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County’s Procurement Card Program Could Provide Additional Rebates
Good internal controls require regular review of P-Card usage to identify any potential waste, fraud or abuse. Like credit cards, P-Cards can earn rebates and provide the County additional revenue. The County could be earning more P-Card rebate revenues than it currently is under a different agreement with the existing …
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Ulster County is experiencing a housing crisis. The Ulster County Comptroller's Office continues to monitor and report on this very important issue.
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE U.C. COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE Re: Third Anniversary of the Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion
Kingston, NY (May 6, 2025)- The Ulster County Comptroller’s Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion celebrates its third anniversary. County Comptroller March Gallagher convened the Commission in May 2022 to advance fair broadband access for all constituents, including those in remote regions. The Commission’s focus was to maximize the County’s access …
The Comptroller Highlighted Samadhi Issues a Year Ago. Where Was the Samadhi Board?
The recent closure of the Samadhi Refuge housing facility—abrupt, uncoordinated, and deeply disruptive to the vulnerable individuals who had come to rely on its services and to the employees that serve them—represents a troubling culmination of issues this Office has raised for well over a year. The Ulster County Comptroller’s …
County’s Procurement Card Program Could Provide Additional Rebates
Kingston, NY (April 14, 2025) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today released an audit of Ulster County’s use of procurement cards. Procurement cards (P-cards) are credit cards used by government entities. Ulster County entered its current P-card contract with JP Morgan Chase in 2008. That agreement has not been …
in taxpayer funds saved and earned since 2020 by the Office of the Comptroller!
$19 BILLION in Lost Money
Every day New York State returns $1.5 million to those who file claims here. Is any yours?