Welcome to the Office of the
Onondaga County Comptroller

Martin D. Masterpole

April celebrates National Minority Health

• Builds awareness about the disproportionate burden of premature death and illness in people from racial and ethnic minority groups.
• Encourages action through health education, early detection and control of disease complications.

The origin of National Minority Health Month was the 1915 establishment of National Negro Health Week by Booker T. Washington. In 2002, National Minority Health Month received support from the U.S. Congress with a concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 388) that “a National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month should be established to promote educational efforts on the health problems currently facing minorities and other populations experiencing health disparities.” The resolution encouraged “all health organizations and Americans to conduct appropriate programs and activities to promote healthfulness in minority and other communities experiencing health disparities.”

Department Mission

Under the leadership of the County Comptroller, an independently elected official, the Department of Audit and Control serves in an oversight capacity to ensure fiscal integrity and accountability.

The department is dedicated to the overall mission of County government and assist in this capacity by monitoring financial transactions, timely reporting the results of operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and advising County departments and agencies on discharging their responsibilities in a manner deserving of the public trust.

The County Comptroller Office is committed to fiscal responsibility and works closely with County administration to achieve structural budgetary balance and develop appropriate internal controls to protect the County’s assets.

Fraud and Waste Hotline:  435-7669