Southtowns Record

2023 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

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Engineer

•Cont ‐ $50,000 (same as prior year) – Working on Water Consolidation Study, Town Hall Community Room HVAC upgrade, MS4
 submittals, SWPP Reviews, Deanna Drive Project, etc.

Records Management

•Equip ‐ $8,600 (same as prior year) – Docuware records management system requested in 2022 – still o/s
•Cont ‐ $1,000 (same as prior year) – Biels vault storage & shredding bins

Buildings

•Equip ‐ $50,000 (same as prior year) – Match on potential grants (applying for EV charging stations / looking to get town hall and
 Parks/EMS building generators / potential need of Rooftop AC upgrades & insulating Town Hall roof)
•Cont ‐ $125,000 (same as prior year) – driveway crack filling & sealing, wax & seal floors, carpets, cleaning supplies, utilities,
 building maintenance agreements, repairs on all Town owned buildings

Central Communications

•Equip ‐ $10,000 ($7,000 increase) – new camera system, misc. small IT equipment
•Cont ‐ $35,000 ($5,000 increase) ‐ $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 ‐ $17,000 ($1,500 increase ) ‐ Printer costs & mail costs … both costs are up due to COVID creating plea by mail for court
 office and stamp cost has increased again

Other Gen Gov't Support

•Cont ‐ $17,700 ($1,200 increase) ‐ Grant Writing Services (rate going up $100/month)

Special Items

•Insurance ‐ $77,000 ($2,000 increase) – expect 6‐10% increase but calculation is changing so rates not determined yet
•Municipal Dues ‐ $4,200 (same as prior year)
•Judgements & Claims ‐ $550 ($50 decrease)
•Taxes on Town Property ‐ $4,100 ($350 increase)
•Contingent Acct ‐ $10,000 (decreased by $10,000)