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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Engineer

•Cont ‐ $50,000 (same as prior year) – Working on Water Consolidation Study, MS4 submittals, SWPP Reviews, Deanna Drive
 Project, 7072 Boston State Road Project, etc.

Records Management

•Equip ‐ $0 ($8,600 decrease) – New records management system has been requested for 3 years, was now removed
•Cont ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year) – Biels vault storage & shredding service

Buildings

•Equip ‐ $50,000 (same as prior year) – B&G Club Driveway needs resurfacing, Town Hall stairs need replacement, potential need
 of Rooftop AC upgrades / insulating Town Hall roof, & Tennis Courts need resurfacing
•Cont ‐ $130,000 ($5,000 increase) – driveway crack filling & sealing, wax & seal floors, carpets, cleaning supplies, utilities, building
 maintenance agreements, pest control, repairs on all Town owned buildings

Central Communications

•Equip ‐ $15,000 ($5,000 increase) – New IT Software (Code Enforcement Permits or Records Management Server)
•Cont ‐ $35,000 (same as prior year) ‐ $10,000 to $15,000 for software programs (CodeRed, Logics, Timeclock , TSL Tax Software,
 Williamson Law Book, eCode), email accounts, phone system, IT service calls (rate of IT going from $90/hr to $125/hr)

Central Print & Mail

•Cont ‐ $20,000 ($3,000 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 ($3,900 increase) ‐ Grant Writing Services (New grant writers charge $325/month more than prior one)

Special Items

•Insurance ‐ $87,000 ($10,000 increase) – expect 7‐10% increase ‐ early estimate around $85,000
•Municipal Dues ‐ $4,300 ($100 increase)
•Judgements & Claims ‐ $500 ($50 decrease)
•Taxes on Town Property ‐ $5,000 ($900 increase)
•Contingent Acct ‐ $10,000 (same as prior year)