Government
Comptroller Statement on Justice Mott’s Opinion Requiring Subpoena Compliance with Decision
New York State Supreme Court Justice Orders County Executive Metzger to Comply with Comptroller Gallagher’s Subpoena Kingston, NY (December 19, 2023) – Today the Comptroller’s Office received State Supreme Court Justice Richard Mott’s Decision and Order in the case of March Gallagher v. Jen Metzger. The Decision and Order grants …
Comptroller’s Letter to the Editor – Subpoena and the Process for Resolving These Differences
Dear Editor, I want people to understand the Office of the Comptroller’s decision to subpoena records about Burt Gulnick from Ulster County and the resulting litigation. Our document request is narrowly tailored to include specific records and time periods based on credible concerns. These concerns, several of which were reported …
Comptroller Subpoena for County Records
Comptroller March Gallagher Brings Legal Action to Obtain Documents Pertaining to Former Finance Commissioner Burt Gulnick Kingston, NY (October 19, 2023) – Yesterday the Ulster County Comptroller filed a special proceeding in Supreme Court to compel the release of books and records pertaining to former Commissioner of Finance Burt Gulnick. …
Public Pay Dashboard
Comptroller March Gallagher Releases Ulster County Public Pay Dashboard Kingston, NY (September 6, 2023) — Today the Ulster County Comptroller’s Office launched a new initiative called The Ulster County Public Pay Dashboard. The Public Pay Dashboard data includes Ulster County employee’s 2022 base pay, overtime pay, and other miscellaneous pay …
Transparency
“We are excited to provide this new level of transparency. County employees are public employees and their salaries and pay data are public information. Previously that information would only be available through the Freedom of Information Law process,” said Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher. “Many employees receive more than the …
Audit of CARES 2 Grant Program
Comptroller’s Audit of the CARES 2 Business Grant Program Finds Half of Awardees Ineligible Kingston, NY (August 4, 2023) — The Ulster County Comptroller’s Office released the Audit of the Ulster County CARES 2 Grant Program today. The CARES 2 Program was funded with federal American Rescue Plan Act funds …
Arrest of Former County Finance Commissioner Burt Gulnick
Comptroller Gallagher Institutes Immediate Internal Controls Requirements In Wake of Burt Gulnick Arrest Kingston, NY (June 16, 2023) – The former Ulster County Commissioner of Finance, Burt Gulnick, has been arrested today and charged with several counts of grand larceny and falsifying business records for the Hurley Recreation Association, Inc., …