Southtowns Record

2027 Budget Presentation

Government
Town of Boston
Posted by publisher
Oct 15, 2026
Kind
Budget
Topics
Budget and taxes, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight

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Engineer

•Cont - $20,000 (same as prior year) – Engineer fees booked to general fund have become mostly MS4 submittals, SWPP Reviews, and a few
 reviews of ZBA/PB projects. The bulk of engineering lately is for capital projects. Considered decreasing but we might need to contract with our
 engineers for further Code Enforcement support services

Records Management

•Pers Svc – Funding towards reviewing/organizing returned scanned documents. Getting Code Software running. Website document updates.
•Cont - $4,700 (same as prior year) – Biels vault storage, Shredding service, Docuware Maintenance Agreement

Buildings

•Equip - $50,000 (same as prior year) – Potential projects: New blinds for community room & offices / potential need of Rooftop AC upgrades /
 insulating Town Hall Roof / Stage, Heaters, & AV system for Concerts / Spray Foam of HWY barn / Fire Alarm System for B&G Club Building
•Cont - $130,000 (same as prior year) – Parking lot crack filling & sealing, wax & seal floors, carpets, cleaning supplies, utilities, building
 maintenance agreements, pest control, repairs on all Town owned buildings, painting of town hall, etc.

Central Communications

•Equip - $15,000 (same as prior year) – Code Enforcement Software ongoing implementation costs
•Cont - $35,000 (same as prior year) - $27,000 for software programs (Website, Logics Financial Software, Timeclock , TSL Tax Software,
 Williamson Law Book, eCode), email accounts, phone system, IT service calls (rate of IT is $125/hr)

Central Print & Mail

•Cont - $22,000 (same as prior year) - Printer costs & mail costs

Other Gen Gov't Support

•Cont - $22,800 ($1,200 increase) - Grant Writing Services ($1,900/month)

Special Items

•Insurance - $112,000 ($5,000 increase) – expect roughly 4.5% increase - early estimate around $108,000 package + $3,500 cyber
•Municipal Dues - $4,500 ($200 increase)
•Judgements & Claims - $600 ($100 increase)
•Taxes on Town Property - $6,500 ($1,500 increase) – Prior year tax rate increases + current expected increases affect town properties too
•Contingent Acct - $3,000 ($2,000 decrease)