Southtowns Record

2024 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation

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

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Town Board

•Cont ‐ $2,000 (cut in half from prior year) – Planned for trainings – moving public notices to new publicity line

Justice

•Equip ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year) – metal detector wand/ misc. small equipment
•Cont ‐ $5,700 (same as prior year) ‐ Office supplies, law books, trainings, membership dues, court interpreter, stenographer

Supervisor

•Equip ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year) – misc. small equipment / laptop for new clerk
•Cont ‐ $5,000 (same as prior year) ‐ Office supplies, membership dues, trainings

Finance

•Accounting Fees ‐ $10,000 (same as prior year) – Accounting consulting from Drescher Malecki, payroll processing fees, stop pymts
•Auditor ‐ $20,000 (same as prior year) – Need full Town Financial Audit for water debt issuances and Departmental Audits

Assessor

•Equip ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year) – misc. small equipment
•Cont ‐ $4,255 (same as prior year) ‐ Software subscriptions (RPS), office supplies, trainings, membership dues, payment of Assessment Board
 of Review Members

Fiscal Agent

•Cont ‐ $10,000 (same as prior year) – BAN Issuance Financial Advisors

Town Clerk

•Equip ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year) – misc. small equipment (requested printer, new time stamper, and credit card machine)
•Cont ‐ $4,000 (same as prior year) ‐ Office supplies, membership dues, trainings

Attorney

•Cont ‐ $47,414 (same as prior year) ‐ Attorney for the Town Retainer (+ council to PB, ZBA, Assessment Review Committee as needed)

Personnel

•Cont ‐ $7,500 ($1,000 increase) – HR Consulting Services through EBC working on personnel policies, employee manual, personnel & I‐9 file
 compliance, FLSA, COVID guidance, etc. Increase due to planned staff training opportunities in HR