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O’CONNOR AUDIT WILL LOOK AT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced that his office will conduct an audit of programs operated by the County’s Department of Human Services (DHS) or its contractors to meet the needs of children with incarcerated parents. The audit will examine how these programs are funded and operated, how they identify children in need of services, […]
O’CONNOR ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR INFO SESSIONS ON ASSESSMENTS, OWNERS’ RIGHTS
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced dates and locations for a series of information sessions on property owners’ rights in the County’s property assessment and appeals process. O’Connor is partnering with Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG), a coalition of local community-based organizations focused on housing fairness and equity, and the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh […]
CONTROLLER COREY O’CONNOR ANNOUNCES PARTNERS IN INDUSTRY WORKING GROUP
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced today that he will convene an Industry Best Practices Working Group to facilitate dialogue between organizations representing and developing the regional workforce and public and private sector employers. “We must work to ensure that investments, training efforts and resource allocation matches the needs of workers in our region. Even before […]
O’CONNOR’S FIRST AUDIT TO EXAMINE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIES
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced today that his office will begin an audit of subsidy programs benefiting private development projects administered by the County’s Department of Economic Development (ACED). These include projects supported by the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and Local Economic Development Revitalization Act (LERTA) programs. TIF diverts tax proceeds from the property […]
CONTROLLER COREY O’CONNOR WILL PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY GROUP, REALTORS FOR INFO SESSIONS ON PROPERTY OWNERS’ RIGHTS
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced today that he will partner with Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG), a coalition of local community-based organizations focused on housing fairness and equity, and the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh to hold information sessions on property owners’ rights in the County’s property assessment and appeals process. The sessions are […]
CONTROLLER COREY O’CONNOR LAUNCHES GRANT PROGRAM TO CLEAR JUVENILE COURT RECORDS
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor announced that a $50,000 grant received by the Controller’s office will be utilized to clear the records of former juvenile offenders who have satisfied all other conditions of the judgments against them. The Allegheny County Office of the Public Defender will develop guidelines for the program, including which offences are […]
INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR THOSE OWING FINES AND FEES WOULD BENEFIT COURT SYSTEM AND DEFENDANTS, ACTING CONTROLLER SAYS
Acting Allegheny County Controller Tracy Royston said a review showed that while the local court system takes proactive measures to avoid incarcerating individuals who are unable to pay fines and fees, judges should use discretion where it exists to assess defendants’ ability to pay, and that a bill proposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives […]
WHILE FINANCES REMAIN STRONG, COUNTY MUST PREPARE FOR CHALLENGES ON HORIZON, CONTROLLER’S ANNUAL REPORT SAYS
(Pittsburgh) June 2, 2022 The Popular Annual Financial Report from the Allegheny County Controller’s office showed continuing strong economic indicators for the County, with a growing fund balance and major revenue streams rebounding from declines during the pandemic. But Acting Controller Tracy Royston warned in the report that the County must begin planning to address […]
JOINT REPORT FROM CITY, COUNTY CONTROLLERS FINDS EQUITABLE AGREEMENTS WITH BIGGEST NONPROFITS WOULD RAISE ‘BASELINE’ OF $14.5M PER YEAR
(Pittsburgh) May 3, 2022 City of Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb and Allegheny County Acting Controller Tracy Royston today released a joint report detailing the prevalence of tax-exempt property in the city and county—particularly that belonging to the largest “purely public charity” institutions in the region—the impact of these exemptions on city and county revenue, and […]
CONTROLLER’S OFFICE ‘SWIPES LEFT’ ON NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF ITEMS EXAMINED FOR MATCH WITH ‘STREET PRICING’ AT AIRMALL
The Allegheny County Controller’s office released results of its annual review of “street pricing” by businesses within Pittsburgh International Airport’s Airmall. The lease between the Airport Authority and the Airmall operator requires that its concessionaires not charge prices higher than those of comparable businesses outside the Airport. The County Controller is assigned to monitor compliance […]
