Southtowns Record

2026 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation

Government
Town of Boston
Posted by publisher
Oct 1, 2026
Kind
Budget
Topics
Budget and taxes, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight

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Town Board

•Cont - $3,000 ($1,500 increase) – Anticipating 2 new board members - Planning for trainings, business cards, etc.

Justice

•Equip - $500 ($500 decrease) – misc. small equipment / no JCAP application for 2026 needing Town to coverage costs overages
•Cont - $5,700 (same as prior year) - Office supplies, law books, trainings, membership dues, court interpreter, stenographer

Supervisor

•Equip - $500 (same as prior year) – misc. small equipment
•Cont - $7,000 (same as prior year) - Office supplies, membership dues, trainings

Finance

•Accounting Fees - $5,000 ($5,000 decrease) – Accounting consulting, payroll processing fees, stop pymts  Decreased mainly consulting fees
•Auditor - $20,000 (same as prior year) – Need full Town Financial Audit for water debt issuances and Departmental Audits

Assessor

•Equip - $0 ($2,000 decrease) – No requests for 2026. New computer, monitors, file cabinet, printer, chairs all purchased in last couple yrs
•Cont - $3,000 (same as prior year) – Office supplies, trainings, membership dues, payment of Assessment Board of Review Members.

Fiscal Agent

•Cont - $10,000 ($8,000 decrease) – BAN Issuance Financial Advisors. Expected larger increase in costs in 2025 than what was observed

Town Clerk

•Equip - $500 (same as prior year) – misc. small equipment
•Cont - $3,250 ($750 decrease) - Office supplies, membership dues, trainings. Have not used full budget in last couple years.

Attorney

•Cont - $47,500 (roughly same as prior year) - Attorney for the Town Retainer (+ council to PB, ZBA, Assessment Review Committee as needed)

Personnel

•Cont - $8,100 ($600 increase) – $6,500 HR Consulting Services through EBC working on personnel policies, employee manual, personnel & I-9
 file compliance, FLSA, employee leaves, etc. + $800 for ID cards & compliance trainings + $800 new business cards & changing docs to use .gov