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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Fire LOSAP
  10/5/22 Meeting with Landmark Wealth & Penflex – The Town was Provided the Following Options:

  • Amortize the $3 million unfunded liability & pay off as if it were debt – this would result in
  an annual payment of roughly $280,000 for next 20 years or $235,000 for next 30 years.
Freeze the  Meanwhile no current members are able to earn service credits and you are not adding
 program  any new members. Simply paying off the debt. This leaves possibility to unfreeze in future

  • The plan ends and either the town has to come up with $3 million to make this full payout
Terminate  or pay out everyone at 46 cents to the dollar of what they are owed.
& pay out

  • Switch from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan
  • Defined Benefit – Town owes $20/month to each member per each year of service
Change the • Defined Contribution ‐ Town would pay $X to the plan each year and the payout to
  Plan  members varies based on how the investments do

  • The town would have to make or exceed suggested contribution (currently $400,000/year)
  • Funding options: 20‐25% Property Tax Increase in Fire Fund / Allocate Additional Sales
Get funded Tax here / mix of the 2 sources / Consolidate the 3 fire companies into 1 or 2 companies
ratio back  and use some of the contractual dollars saved towards LOSAP
  up

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