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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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2025 Emergency Housing Snapshot
According to the annual Point in Time count which takes a census of homeless people on a day in January each year, the number of homeless people has grown between 2014 and 2024. The number of severely mentally ill people and individuals with substance use disorder have also increased in …
Housing Oversight
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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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 …
Press Release Re: Issuance of the 2025 Ulster County Emergency Housing Snapshot
Ulster County Emergency Housing Needs and Costs Grow Substantially – Kingston, NY (April 9, 2025) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today released an Emergency Housing Snapshot report to provide the public with information on the state of emergency housing in Ulster County. Ulster County provides emergency shelter for individuals …
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?