Corey O'Connor
About
Corey O'Connor's mayoral campaign and early administration focus heavily on urban growth, supporting families, and strengthening public safety and emergency services through strategic partnerships with local institutions.
Campaign promises (1)
- public-safetySecured $45M in pledges from UPMC and Highmark to support Pittsburgh emergency services.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 46:25
- Avg per meeting
- 15:28
- Segments
- 535
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Countywide Paid Parental Leave Support
No direct municipal financial impact.
North Side Resource Center Closure and Community Support
Shelter operations are county-funded; council's role is oversight and helping connect residents to services.
Public Safety Concerns & Police Accountability
Gun violence post-agenda
Expanded Homelessness Outreach Services
The city will receive $800,000 in funding from Allegheny County to support staffing and operational supplies.
Immigration Enforcement Restrictions in City Spaces
Potential costs associated with community safety programs and administrative policy development.
ADA access complaint at budget address
Municipal Surveillance and Data Privacy
Direct savings from canceling multi-million dollar contract renewals.
Quarterly Violent Crime Data Reporting
None anticipated directly from reporting requirements.
Surveillance Technology Reporting and License Plate Readers
Staff time and reporting expenses within the Department of Innovation and Performance.
Fire Department Homeland Security Grants
Grants provide $869,499.99 with city matches totaling $86,950.01.
Bureau of Fire vehicle leasing
About $18 million principal plus $2.07 million interest over five years; roughly $13,900 per year from the fire operating budget.
Citywide Code Enforcement Performance Audit
Ineffective fine collection and unrecovered abatement costs impact city revenues and taxpayer resources.
Public Safety Equipment and Fleet Needs
Generates $13 million in external funding and grants for vehicle acquisitions, easing city capital pressures.
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Leadership Appointment
Determined by the salary allocated for the Fire Chief position within the public safety budget.
Medicaid disenrollment wave from federal legislation
The county may bear uncompensated behavioral health costs, and providers including FQHCs could absorb substantial losses.
UPMC Trauma Kits Donation
Brings in $179,826.11 in grant funding and $100,000 in donated medical supplies.
Vacant Property Blight and Building Safety in Manchester
Property values and municipal demolition expenses are affected by chronic vacancies.
Safe Passages Youth Violence Prevention Program Funding
Total cost not to exceed $300,000 over three years.
Police Department Leadership and Reform
Allocations for wellness clinicians and recruitment campaigns will be evaluated in upcoming budget cycles.
Decisions during term (19)
Recorded while O'Connor was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.