Press Releases

(Pittsburgh) June 1, 2026    In Annual Reports released today, Acting Allegheny County Controller Amy Weise Clements wrote that “the 2025 Property Tax millage increase has bought the County only a brief respite from considerable fiscal concerns.” Weise Clements warned that with projected spending increases and the exhaustion of federal pandemic aid, “it will be challenging […]

When football fans descend on Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft next month, among those scoring big will be the coffers of Allegheny County’s 7 percent Hotel Tax, which is applied on the gross receipts of all hotel stays in the county (including short-term rentals). The Controller’s Office helps to ensure the benefits of this tax […]

Upon the resignation of Corey O’Connor to become City of Pittsburgh mayor, Amy Weise Clements assumed the office of Allegheny County Controller. Weise Clements was appointed Deputy Controller by former Controller Chelsa Wagner in 2012 and by O’Connor in 2022. Prior to this role, Amy was Budget Director for Allegheny County for eight years.  She […]

Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services (DHS) leaves the task of maintaining waiting lists for most mental health treatment programs to contracted providers and does not require these agencies to meet best practices for maintaining these lists, an audit of Behavioral Health Services by the office of County Controller Corey O’Connor found.  For 13 of […]

The federally required annual review of Title V Air Quality permitting by the Allegheny County Health Department showed repeat concerns with a backlog in permit issuance and some accounting practices, County Controller Corey O’Connor said. During 2024, the year the audit covers, 28 industrial pollution sources in Allegheny County were subject to Title V permitting. […]

(Pittsburgh) September 10, 2025  An analysis of Allegheny County’s 911 Call Center by the office of County Controller Corey O’Connor determined that management has inaccurately calculated the number of Telecommunications Operators (TCOs) needed to properly staff the Call Center, leaving employees subject to overwork and excessive stress. The Call Center is Understaffed While the Call […]

Controller O’Connor has announced his intention to discontinue his legal action against the Retirement Board of Allegheny County after officials took steps to improve the Pension Fund’s financial condition. “As Controller and a Retirement Board Member, I have a duty to protect the interests of taxpayers and retirees,” O’Connor said. “Retirees are owed their pensions […]

Property Tax revenue collected by Allegheny County declined for the first time in 15 years, accompanied by decreased Sales Tax and Drink Tax proceeds that previously had been rebounding sharply post-pandemic, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) show. Property Tax—which makes up over 40 percent […]

The Office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, which is responsible for payment of poll workers and constables at each primary, general and special election, will use the March 25 Special Election for a Pennsylvania House of Representatives district to expand an initiative to pay these workers with debit cards rather than mailing paper checks. […]

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 on all hotel, motel, and short-term rental stays of under 30 days is collected by the Allegheny County […]