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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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

Records Management

•Pers Svc – Funding towards prepping documents for scanning & organizing returned documents. Getting Code Software running.
•Grant Cont. ($74,965 – One Time) – Scanning of large format maps/plans currently in planning board room, vault, & code office
•Cont - $4,700 ($400 increase) – Biels vault storage & shredding service. Expecting $3,700 for 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
•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, replace dumpster fence

Central Communications

•Equip - $15,000 (same as prior year) – Code Enforcement Software ongoing implementation costs / Tablets for Town Board
•Cont - $35,000 (same as prior year) - $22,000 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 ($1,000 increase ) - Printer costs & mail costs … both costs are up due to new printer leases and stamp cost has increased again

Other Gen Gov't Support

•Cont - $21,600 (same as prior year) - Grant Writing Services ($1,800/month)

Special Items

•Insurance - $107,000 ($11,000 increase) – expect roughly 11% increase - early estimate around $106,000
•Municipal Dues - $4,300 (same as prior year)
•Judgements & Claims - $500 (same as prior year)
•Taxes on Town Property - $5,000 (same as prior year)
•Contingent Acct - $5,000 ($5,000 decrease)