Comptroller's Newsletters
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March 17, 2026
Nassau County Subsidizes New York State
- As the New York State budget comes due, Comptroller Phillips looks at how much money Nassau sends to Albany ($9.6 billion in 2025) and what the County gets in return ($4.8 billion). Read about:
- Medicaid Spending
- Education Spending and Results
and- Women's History Month
- The Comptroller's Senior Discount Program
January 26, 2026
Year in Review 2025 e-News Brief
Year in Review 2025 Comprehensive Newsletter (PDF)
- Audits & Reviews
- Increasing Efficiency
- Accomplishments
- and more.
December 19, 2025
How NOT to Get Scammed
December 3, 2025
Why Shop Local?
October 31, 2025
Whether You Ride the LIRR or Not...
- The Office of Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips has completed a review of all 58 Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stations in Nassau County and the results are not good.
October 29, 2025
No Fiscal Stress for Nassau County
- The New York State Comptroller’s Office has released the latest results of its Fiscal Stress Monitoring System, and Nassau County has once again been recognized for its strong fiscal health.
September 10, 2025
Audits Ensure Fiscal Responsibility, Improve Efficiency
- Changes to the Department of Public Works (DPW) change order process yielded savings of $17.4 million over the last three years
- Nassau County Department of Consumer Affairs’ Licensing Division had a backlog of nearly 6,000 applications for business licenses and renewals when Comptroller Phillips launched her audit of the Division. Today, they are up to date. Consumer Affairs also launched a fingerprinting program for home improvement license applicants in response to the audit.
- The County’s use of the EZ Pass is saving time and money.
- Comptroller Phillips has replaced antiquated cash boxes for Petty Cash and implemented debit-style bank-issued purchasing cards (P-cards) for petty cash, increasing controls and accountability.
- The Department of Social Services has improved processes and tightened control over payments to hotels and motels for temporary housing.
June 26, 2025
New York’s Medicaid Crisis: Nassau Taxpayers Are Paying the Price
May 21, 2025
Nassau County Leads with Compassion and Action in Support of Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
May 6, 2025
Saving Nassau County Millions
- Results of the Comptroller's review of the County's payments to Nassau Health Care Corporation (NHCC) over a ten-year period for the County’s portion of certain benefits for employees and retirees of Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC)
April 10, 2025
Financial Literacy Tools from Elaine Phillips, Comptroller
March 25, 2025
Comptroller Elaine Phillips Holds the MTA LIRR Accountable for Use of Your Tax Dollars
Each year, Nassau taxpayers are forced to pay the MTA $36.5 million to care for Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stations. That’s $100,000 per day, yet many LIRR stations are in major disrepair with inadequate and decaying infrastructure.
February 20, 2025
Helping Nassau County Residents
- Free Property Assessment Grievance Workshops
January 21, 2025
2024: Year in Review
- Nassau Forward -- A multi-year project to replace Nassau’s Integrated Financial System (NIFS)
- Modernizing Petty Cash
- Tighter Controls on Payments for Temporary Housing
- Electronic Vendor Payment Processing
- Supporting Nassau County Employees
- Supporting Those Who Do Business with the County
- More Data-Driven Projects
- Community Outreach
- Major Financial Reports
- Awards & Recognition
- Math Accounting & Finance Awards
- Looking Ahead
December 20, 2024
Nassau County to Get a New Financial System & More
- Nassau County Signs $58 Million Contract for Nassau Forward: The Multi-year Initiative to replace the Nassau Integrated Financial System (NIFS)
- Destination: Nassau County! Where to shop, dine, or enjoy some time off
- Supporting Nassau County Veterans
- #DidYouKnow: Unclaimed Funds in NYS
October 29, 2024
A Deeper Dive into Property Taxes and Improving Efficiency
- Investment in Law Enforcement and Safety
- Eliminating the Cash in “Petty Cash”
- Fire Prevention Month in Nassau County
October 7, 2024
Understanding Nassau County's Finances
- Large format postcard illustrates the County's revenues, expenditures, breakdown of property taxes and other important information.
September 30, 2024
Understanding Your Property Taxes and More
- Understanding Your Property Taxes
- Salute to Nassau County's Hometown Heroes
- Nassau County Recognizes Hunger Action Month
- Unclaimed Funds in NYS
July 24, 2024
- Comptroller Phillips Releases 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
- Comptroller Phillips Addresses Nassau County’s Interns
- Comptroller Phillips Congratulates Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient
- Nassau County Celebrates 125th Anniversary
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June 26, 2024
Nassau Ends 2023 with a Surplus and Lower Liabilities
- Nassau Ends 2023 with a Surplus and Lower Liabilities
- New Union Contracts
- Living Wage Review
- Freeport's Nautical Mile is Open for Summer!
- Honoring our Hometown Heroes in Franklin Square
May 3, 2024
Nassau County Receives Award for Financial Reporting and more!
- Math, Accounting and Finance Awards
- Improving Efficiency and Productivity
- Nassau County Wins Triple Crown for Financial Reporting
March 28, 2024
Auditing the Town of North Hempstead Building Department and More!
- Audit of the Town of North Hempstead Building Department
- Supporting Nassau County’s Women and Minorities
February 23, 2024
- Who is Responsible for NUMC? By virtue of its name, many people assume that NUMC is a Nassau County facility. In fact, it is not.
January 18, 2024
Grievances, Financial Reports and More!
- Nassau County Grievance Period Opens
- Moving Nassau Forward
- Nassau County Senior Discount Program
- Nassau Recognized for Excellent in Financial Reporting
- 2024 Adopted Operating Budget Released
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December 19, 2023
- The Year in Review: 2023
- Perfect Fiscal Score
- Senior Discount Program
- Doing Business with Nassau County (Claims)
- Ensuring Accountability (Field Audit)
- Managing the County’s Finances (Accounting)
- Serving Nassau County’s Employees (Payroll & Health Benefits)
- Comptroller Phillips Empowers Women
- Responding to Constituents
November 8, 2023
NIFA Does It Again: An Ongoing Pattern of Inaccurate Projections
- NIFA Does It Again: An Ongoing Pattern of Inaccurate Projections: Analysis of NIFA’s multi-year projections reveals just how wrong they have been
October 26, 2023
Nassau Scores Perfect Fiscal Rating from NYS and More!
- Announcing a New Senior Discounts Program
- Nassau County Earns a Perfect Score from NYS Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System
- Preventing Fraud & Cybercrime
- Hot Off the Press: The Comptroller’s Scorecard
August 17, 2023
Nassau County's Mid-Year Report and More
- Comptroller’s Office Releases the Mid-Year Report on Nassau County's Financial Condition
- Comptroller Phillips Continues to Move ‘Nassau Forward’
- Youth Services Summer Employment Interns
- The Living Wage Rate Updated
July 17, 2023
For the 4th consecutive year, the County ended its fiscal year with a surplus
- Nassau County Comptroller’s Office Releases Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
- Westbury Youth Soccer Club Players
- Comptroller Phillips Addresses Nassau County’s Interns
- Nassau Celebrates Manhasset High School Boys Lacrosse Team as NYS Champions
- New York State Unclaimed Funds
May 31, 2023
- Good Government in Action
- Talking about Nassau County's Assessment System
- Math, Accounting and Finance Awards
- NYS Withholding Federal Medicaid Funding
April 27, 2023
- Financial Literacy Month with the Nassau County Comptroller
- Literacy and Awareness Go Hand-in-Hand
- Review of the Nassau County Department of Consumer Affairs’ Licensing Division
March 8, 2023
- Transparency & Open Nassau: Open Checkbook & Receipts, Open Payroll, Open Budget
- Audits from the Nassau County Comptroller
- Financial Reports
- *NEW* The Comptroller’s Corner
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