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Federal Funds Impact Report

Comptroller March Gallagher Reports On Federal Funds in Ulster County Kingston, NY (November 25, 2024) – Today Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a report entitled Ulster County Federal Funds Impact Report. The report shows that in 2023 Ulster County expended $50.9 million in federal funding, $3 million of which …

Retirement of County Clerk Postupack

Comptroller Gallagher Commends Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack on Her Retirement After 45 Years of Service to Ulster County Kingston, NY (August 13, 2024) – Comptroller March Gallagher today expressed heartfelt appreciation for Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack, who has announced her retirement after more than 45 years of distinguished …

Joint Press Release Re: County Clerk and Comptroller Mortgage Tax Allocation Report

County Clerk and County Comptroller Report on Long-Standing Mortgage Recording Tax Receipts Distribution Issue Kingston, NY (June 5, 2024) Today Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack and Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a report on Ulster County’s distribution of Mortgage Recording Tax. The review was triggered by an observation in …

Constituent Service Quality Report and Survey

Comptroller’s Office Releases Constituent Services Quality Evaluation Report For 2022 Contracts Kingston, NY (April 11, 2024) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher issued a Constituent Services Quality Evaluation Report for 2022 Contracts. This represents the first Ulster County report evaluating and comparing the reporting received by Ulster County from outside …

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. …