Controller's Office News Releases

Friday, May 4, 2012
Selection Controller Wagner, Marathon Board Member, To Participate In Relay

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Selection Controller Releases 2011 Report on State of County Finances (CAFR)

Friday, April 27, 2012
Selection Controller Wagner Comments On Corbett Transit ‘Plan’

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Selection Controller Questions Executive's Plan to Remove Independent Weights & Measures Duties
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner today issued a statement on County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s plan to move weights and measures oversight to his office from the controller’s office. The controller has overseen weights and measures since 2008, under a measure proposed by then-County Council President Fitzgerald (Bill No 3795-08; No. 11-08-OR).

Friday, January 27, 2012
Selection Wagner to Launch Evaluation of Reassessment Process 
Citing the significant disparities between comparable properties in reassessed values released thus far, Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner announced that her office will evaluate the more than $8 million in contracts with Tyler Technologies, Inc. for the period of June 2010 through the end of this year, as well as conduct an independent study of property values and analyze the appeals process.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Selection City-County Financial Management System “Goes Live” 
Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb and Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner announced the merging of financial management systems under the County’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system.