THE RIGHT TO RECONCILE

Ulster comptroller’s office adds second pair of eyes on county bank accounts

KINGSTON – The Ulster County comptroller’s office has begun performing bank reconciliation reports each month on the county’s 28 bank accounts holding some $64 million.

The county finance commissioner’s office is in charge of those accounts on a day to day basis, but Comptroller Elliott Auerbach said his office provides an independent look at the financial statements.

“What this is going to do is us a bird’s eye if there is any fraud, and malfeasance, any questionable deposits and withdrawals or handling of money,” he said. “It’s a second set of eyes, so to speak, so at the end of the month, the reconciliation process serves to really protect the taxpayers of Ulster County.”

To this point, Auerbach said his office has found no problems with the county’s bank accounts.
(Copyright © 2009 Mid-Hudson News Network, a division of Statewide News Network, Inc)

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ALBANY'S AXE THRASHES ULSTER COUNTY TOURISM ECONOMY

Closing historic sites in Ulster would cost the county millions, says county comptroller

KINGSTON – Should the Senate House, Minnewaska State Park and the Walkway Over the Hudson close completely or partially as proposed in the state plans to help curb the state deficit, it would cost Ulster County tens of thousands of dollars.

County comptroller Elliott Auerbach ran the numbers and said it would cost the county over $250,000 in sales tax and tens of thousands of dollars in hotel and motel occupancy tax.

“I have to believe that the governor is, as someone said, looking for change under the sofa cushion in an attempt to keep New York State afloat,” said Auerbach. “What he fails to take into consideration is the huge financial blow and larger economic impact these closures will have on Ulster.”

Aside from the economic impact on the county, 42 fulltime and seasonal employees would get the axe.

Auerbach suggested that instead of shutting down the facilities, that Senate and Assembly members trim back 10 percent of their member items to keep the park venues fully operational. He also suggested the state seek corporate underwriters to fund the historic venues and parks instead of shutting them down.
(Copyright © 2009 Mid-Hudson News Network, a division of Statewide News Network, Inc)

Insurance Fraud Is No Laughing Matter, Costing Honest New Yorkers Millions -- ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

SUPPOSED DISABLED WOMAN HAD REASON TO BE A HAPPY CAMPER: A 56-year-old Ulster County woman suffered injuries which left her 'totally disabled' and forced her to leave her teaching position in the Kingston, NY school district in 2005, according to the NYSID. However, this same individual was arrested in October 2009 "for accepting $73,000 in workers' compensation benefits while she worked at a youth sports camp." The benefits she allegedly received under false pretenses were paid through Ulster County, whose self-insured workers' compensation plan covers Kingston School District employees.



Insurance Fraud Is No Laughing Matter, Costing Honest New Yorkers Millions -- ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --: "Insurance Fraud Is No Laughing Matter"

SALES TAX DROP...WHAT THAT MEANS

Dutchess, Ulster sales tax revenue down 7.5% in 2009


ALBANY _ A steep drop in sales-tax collections between 2008 and 2009 is another sign that the state’s recession is not over, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a report today...In Dutchess and Ulster counties, sales-tax revenue dropped 7.5 percent between 2008 and 2009.

(The estimated sales tax revenue for 2009 was projected in the budget as $85,111,235.00. A 7.5% drop translates into a loss of $5.4 million. The 2010 budget reflects that decrease by projecting revenues from sales tax at $79,521,173.00)

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Auerbach Addresses Southern Ulster Chamber

Southern Ulster Chamber of Commerce SPEAKER IS ELLIOTT AUERBACH ..THE ULSTER COUNTY COMPTROLLER.
Topic:
"WHY SHOULDN'T WE DEMAND FROM GOVERNMENT WHAT WE DEMAND FROM OUR BUSINESS AND OURSELVES"

Come join us for a great evening with a great speaker.
Members $25.00 and Non members $30.00
Three choices of entree's
Chicken Marsala
Grilled Salmon
Broccolli Alfredo

February Dinner Hosted by Piccole Fiore
Sponsered by Signs-a-Rama/Hudson Valley Impressions!!!
Time:5:30PM Wednesday, February 24th
Location:Highland, NY