Press Releases

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 and the impending exhaustion of federal emergency aid present […]

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. The change to the Common Level Ratio (CLR) which is used to assign taxable values has resulted in a […]

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 office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor found. […]

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 from Pennsylvania’s Homeless Assistance Program (HAP), which provides funding to counties for services to homeless […]

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, joined by family, was sworn in to his first full term by Magisterial District Judge James J. Hanley Jr.  O’Connor received 242,933 votes in the November General Election, the highest total of any Countywide candidate. He has served as County Controller by appointment since July 2022. “I’m honored by the […]

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor has launched an audit of the Court of Common Pleas and the Office of the Public Defender examining how the County provides court-appointed legal representation for indigent criminal defendants. The audit will include how the County administers and funds these services, along with how it assigns counsel and compensates them. […]

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced that his office will begin an audit of the Clean Air Fund derived from fines on polluting industries in the county. Administered by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), the Clean Air Fund is established in law “to support activities related to the improvement of air quality within Allegheny County and to support activities […]

A new Position-based Budgeting Tool developed by the office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor provides a snapshot of County operations by showing current personnel and salary information by department. This tool provides a new level of transparency and public access into government operations. Currently, the County’s yearly Operating Budgets don’t include position-by-position details for personnel. […]

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 $280 million out of a total of $450 million spent by the County in federal grants. This covers 62 percent of […]

August 29, 2023   An audit by the Office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor found that the Allegheny County Jail is short-staffed by more than 100 Corrections Officers (COs), and that more than half of budgeted healthcare positions at the facility are vacant. “Hiring is a challenge across employment sectors currently, and staffing a stressful, […]