2022 Comptroller’s Budget Request
Ulster County Comptroller March S. Gallagher Shines a Light On Comptroller’s Office Budget Request Kingston, NY (September 23, 2021) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today publicly released the Comptroller’s Office budget request in anticipation of the County Executive’s Budget presentation next week. “The reasoning behind funding requests from departments …
2021 Second Quarter Financial Report
Comptroller’s Second Quarter 2021 Financial Report Shows Strong Revenues and Reduced Expenditures Indicating a Likely Surplus Kingston, NY (September15, 2021) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2021 SecondQuarter Financial Report. Second quarterfinancials show that the County continues to enjoy historic growth rates in sales and occupancy tax collections …
2021 First Quarter Financial Report
Comptroller’s First Quarter 2021 Financial Report Shows Ulster County Poised for Significant Economic Rebound Kingston, NY (August 16, 2021) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2021 First Quarter Financial Report showing better than expected results across several revenue categories and consistent results in expenditures indicating signs of economic …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Inaugural Popular Annual Financial Report
Inaugural Popular Annual Financial Report Gives the Public Window into County Finances Kingston, NY (October 20, 2020) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher has released Ulster County’s first ever Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR). The Government Financial Officers Association notes that a PAFR is a way to communicate selected financial …
2020 2nd Quarter Report
Comptroller’s 2020 Mid-Year Financial Report Underscores Pandemic Impact on Budget Performance and Economy Kingston, NY (September 16, 2020) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2020 SecondQuarter Financial Report. As of June 30, the county has collected 46.5% of budgeted revenues compared to 48.0% collected at this time last …
Short Term Rental Occupancy Tax Audit
Short-term Rental Occupancy Tax Collection Inefficiencies Lead to Lost Revenues Kingston, NY (June 24, 2020) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a two-part report on the program and finance aspects of occupancy tax revenues for short-term rental transactions in Ulster County. Occupancy tax collections have increased from $1.2 million …
Ulster County Taxation of Real Property Transactions
Equitably Taxing Real Property Transactions to Relieve Ulster County Taxpayers Kingston, NY (June 15, 2020) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a report on taxation of real property transactions in Ulster County. The Ulster County Clerk recorded 4,450 mortgages in 2019. As a result, the Clerk administered $1.85 million …