2021 Ulster County Government Facilities & Properties Report
Ulster County Comptroller Recommends More Disclosures for Ulster County Private Lease Decisions Kingston, NY (July 29, 2021) Ulster County Comptroller today issued the Ulster County Government Facilities & Properties Report. The Report serves as the first publicly available inventory of Ulster County office, highway substations, and park space since 2007. …
2020 Ulster County Fiscal Stress Report
Ulster County Shows No Fiscal Stress Structurally Balanced Budgets Can Keep the County in Good Standing Kingston, NY (July 12, 2021) – Ulster County Comptroller’s Office has released the latest Ulster County Fiscal Stress Test results for the year ended 2020. The New York State Office of the State Comptroller …
Comptroller’s Statement on Chairman’s 7/1/21 Press Release
Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher Questions Value of UCRRA Audit Documents Released by Legislative Chairman While we appreciate Chairman Donaldson sharing some of the documents that he received from the UCRRA with our office, these materials raise more questions than answers. The documents, which were provided to our office indirectly, …
2021 Ulster County Fund Balance Report
Ulster County Comptroller Issues Fund Balance Report Examining Ten Years of Practice and Recommended Policy Changes (Kingston, NY – June 25, 2021) Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher issued the Ulster County Fund Balance Report. Fund Balance can be thought of as Ulster County’s “rainy day fund.” It is a reserve …
County Comptroller Gallagher Sued by the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency to Avoid Audit
Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher Sued by the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency To Avoid Audit (June 22, 2021 – Kingston, NY) In order to avoid an audit of its public taxpayer funded composting operation and meet its contractual obligations, the UCRRA has sued the Ulster County Comptroller’s Office over …
American Rescue Plan
County Comptroller March Gallagher Shares Results of American Rescue Plan Survey Comptroller’s Office Solicited Input from Ulster Residents on Potential Uses of Funds (May 12, 2021 – Kingston, New York) Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher’s office has been gathering input from Ulster County residents on how to best use the …
Turbid Release from Ashokan Reservoir
Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher Statement on Turbid Release from the Ashokan Reservoir Kingston, NY May 4, 2021– The release of turbid water from the Ashokan Reservoir into the Esopus Creek is just the latest incident of a wide range of problems caused to our communities by hosting the largest …
Public Defender’s Follow-Up Audit
Ulster County Comptroller Releases Public Defender’s Office Follow-up Audit (Kingston, NY) Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today released a follow up audit report on the Ulster County Public Defender’s Office. The Public Defender’s primary function is to provide indigent legal services to defendants appearing in criminal and family court. The …
Addition of Deputy Comptroller
Comptroller’s Office Expands Capacity: Comptroller Appoints New Deputy Comptroller Kingston, NY (March 4, 2021) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher announces the appointment of a new staff member in the Comptroller’s Office. Comptroller Gallagher has appointed Alicia DeMarco to the position of Deputy Comptroller. Ms. DeMarco is a Certified Public …
2020 Sales Tax Report
Ulster County Actual 2020 Sales Tax Within 1% of Budgeted Revenues Comptroller March Gallagher Calls for Transparency in State Sales Tax Diversions Kingston, NY (February 17, 2021) – Ulster County Comptroller today released a report on 2020 sales tax revenues. Ulster County received $127,282,741 in 2020 sales tax revenue which …
2020 3rd Quarter Financial Report
Comptroller’s Third Quarter 2020 Financial Report Shows Reduced County Expenditures Mitigate Pandemic Revenue Losses Kingston, NY (December 22, 2020) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher releases the 2020 Third Quarter Financial Report. The County recognized $212.4 million, or 61.9%, of budgeted revenues by the close of the third quarter, the …