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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Employees

•Salary increases dictated by the Union Contract (2021‐2023)
•Budgeted the personnel time needed to collect brush separate from general repairs
•Retirement decreased $5,000 based on anticipated contribution
•Social Security increased $1,000 as overall salaries increased
•Workers Comp stayed the same
•Health Insurance stayed the same based on plans members selected

CHIPS, PAVE‐NY, EWR, & POP

•State funding – State maintained same funding for 3 established programs & started a new Pave‐Our‐Potholes (POP) program
•Expecting $107,343 CHIPS / $28,498 PAVE‐NY / $24,112 Extreme Winter / $18,999 POP
•Revenues match whatever expenditures are submitted for reimbursement up to this amount

General Repairs

•Summer Roadwork, Chipsealing, NovaChip – $203,647 (same as prior year)
•Fuel costs ‐ $67,000 ($25,000 Increase)
•Road drainage – $30,000 (same as prior year)

Machinery

•Equip ‐ $185,500 (same as prior year) ‐ Requested $175,000 for (1) International CV515 plow truck with dump box, plow, and
 wing. Previously requested $276,910 in 2022 for 2 of these trucks – due to supply issues, switched 2022 funding to a Highlift
 loader and revised plan to purchase 1 work/dump truck in 2023 and 1 in 2024.
•Cont ‐ $70,000 (same as prior years) ‐ repairs on trucks

Misc Brush & Weeds

•Cont ‐ $5,000 (same as prior year) ‐ Removal of trees overhanging the road where the highway guys can’t get

Snow Removal

•Plowing Supplies $140,695 ‐ ($10,695 increase) – increased at HWY superintendent’s recommendation due to salt/sand costs