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(PITTSBURGH) Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today filed her office’s 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report with the Department of Court Records.   “Since taking office, I have diligently worked to improve the County’s financial status and have focused on three key areas – increasing the fund balance, decreasing debt and improving pension health,” Wagner said. […]

Will now be considered jointly with previously filed suit against four County Authorities Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today announced that she has filed legal action against the County Administration, specifically the County Police Department, so that the case may be combined with her lawsuit against four County Authorities, who are also attempting to prevent […]

Wagner will audit reassessment appeals process, requests input from public Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today, on Tax Day, announced that her office will move forward with an audit of the County’s reassessment appeals process, examining property values and taxes, despite the Administration’s attempt to stall the audit. Wagner will review the process and determine […]

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Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today announced that the County will recover more than $2 million in transit funds as a result of her recent audit that discovered underpayment of rental car taxes at the Pittsburgh International Airport. After initially identifying $743,107 owed to the County by the Hertz Corporation in January, Wagner’s auditors dug […]

Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today challenged County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to a basketball shoot-out during this year’s annual Kane Foundation Free Throw Contest. The event, which takes place on Monday, will feature County officials and employees shooting hoops for charity, the same day as the March Madness championship game. Wagner proposes that the loser […]

Today, County Controller’s Office’s attorneys, the County Solicitor and outside counsel representing the County Police Department attended a scheduled status conference with President Judge Jeffrey Manning.   Upon the conclusion of the conference, Judge Manning issued an Order directing the Controller’s Office to file a declaratory judgment action within 30 days, similar to the one […]

Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today announced that she has filed legal action against the Airport Authority, Port Authority, Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN), and Sports and Exhibition Authority (SEA). The law suit comes after all four authorities have consistently failed to comply with audits, after Wagner had provided each Authority with multiple opportunities to cooperate. The […]

Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today applauded County Executive Rich Fitzgerald for announcing paid parental leave for Allegheny County employees. Wagner became the first government official in Western Pennsylvania to implement a paid family leave policy last year. Last month, she congratulated City Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak on her proposed legislation, and urged City and County […]

Today, at 10a.m., Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and officials from her office conducted an entrance meeting, and read into the official record, the absence of the officials from County administration who had received subpoenas to appear.  Through County Solicitor, Andrew Szefi, the Controller’s office was notified on Friday, that the Administration would not appear […]