Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher, Tuesday, released a racial equality report detailing the disparate experience of black and brown community members on a number of health, economic, and quality of life indicators. Mid Hudson News | 6/15/22
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Ulster expected to earn an extra $68,000 this year following comptroller’s audit
One week after Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released an audit identifying the need to analyze alternative investment opportunities, the county finance office has changed bank accounts doubling the county’s interest rate on a little less than half of the $165 million in the bank. Mid Hudson News | 4/5/22
Ulster County could gain $68K after fund reallocation following audit, comptroller says
“While this is an improved investment strategy, we should continuously analyze investment opportunities, monitor available rates, and investigate the ability to pay off higher-interest debt to optimize the use of available cash,” County Comptroller March Gallagher said in a press release Monday. “There remain other safe, liquid, diverse investment opportunities open to municipalities like Ulster … Read More
Ulster County trash agency ends court battle over compost info
County Comptroller March Gallagher has been seeking to determine whether agency officials have met terms of grant awards, followed contractual obligations, and played favorites when selling dirt produced through a large-scale food waste disposal program. Daily Freeman | 2/28/2022
Comptroller adds new CPA to staff
Certified Public Accountant Samuel Sonenberg joins Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher’s staff as Director of Internal Audit and Control, a position which had been vacant for nearly two years as a cost-saving measure during the pandemic. Mid Hudson News| 02/24/2022
Ulster County collected $154.9M in sales taxes for 2021, $34.3M more than expected, comptroller says
“For the second year in a row, Ulster County revenues exceed budgeted projections resulting in a growing surplus and fund balance,” Gallagher said in a statement. “Ulster County policymakers should look to prepare for an uncertain future as we steward these funds going forward. Prudent investment can return even more to offset the costs to … Read More
Ulster County on strong financial footing in third quarter of year, report finds
The county recognized $244.5 million, or 73.1%, of budgeted revenues through the third quarter of the year, compared to 69.1% during the same period in the previous fiscal year, according to a press release from Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher. The county expended $190.5 million, or 57%, of budgeted expenditures compared to 55.8 percent through … Read More
It’s official: TechCity site has new owners
[Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher] said she is primarily concerned about the decision by the agency to authorize a contract of sale before getting an appraisal on the site and the lack of a justification by the agency to sell the property at a price that will likely be less than fair market value. Gallagher … Read More
Comptroller: COVID cost Ulster taxpayers at least $5.6 million in 2020
“Taxpayers deserve to know how much the pandemic has cost in total and for specific services such as the drive through testing facilities,” Gallagher said. “That level of specificity is not available because cost tracking was not ubiquitous or consistent as the county ramped up COVID operations. Mid Hudson News| 12/10/21
Pandemic and other factors exacerbate Ulster County housing crisis
Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher released a report on emergency housing in the county last month. She says things aren’t good. “We have a housing crisis on our hands here in Ulster County,” she said. Spectrum 1 News | 11/09/21