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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Town of Boston, NY – Ambulance Fund
  3% of your Town Tax Covers:
3%
  • $45,000 in 2022  proposing to increase to $70,000
  • Their insurance costs and first aid supplies have gone up due to
  COVID & inflation
 Contractual Payment to the  • State mandated EPCR technology  they needed to acquire
  Boston EMS Squad  tablets, software, and pay ongoing cell service costs / now they
  need to replace the toughbooks they use
  • Large list of equipment needs
  • They service roughly 60 calls a month

  • Agreement through Hamburg
  Dispatch Services
  • 2022 cost = $12,785... 2% annual increase in this agreement

  • $40,000 towards their new ambulance
  New Ambulance
  • Equipment Reserve Acct at $139,632 as of 9/30/22

  Workers Comp  • Budgeted $8,000

  • Defined contribution
  LOSAP program
  • Budgeted $19,000

  Ambulance Loan Payment  • $14,424/year from 2016 – 2024

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