Comptroller’s 2023 Annual Report with Risk Assessment
Comptroller’s Office Annual Report Identifying Risks To Ulster County Kingston, NY (March 29, 2024) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher issued the 2023Comptroller’s Annual Report and Risk Assessment. The Annual Report and Risk Assessment are mandated by Ulster County Charter §C-57(A). Over the last several years the Comptroller’s Office has …
New York State Broadband Map Challenge
Ulster County residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities have the opportunity to once again challenge Broadband maps. Please check your address and make sure the state is correct for your property or location. The deadline for challenges is April 11th. For help filing a challenge email: digitalcommissionchair@co.ulster.ny.us or call 845 331 …
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 …
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 …
Issuance of the Ulster County Solar PILOTs Audit
Comptroller Solar PILOT Audit Finds Inconsistent PILOT Rates, Penalties and Interest Calculations Kingston, NY (September 12, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a Solar PILOT Audit – Review of Billing and Collections. Ulster County has seen a significant increase in the deployment of solar installations with 107 megawatts …
Broadband Town Hall
Ulster County Comptroller’s Office & Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion Host Broadband Town Hall Kingston, NY (September 8, 2023) — The Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion and the Ulster County Comptroller’s Office are co – hosting a Broadband Town Hall Tuesday, September 12, at 6:00 at the Shandaken Town Hall. …
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 …
2022 Sales Tax Snapshot
Ulster County Experienced Record Breaking 2022 Sales Tax Revenue Kingston, NY (April 10, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2022 Sales Tax Report showing record breaking growth in last year’s sales tax revenues. The County’s sales tax collected was $165.4 million, $22.4 million above budget and a …
Real Property Tax Audit Release
Real Property Tax Collection Audit Finds Inadequate Collection Practices Kingston, NY (March 29, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a Real Property Tax Collection Audit today. The audit had four major findings. The County is moving towards solutions for many of these issues including the purchase of new …
Short-Term Rental Occupancy Tax Collection Snapshot
Comptroller Recommends Occupancy Tax Enforcement Measures To Enhance Short-term Rental Revenues Kingston, NY (March 23, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a Short-Term Rental Tax Compliance Snapshot today. The snapshot offers a follow up to the 2020 audit of occupancy tax collections from short-term rentals which found that …
FCC Bulk Challenge and Election of Chair
Ulster County Citizens Commission For Digital Inclusion Challenges FCC Broadband Map Kingston, NY (January 20, 2023) — Ulster County successfully submitted a bulk challenge to the Federal Communications Commission Broadband map. The challenge, led by the Comptroller’s Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion, identified 435 lack of service challenges and 165 …