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 …
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 …
Real Property Tax Audit Release
Real Property Tax Collection Audit Finds Inadequate Collection Practices Kingston, NY (March 29, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a Real Property Tax Collection Audit today. The audit had four major findings. The County is moving towards solutions for many of these issues including the purchase of new …
Short-Term Rental Occupancy Tax Collection Snapshot
Comptroller Recommends Occupancy Tax Enforcement Measures To Enhance Short-term Rental Revenues Kingston, NY (March 23, 2023) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a Short-Term Rental Tax Compliance Snapshot today. The snapshot offers a follow up to the 2020 audit of occupancy tax collections from short-term rentals which found that …
Opioid Snapshot
Ulster County Comptroller Releases Snapshot Report on Opioid Fatalities and Settlement Funding Kingston, NY (December 9, 2022) – The Ulster County Comptroller has released a snapshot on the Opioid settlement funds received by Ulster County. Ulster County resident deaths from opioid overdose has increased 407% since 2014 and 11% between …
Press Release on Short-Term Rentals
Comptroller Releases Short-Term Rental Analysis: 3% of all Ulster County Housing Units Offered as Short-Term Rentals Kingston, NY (July 20, 2022) – Ulster County Comptroller, March Gallagher, released a snapshot report on the impact of the short-term rental market on Ulster County. The analysis compares Ulster County to other surrounding …
2022 Ulster County Racial Equity Report
Comptroller’s Office Issues Ulster County Racial Equity Report Kingston, NY (June 14, 2022)– Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released in advance of Juneteenth a Racial Equity Report detailing the disparate experience of Black and brown community members on a variety of health, economic, and quality of life indicators. The indicators …
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 …
Letter on Comptroller’s Recommendations to the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency
Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher Issues Recommendations to Ulster County Industrial Development Agency Kingston, NY (October 14, 2021) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher, former Board Chair of the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (UCIDA), issued recommendations to the Agency to facilitate housing development and build community trust. “Ulster County …
2021 Ulster County Emergency Housing Snapshot
Emergency Housing in Ulster County Paying for People Placed in Emergency Shelters Kingston, NY (October 12, 2021) – Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher today released an Emergency Housing Snapshot documenting aspects of emergency shelter in Ulster County. Ulster County provides emergency shelter for individuals and families through emergency shelters operated …
Press Release Calling For Delay on Scheduled Tax Auction
Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher Calls on the Ryan Administration to Delay Tax Auction So Online Methods Can Accommodate Remote Bids Kingston, NY (October 21 2020) – The Ulster County Comptroller’s Office has received multiple complaints from potential auction bidders that were denied participation in the auction because of in …