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 …
Issuance of Opioid Snapshot
Ulster County Comptroller Releases Opioid Snapshot Report Kingston, NY (February 16, 2024) – The Ulster County Comptroller has released a second snapshot on the Opioid settlement funds received by Ulster County. In 2023, Ulster County experienced over 460 nonfatal opioid overdoses and 48 opioid-related deaths, with 4 additional likely opioid …
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. …
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. …
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 …
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., …