CONTROLLER CHELSA WAGNER APPLAUDS FITZGERALD FOR REQUIRING EMPLOYEE VACCINATIONS

CONTROLLER CHELSA WAGNER APPLAUDS FITZGERALD FOR REQUIRING EMPLOYEE VACCINATIONS

Sep 29, 2021

Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner issued the following statement regarding County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s decision to require all County employees to be vaccinated: “I applaud County Executive Fitzgerald on his decision today requiring all County employees...

SOUND FISCAL STEWARDSHIP OVER DECADE HELPED COUNTY WEATHER PANDEMIC, WAGNER SAYS

Jun 3, 2021

Calls for utilizing federal aid windfall ‘transparently and impactfully’ In releasing her annual financial reports on behalf of Allegheny County, County Controller Chelsa Wagner said that a decade of sound fiscal stewardship, specifically a commitment to increasing...

AUDIT SHOWS COUNTY PROPERTY LEASES NEED MORE OVERSIGHT, SAFEGUARDS, WAGNER SAYS

May 13, 2021

(Pittsburgh) May 13, 2021   While Downtown Pittsburgh’s County government complex—consisting of the Courthouse, City-County Building, and County Office Building—is the center of Allegheny County government, the County also leases many properties around the County to...

WAGNER, HALLAM REMIND REMAINING MAIL VOTERS TO “BRING IT!”

Nov 2, 2020

Noting that about 100,000 mail ballots requested by Allegheny County voters have yet to be returned, Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam reminded these voters that ballots can be returned in person to the County...

WAGNER, HALLAM AMONG OFFICIALS URGING VOTERS TO “BRING IT!” TO ENSURE VOTES ARE COUNTED

Oct 27, 2020

Voters with Mail Ballot Packages Must Submit Them In Full Before Election Day or Cancel at Polling Locations A group of local elected officials and community leaders convened by Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam...

AUDIT FINDS TAXPAYERS PICKING UP TAB FOR LAW FIRMS’ COURT TRANSCRIPTS

Oct 21, 2020

Since a 2017 change in state regulations, Allegheny County has directly paid Court Reporters to prepare transcripts of court proceedings requested by outside parties, generally law firms. Previously, Court Reporters were paid directly by requestors for preparation of...

WAGNER ISSUES UPDATE ON COUNTY FINANCIAL PICTURE, AID SPENDING

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...

WAGNER’S AUDIT SHOWS ENCOURAGING STEPS IN HEALTH DEPT. AIR PERMITTING EFFORTS

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...