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Controller O’Connor Praises Adoption of His Ethics Reform Proposal to Retirement Board of Allegheny County
“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 […]
Controller O’Connor Issues Recommendations on Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness Policy, Seeks Jail Action
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 […]
TOURISM AGENCY MUST REFORM FINANCIAL PRACTICES, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, O’CONNOR’S AUDIT SAYS
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 […]
O’CONNOR TO INTRODUCE ETHICS REFORM BEFORE COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARD
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 […]
DHS SHOULD EXPAND ITS PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED CAREGIVERS, AUDIT SAYS
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 […]
COUNTY MUST IMPROVE WAGE VERIFICATION, PUBLIC REPORTING ON SUBSIDIZED PROJECTS, O’CONNOR’S AUDIT SAYS
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 […]
O’CONNOR’S CLIMATE ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS SEEK TO LAY OUT MEASURABLE BENCHMARKS FOR COUNTY
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor has released Climate Action Recommendations that he will advocate for the County to pursue in the coming years. The recommendations can be found here. They cover areas including increasing the share of electric vehicles (EVs) in the County’s fleet; better connecting residents, small businesses and municipalities with support for energy […]
TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES 27 JUVENILES WILL BENEFIT FROM GRANT FUNDS FOR COURT DEBT RELIEF
A Fines and Fees Task Force comprised of County and non-profit leaders announced the transfer of $50,000 in private grant funds received by the Controller’s Office to relieve the remaining court debt of 27 juveniles who had satisfied all other conditions of the judgments against them. The funds from the Cities & Counties Fine and […]
CONTROLLER O’CONNOR’S DATA DASHBOARDS PUT COUNTY INFO FRONT AND CENTER
New Data Dashboards at AlleghenyController.com put a variety of County government information at users’ fingertips and will be periodically expanded with new additions, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor said. “Transparency is the name of the game for my office, and these new tools help tell the story of our County in a way that residents […]
‘SINGLE AUDIT’ OF FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIVED BY COUNTY FIRST AUDIT ISSUED UNDER COUNTY CONTROLLER O’CONNOR
A federally required audit to ensure compliance with the terms of federal grants received by Allegheny County is the first audit to be completed and issued under the auspices of County Controller Corey O’Connor, who took office in July. The audit covered 19 grant programs with expenditures of $196 million out of a total of […]
