HOUSING’ THAT COULD REDUCE NUMBER OF HOMELESS IN SHELTERS AND ON STREETS
Addressing homelessness cost other human services $10 million in state funds Quarterly occupancy levels reported by organizations contracted to provide Bridge Housing by Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services (DHS) show that approximately 50 vacancies existed...
O’CONNOR SEEKS COURT ORDER TO PROTECT PENSION FUND, RETIREE BENEFITS FROM INSOLVENCY
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor will seek a declaratory judgment compelling the Retirement Board of Allegheny County to end the inclusion of discretionary bonuses as pensionable wages, saying this worsens the financial condition of the County’s pension...IN ANNUAL REPORT, O’CONNOR CALLS PAST YEAR ‘INFLECTION POINT’ FOR COUNTY’S FINANCES
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, in the second Annual Report of his tenure, called the past year an ‘inflection point’ for the County, noting that it spent more than it took in for the first time since 2011 and that minimal growth in Property Tax revenues...
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...