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2023 Ulster County Public Pay Dashboard

Comptroller March Gallagher Releases 2023 Ulster County Public Pay Dashboard Kingston, NY (March 18, 2024) — Today the Ulster County Comptroller’s Office released the 2023 payroll data on The Ulster County Public Pay Dashboard. The Public Pay Dashboard data includes Ulster County employee’s 2023 base pay, overtime pay, and other …

Audit of CARES I Grant Program

Audit Uncovers Significant Issues in CARES I Grant Program & Calls for Increased Oversight and Accountability Kingston, NY (March 11, 2024) — The Ulster County Comptroller’s Office released the Audit of the Ulster County CARES I Grant Program today. The CARES I Program was funded with federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, …

Promotion and Appointment of Deputy Comptroller Dinstuhl

Comptroller Appoints New Deputy Comptroller Kingston, NY (March 4, 2024)– Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher announces a promotion appointment in the Comptroller’s Office. Comptroller Gallagher has appointed Charles Dinstuhl to the position of Deputy Comptroller. Charles Dinstuhl is a Certified Public Accountant who has more than 9 years of accounting …

2023 Third Quarter Financial Report

Ulster County on Track to Close Out 2023 in Strong Position Kingston, NY (January 8, 2024) – County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2023 Third Quarter Report. The third quarter saw a lowering of consumer prices with strong gross domestic product and these national factors helped grow the County’s economy …

Ulster County Follow Up Investment Audit

Ulster County Investment Earnings Not Maximized or Diversified Kingston, NY (December 21, 2023) – County Comptroller March Gallagher released a follow up audit today finding that Ulster County earned an additional $4.21 million as a result of reallocation of investments since the Comptroller’s 2022 Investment Policy Compliance Audit. However, the …

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. …

Second Quarter Financial Report

Comptroller’s Second Quarter 2023 Financial Report Presents Uncertainty Given Delayed Financial Accounting Kingston, NY (September 26, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2023 Second Quarter Financial Report. Due to the lag in the closure of the 2022 financials and unrecorded transactions for the 2023 year within the …

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 …

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 …

2023 First Quarter Financial Report

Comptroller’s First Quarter 2023 Financial Report Shows Revenues Down and Expenditures Up from the Prior Year Kingston, NY (June 22, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2023 First Quarter Financial Report. The County’s revenue collections decreased by $3 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to …