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 …
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 …
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 …