Press Releases

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, […]

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor issued his first Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the full and audited accounting of the financial standing of the County and its component units. “The Comprehensive report is a significant undertaking for our office each year, especially our Accounting section, and provides a detailed assessment of the County’s assets and expenditures. […]

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced that his office will begin to provide electronic pay records to most County employees beginning with the current pay period. The system was successfully piloted for Controller’s Office employees and certain departments under the County Executive in recent months, he said. “This electronic payment records system will allow employees […]

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, in his first Annual Report as Controller, flagged impending fiscal and policy challenges that will shape a new era for Pennsylvania’s second-largest local government. “As our government approaches changes in leadership and challenging decisions that will help to define its future, only the Controller’s office can provide reliable, unbiased and […]

“The adoption of my proposal placing limitations and disclosure requirements on campaign contributions from contractors to Allegheny County Retirement Board members brings the board in line with most pension systems in Pennsylvania, including the City of Pittsburgh, County police and firefighters, and many of our local municipalities. “When I took the job as Controller, I […]

Implementing standards on notifications of death, illness, and injury move our County one step closer to providing more effective services and treating people in custody and their loved ones with dignity and respect. The following best standards drafted by the Controller’s Office represents a public consensus of federal and local experts and community members and […]

VisitPITTSBURGH, the region’s tourism promotion agency, has not adhered to financial management practices that should be expected of an agency relying primarily on public funds, an audit by the Office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor found. “When an agency receives over 90 percent of its funding from tax dollars, it needs to be held […]

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor will present a motion at the Thursday, March 16 meeting of the Retirement Board of Allegheny County to prohibit the Board from employing professional services contractors who contribute to political campaigns for Allegheny County offices, have business relationships with Retirement Board or County officials, or who provide gifts to Board […]

While Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services (DHS) contracts with non-profits to provide valuable services to children of incarcerated caregivers, eligibility requirements and a lack of outreach limits how many people can access these programs, an audit by the Office of Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor found. “Incarceration of a caregiver seriously impacts children and […]

An audit by Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor shows that the County’s Department of Economic Development (ACED) must more actively monitor prevailing wage compliance on projects supported by tax incentive programs and should issue public reports demonstrating the benefits of these projects. While Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Act requires workers on public projects projects to receive […]