City Manager Richard F. Herbek has announced that City of Newburgh Comptroller Cheryl Gross will be leaving to accept a position with an area school district.  Her last day will be Wednesday, March 13, 2013. “Cheryl has served the City well since December, 2010,” said City Manager Richard F. Herbek. “She has been with us [...]

THE HIDDEN COST OF DOWNSIZING GOVERNMENT ULSTER COMPTROLLER URGES CAUTION IN SEPARATION PAY POLICY Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach has issued a report which analyzes the high cost to the County when one of its employees leaves Ulster County employment. Referred to as “separation pay,” the expense is the result of compensation to County employees [...]

Missing Cell Phone Warrants Misdemeanor and Felony Charges What started out as a simple monthly audit of departmental cell phone use has resulted in the arrest of Timothy Bolduc, age 21 of Kingston. Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach has announced that Bulduc was charged with one count each of Petit Larceny; Criminal Possession of Stolen [...]

DiNapoli: 2011-12 Year-End Budget Results Show New York Reducing Structural Gaps, But Challenges Remain New York State ended its 2011-12 fiscal year having achieved major reductions in structural budget gaps, even in the face of unexpectedly weak economic conditions, but continues to face significant budgetary challenges in the years ahead, according to a report released [...]

AUERBACH NAMES NEW DEPUTY COMPTROLLER New Paltz Attorney Joins Staff Joseph P. Eriole, Esq. joins Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach’s staff and will assume the role of Deputy Comptroller where he will direct the professional and supervisory staff and be responsible for legislative, legal and public affairs. With a strong background in government, Mr. Eriole [...]

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today warned of a lottery scam involving mail containing fraudulent checks that appear to have been issued by New York State. “An offer of easy money is usually too good to be true and that is the case here,” DiNapoli said. “If you receive one of these fraudulent [...]

The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was valued at $133.8 billion after Fund investments posted an estimated negative 7.48 percent rate of return through September 30, 2011, the end of the Fund’s second fiscal quarter, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Like almost all investors, the Fund has been affected [...]