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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Town of Boston, NY – Ambulance Fund
  3% of your Town Tax Covers:  BES service’s roughly
  50-60 calls a month –
3%  around 600-700 /year!
  $80,000 - $120,000 in Contractual Costs with BES 
  Contractual  (2027 contract in negotiation) - Operational Costs such as first aid
  Payment to the  supplies, cleaning supplies, medical examiner, training, insurance,
  Boston Emergency Squad  maintenance or software costs on equipment, resident co-pays, &
  other expenses

  • Agreement through Hamburg
  Dispatch Services
  • 2027 Est. Cost = $14,400 (3% increase) BUT… NEW contract in negotiation

  Healthworks  • Physicals & respirator tests – Estimated $4,000/year

  • Building utilities ($7,500)
  Other Contractual Costs
  • Fuel for Ambulances ($8,000)

  Workers Comp  • Budgeted $6,000

  • Defined contribution
  LOSAP program
  • Budgeted $12,000

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