{"id":94072,"date":"2019-07-22T23:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T03:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=94072"},"modified":"2019-07-22T23:00:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T03:00:26","slug":"lehigh-county-set-to-welcome-pennsylvania-state-association-of-county-controllers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=94072","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh County Set to Welcome Pennsylvania State Association of County Controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Conference Returns to Lehigh County After 78 Years<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Allentown, PA)-<\/strong> On Monday, July 22<sup>nd<\/sup> Lehigh County will officially welcome the Pennsylvania State Association of County Controllers (PSACC) Conference for the first time in 78 years.<\/p>\n<p>The PSACC Conference is an annual gathering of Pennsylvania controllers which consists of educational seminars and tours of prominent locations within the host county.<\/p>\n<p>Controllers, deputy controllers and their solicitors attend multiple lessons on everything from improving their auditing to lessons on fraud and abuse.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s conference will feature a special presentation by an F.B.I. official on the recent investigation into Allentown.\u00a0 The lesson is designed to optimize local controllers\u2019 ability to spot potential illegal activity.<\/p>\n<p>The event\u2019s roughly 100 participants will also be given a first-hand view of the Lehigh Valley\u2019s many social offerings.\u00a0 Those in attendance will tour downtown Allentown, go to an IronPigs game and be given a welcome bag with items from prominent local merchants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a huge opportunity for Lehigh County, and the Lehigh Valley, to host this conference.\u00a0 We have one of the highest attendances in recent history, and a chance to demonstrate all of our region\u2019s assets.<\/p>\n<p>Attendants will be exposed to all of the exciting new development as well as vital learning experiences that will make us all more effective in our roles,\u201d said Glenn Eckhart, Lehigh County Controller.<\/p>\n<p>29 of the state\u2019s 38 controllers will be in attendance.\u00a0 The conference will last from Monday, July 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2019 to Thursday, July 25<sup>th<\/sup>, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJoshua Siegel<br \/>\nPublic Information Officer<br \/>\nCounty of Lehigh, Office of the County Executive<br \/>\n17 S. 7th Street, 4th Floor, Suite 436<br \/>\nAllentown, PA 18101<br \/>\nwww.lehighcounty.org<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; 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