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County Comptroller


Elliott Auerbach, Comptroller

County Office Building, 5th Floor
244 Fair Street
Kingston, NY 12401
Mailing Address
PO Box 1800
Kingston, NY 12402-1800

Phone: 845-340-3525
Fax: 845-340-3697
Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mon-Fri

The Comptroller is the chief accounting and auditing officer of the county and performs the following:

  • Examines, audits, and verifies all books, records, accounts kept by the various administrative units, offices and officials paid from County funds, institutions and other agencies of the County, including bond and note registers and trust accounts, and the accrual and collection of all County revenues and receipts, and for this purpose have access to all such books, records, and accounts at any time;
  • Audits any department, program or function of County government and outside agencies funded by the county to assess the degree to which its operation is economical, efficient and/or effective;
  • Reports audit results to County Legislature and County Executive and recommends action to strengthen internal controls to curb expenditures, enhance revenues and protect the taxpayers’ interests throughout all county activities;
  • Audits and approves for payments to vendors and provides for all legal processing and record keeping requirements  including but not limited to policies, standards, procedures, rules, laws and regulations, and codes ;
  • Procure from the depositories with which the Commission of Finance shall have deposited the funds and monies coming into the Comptroller’s possession statements, at least monthly, of all monies deposited by the Commissioner of Finance or paid out pursuant to the Comptroller’s order, and reconcile such statements with County accounts;
  • Seeks out and reports financial irregularities and misuse of county funds and reports all such activity to responsible officials;
  • Jointly with Executive branch, plans and implements accounting changes including those promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards Board, the New York State Comptrollers Office and any other standards, laws or regulations that may apply. Provides consultation and assistance to all county departments and outside agencies relative to financial record keeping and reporting.

 

Announcements and Press Releases

A FRESH LOOK AT COUNTY REVENUE TRENDS

Golden Hill Paycheck Verification

COMPTROLLER SUGGESTS PUBLIC DEBT POLICY CONSIDER ITS BORDERS

A Culture of Change - The First 500 Days of the Constitutional Office of the Ulster County Comptroller

AUERBACH CONTINUES WATCH OVER D.S.S.

PROPERTY AUCTION 2010

PUTTING TAXPAYERS AT RISK-Resolution #45

PROTECTING COUNTY FUNDS RELEASE 03.16.2010

Blizzard of Over Time

Albany Thrashes Local Tourism Economy

Battling the ill-effects of nepotism

County Spends Over $300k On Mileage Reimbursements

County Reimburses Millions To Schools For Uncollected Property Taxes

Comptroller Auerbach Releases Legislative Report Card

Ill Health Department of Health Report

Comptroller Celebrates Law With Whistles

Flaws In Social Service Program

Ensuring 'Good Things' Happen and 'Bad Things' Don't

Comptroller Calls for Action Whistleblower

UCAT Audit

Ulster County Comptroller Issues First Quarterly Report

SUNY Ulster

Ulster County Comptroller's Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee Press Release

County Foreclosures Double

IC Baseline Release

Ensuring Good Things Happen

Businesses Deserve To Be Paid On Time

Auerbach Fleet Management

 

 

 

Comptroller's Reports

ULSTER COUNTY REVENUE TRENDS 2002-2009

Public Debt

A Culture of Change - The First 500 Days of the Constitutional Office of the Ulster County Comptroller

2010-009 DSS Spend Down Follow Up Audit Report

Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter 2009

Local Stimulus Project Audit 2010

CASH COUNT-WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

proof of cash rec template 3.16.10

Co. Bank Acct Reconciliations STATUS Report 3.16.10

Measure 2 Manage: EZ PASS Practices

EZ Pass Response

CASH COUNT-REAL PROPERTY

Ulster County Office of the Comptroller Measure 2 Manage Report on Mileage Reimbursement

Millions In Unpaid School Taxes

Ulster County Office of the Comptroller Measure 2 Manage Report 2009 Report Card on Legislative Attendance

Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2009

Ill Health UC Dept. of Health Report

Ill Health - Appendix B - NYS DOH audit

Senior Nutrition Program Audit

Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2009

DSS Spend-Down AUDIT 08.27.09

A Report on Ulster County’s Wireless Telecommunication Devices

UCAT Audit

Quarterly Report - First Quarter 2009

SUNY Ulster

Internal Controls Baseline Report - 3/25/09

Internal Control White Paper - 3/16/09

 

Claim Certification

Claimcert.pdf

 



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