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Press Release Re: Issuance of First Quarter Financial Report

Kingston, NY (June 18, 2024) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2024 First Quarter Financial Report. The County’s revenue collections decreased by $570 thousand in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023. Ulster County budgeted for a $30.6 million increase across all revenue collections for 2024 over the prior year. Interest income in the first quarter of 2024 increased over the first quarter of 2023 but cannot be accurately reported because of a delay in financial system entries.

Joint Press Release Re: County Clerk and Comptroller Mortgage Tax Allocation Report

“As a team we worked together to ensure the financial integrity of the County,” said Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack “Our County Comptroller March Gallagher, along with the Clerk of the Legislature and the support of our staff demonstrates our financial commitment to the County of Ulster. I am extremely proud to be a part of the team.” “Government can always improve,” said Comptroller March Gallagher. “This is an example where simple mistakes resulted in sizable financial misallocations.

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First Quarter Financial Report

“Policy makers should be cautious about new recurring spending commitments for the balance of 2024 and as they consider the 2025 budget especially given the delays in journal entry recording and the closing of the 2023 books,” said Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher. Ulster County continues to see job growth having added 1,500 jobs for the twelve months ending March 2024. The top job generating sector continued to be Leisure & Hospitality with the addition of 600 over the prior twelve months.

Joint County Clerk and Comptroller Mortgage Tax Allocation Report

Kingston, NY (June 5, 2024) - Today Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack and Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a report on Ulster County’s distribution of Mortgage Recording Tax.