2021 Sales Tax Report
Ulster County Experiences Record Breaking 2021 Sales Tax Revenue Kingston, NY (February 14, 2022) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released the 2021 Sales Tax Report showing record breaking growth in last year’s sales tax revenues. The County’s sales tax collected was $154.9 million, $34.3 million above budget and a …
Addition of Wire Transfer Information to Ulster County Taxpayer Checkbook
Ulster County Comptroller March S. Gallagher Announces Additional Transparency Measures Wire Transfer Payment Information to Be Publicly Shared Kingston, NY (February 2, 2022) –Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher is implementing additional transparency measures for 2022 to make it easier for policy makers and residents to understand County finances. Going forward, …
Ulster County Comptroller’s 2020 COVID-19 Impacts Report
COVID Cost Ulster County Taxpayers at least $5,652,395 in 2020 Expenditures Kingston, NY (December 10, 2021) – The Ulster County Comptroller today issued the 2020 COVID-19 Impacts Report. The report summarizes COVID-related activities and the costs documented in the County’s financial and payroll software. Ulster County was one of the …
Assigned Counsel 18B Audit Report
Comptroller Releases Audit of Payments to Assigned Counsel Through the 18-B Program Kingston, NY (November 29, 2021) –Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today released an audit of payments made under the 18-B Assigned Counsel program. The 18-B program allows judges to appoint an attorney to represent a client when the …
Press Release with favorable Supreme Court decision; UCRRA vs. Office of the Ulster County Comptroller
Supreme Court Affirms County Comptroller’s Audit Authority Over Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency Kingston, NY (October 1, 2021) – New York State 3rd Judicial District Supreme Court Judge Lisa M. Fisher has ruled that the Ulster County Comptroller’s Office has audit authority over the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s composting …
2021 Mid Year Sales Tax Report
Ulster County Experiences Record Breaking Sales Tax Revenue Growth In the First Six Months of 2021 Kingston, NY (August 31, 2021) –The first six months of 2021 Ulster County sales tax collections have shown record breaking growth. Mid-year collections have shown a 32% increase when compared to 2020 figures, a …
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. …
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, …
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 …
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 …