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News 2021


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12/28/2021 INVESTIGATION: HEALTH COMMISSIONER MUST PAY BACK OVERTIME BILLED TO TAXPAYERS
12/01/2021 COMPTROLLER ASKS STATE AND FEDERAL PROSECUTORS TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED WRONGDOING OF COUNTY WORKER
11/23/2021 WALL STREET RECOGNIZES COMPTROLLER’S STRONG FISCAL LEADERSHIP
11/22/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHALIW STATEMENT ON NEW MASK MANDATES
11/19/2021 SEPTEMBER SALES TAX NUMBERS SHOW ERIE COUNTY NEEDS TO STAY OPEN FOR BUSINESS
11/11/2021 HEALTH COMMISSIONER CONSTITUTES 62% OF ALL MANAGERIAL CONFIDENTIAL COVID OVERTIME
10/21/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW SENDS LETTER TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER VACCINE MANDATES FOR LOCAL COMPANY
10/18/2021 HOMEOWNERS WILL PAY HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON THE RISE IN ERIE COUNTY
10/14/2021 BAIL REVENUE DRASTICALLY DOWN IN ERIE COUNTY
10/13/2021 ERIE COUNTY CONTINUES SENDING VULNERABLE FAMILIES TO HOTELS LISTED BY REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS AS THEIR HOME ADDRESS
10/11/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW TOURS HAMBURG TRAILER AND TRUCKING COMPANY
10/04/2021 ERIE COUNTY COMPTROLLER STATEMENT ON TAX HIKES IN THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
09/22/2021 STATE COMPTROLLER REPORT FINDS ERIE COUNTY FISCALLY SOUND
09/17/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW DELIVERS COUNTY FUNDS TO HAMBURG SNOWMOBILE CLUB
09/14/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES JULY 2021 SALES TAX FIGURES, UP NEARLY 23% OVER PREVIOUS YEAR
09/14/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON NEW BILLS/SABRES VACCINATION POLICY
09/13/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW VISITS SHELTER THAT HELPED SAVE “HURRI-CATS” FROM HURRICANE IDA
09/07/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW HELPS HAMBURG POLICE OFFICER FIND KIDNEY DONOR
09/01/2021 COMPTROLLER ASKS COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER TO INVESTIGATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIM
08/30/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW TOURS SOUTHTOWNS BASED BUSINESS FOUNDED AFTER WWII
08/26/2021 WALL STREET GIVES HIGH MARKS TO MANAGEMENT OF ERIE COUNTY FINANCES
08/25/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON GOVENOR HOCHUL'S PICK OF "DEFUND THE POLICE" RADICAL AS LT. GOVENOR.
08/23/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW VISITS VETERAN OWNED CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING COMPANY
08/23/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON MASKS IN SCHOOL
08/19/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON LACK OF MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING AT HOCHUL FUNDRAISER
08/17/2021 COUNTY SALES TAX REVENUE BOUNCES BACK FOLLOWING COVID ECONOMY CRASH
08/16/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW CONTINUES BUSINESS TOURS ACROSS ERIE COUNTY
08/13/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW TO HAMBURG TOWN SUPERVISOR : CALL ON INCOMING GOVERNOR TO HELP SAVE THE SKYWAY
08/12/2021 COMPTROLLER SENDS LETTER TO INCOMING GOVERNOR HOCHUL, ENCOURAGING HER TO HELP SAVE OUR SKYWAY
08/11/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW, MARILLA SUPERVISOR HELP SENIORS WITH FAIR TICKET PURCHASES
08/10/2021 STATEMENT BY ERIE COUNTY COMPTROLLER STEFAN MYCHAJLIW ON THE RESIGNATION OF GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
08/09/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW TOURS ORCHARD PARK HIGH TECH MANUFACTURING FIRM
08/03/2021 MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CUOMO AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HOCHUL
08/02/2021 COMPTROLLER SENDS LETTER TO HEALTH COMMISSIONER, QUESTIONING ACTIONS OF DEM PARTY HEAD
07/29/2021 COMPTROLLER CALLS ON BUSINESSES TO BOYCOTT INDOOR MASK MANDATE
07/23/2021 ERIE COUNTY TAXPAYERS PAY A BIG PRICE FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY COLLEGES ELSEWHERE
07/19/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW CRITICIZES ADMINISTRATION'S PUSH TO ACCESS EMPLOYEE PRIVATE HEALTH INFORMATION
07/14/2021 TWO MORE ERIE COUNTY TOWNS PASS RESOLUTIONS TO SAVE OUR SKYWAY
07/13/2021 SALES TAX DATA PROVES LIFTING COVID RESTRICTIONS STRENGTHENED ERIE COUNTY’S ECONOMY
07/09/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON THE NEW OWNER OF THE McKINLEY MALL
07/07/2021 HEALTH COMMISSIONER RAKES IN 65% OF POLITICAL APPOINTEE COVID OVERTIME
07/06/2021 COMPTROLLER PROVIDES ROADMAP TO FUND HAZARD PAY FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS
06/23/2021 COMPTROLLER REACHES OUT TO NEW MCKINLEY MALL OWNERS: LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO BRING BUSINESS BACK
06/18/2021 COMPTROLLER JOINS STATE LAWMAKER, CALLS ON STATE TO PROBE E-Z PASS OVERCHARGES
06/17/2021 EVANS TOWNS BOARD UNANIMOUSLY PASSES “SAVE OUR SKYWAY” RESOLUTION
06/16/2021 COMPTROLLER SEEKS SUPPORT FROM SOUTHTOWNS REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO SAVE OUR SKYWAY
06/15/2021 COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE WINS ANOTHER NATIONAL AWARD FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
06/14/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW SENDS LETTER TO CUOMO: UNMASK OUR CHILDREN
06/11/2021 SARDINIA TOWN BOARD UNANIMOUSLY PASSES “SAVE OUR SKYWAY” RESOLUTION
06/10/2021 MARILLA SUPERVISOR AND BOARD MEMBER SUPPORT “SAVE OUR SKYWAY” RESOLUTION
06/09/2021 COMPTROLLER TO TOWNS IN EASTERN ERIE COUNTY; HELP US SAVE THE SKYWAY
06/08/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW URGES ALL ERIE COUNTY TOWNS TO SUPPORT SAVING SKYWAY
06/07/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES “SAVE OUR SKYWAY” ROBO-CALL
06/04/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON HAMBURG TOWN BOARD SKYWAY RESOLUTION
06/03/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW PUSHES FOR HAMBURG TOWN BOARD TO OPPOSE TEARING DOWN SKYWAY
05/26/2021 GACH ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER DECADES OF SERVICE TO ERIE COUNTY TAXPAYERS
05/19/2021 MORE FEDERAL COVID-19 FUNDS FLOW TO ERIE COUNTY
05/17/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW ISSUES STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR'S ABOUT-FACE WITH CDC MASK GUIDELINES; CALLS TO REOPEN FAIR
05/17/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW SENDS LETTER TO STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONER: CALLS FOR ERIE COUNTY FAIR TO TAKE PLACE
05/14/2021 HUNDREDS OF TAXPAYERS SIGN PETITION TO SAVE THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR
05/12/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW: BRING BACK THE ERIE COUNTY FAIR THIS SUMMER
05/05/2021 COMPTROLLER STOPPING PAYMENT FOR VEGAS JUNKET
04/27/2021 COMPTROLLER CALLS ON NYS HEALTH TO INTERVENE; LET STUDENTS ATHLETES WRESTLE
04/21/2021 ERIE COUNTY CONTINUES TO SHELL OUT BIG BUCKS IN OVERTIME TO SALARIED, POLITICAL APPOINTEES
04/18/2021 COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE FRAUD INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CRIMINAL CHARGES
04/16/2021 ERIE COUNTY 2021 SALES TAX RECEIPTS SHOW AN ECONOMY STILL STRUGGLING
04/14/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW SHARES CONCERNS OVER FORCED COVID VACCINATION PLAN WITH THE NFL
04/13/2021 MYCHAJLIW PROMISES TO FIGHT POLONCARZ DICTATORIAL PLAN ON VACCINES AND EXCELSIOR PASS
04/10/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON GETTING ALL SCHOOLS BACK OPEN
04/09/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON BILLIONS FOR ILLEGALS
04/08/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW CALLS TO PROTECT SOUTHTOWN COMMUTERS IF SKYWAY IS REMOVED
04/06/2021 OFFICE OF ERIE COUNTY COMPTROLLER ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR REPORTING EXCELLENCE
03/31/2021 PROOF OF POLONCARZ PORK CHOP PURCHASES AND OTHER FOOD WITH FEDERAL COVID CASH
03/26/2021 INNOVATIVE PAYMENT INITIATIVE EARNS MONEY FOR COUNTY TAXPAYERS
03/16/2021 COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR FEDERAL COVID FUNDS TO BE USED FOR TAX REBATE CHECK AND ROAD REPAIRS
03/15/2021 CUOMO GIVES BUREAUCRATS GREEN LIGHT FOR COVID VACCINATIONS WHILE SENIORS AND THE SICK STILL WAIT
03/12/2021 FRAUD ALERT: COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW AND NYS LABOR DEPARTMENT WARN OF UNEMPLOYMENT SCAM
03/10/2021 COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR TAX CUTS AND ROAD REPAIRS WHEN $180 MILLION IN STIMULUS FUNDS ARRIVE
03/09/2021 AUDIT: YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT IMPROPERLY “COMMINGLED" CAPITAL FUNDS
03/04/2021 LEGISLATOR ATTACKS MOTIVATIONS OF THREE ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT VICTIMS
03/02/2021 COVID-19 DEVASTATES TOURISM IN ERIE COUNTY
03/02/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW: UNCHECKED AND OUT OF CONTROL POWER BY GOV. CUOMO SOON COMES TO AN END
02/26/2021 FEDERAL AND STATE SCRUTINY SOON TO BE REQUESTED FOR HIRING OF MANAGERIAL CONFIDENTIAL POSITION
02/23/2021 COMPTROLLER TO WITHHOLD PAY FOR IMPROPERLY CREATED POLITICAL PATRONAGE POSITION
02/19/2021 COVID-19 CRATERS ERIE COUNTY SALES TAX REVENUE
02/17/2021 Legislature May Ram Through Political Patronage Hire With $22,000 Raise Thursday
02/12/2021 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW AGAIN CALLS FOR FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF NYS NURSING HOME DEATHS
02/12/2021 ERIE COUNTY COMPTROLLER SUPPORTS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE NURSING HOME DEATHS
02/10/2021 COUNTY IGNORES QUESTIONS SURROUNDING BIG RAISE FOR POLITICAL APPOINTEE POSITION
02/05/2021 COMPTROLLER QUESTIONS PROPOSED BIG RAISE FOR ADMINISTRATION POLITICAL APPOINTEE POSITION
02/04/2021 COMPTROLLER MODERNIZATION EFFORTS SUPPORTS PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS
02/03/2021 CUOMO REDIRECTS SALES TAX REVENUE FROM TOWNS AND SCHOOLS TO CLOSE NEW YORK STATE BUDGET GAP
02/02/2021 FORD STAMPING PLANT WORKERS WORK WITH COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW TO ADDRESS LOST BENEFITS
02/01/2021 HEALTH DEPARTMENT QUESTIONED ON REPORTED COVID OUTBREAK IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
01/29/2021 HEALTH COMMISSIONER TOPS POLITICAL APPOINTEE COVID OVERTIME, RAKES IN ADDITIONAL $183,000
01/22/2021 Letter to the Erie County Executive: Stop Sending Letters
01/21/2021 POLONCARZ ACCUSATION ON DC RIOTS
01/15/2021 COMPTROLLER STANDS UP FOR SMALL BUSINESS IN LETTER TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
01/14/2021 COMPTROLLER STATEMENT ON NEW YORK STATE AND ERIE COUNTY RELAXING RESTAURANT COVID RESTRICTIONS
01/11/2021 43 NORTH REFUSES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON HOW THEY SPENT FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS
01/11/2021 COMPTROLLER CALLS ON COUNTY AND STATE TO OPEN RESTAURANTS PERMANENTLY