2020 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation (full text)

Town of Boston, New York 2020 Tentative Budget Presentation October 9, 2019

2019 Tentative Budget Presentation 2019 2020 Budget Tentative Recap Budget Future Public Projects Comments October 9, 2019

Town of Boston, New York 2019 Budget Recap October 9, 2019

Town of Boston, NY – 2019 Budget Allocation of 2019 Tax Levy (as percentage) 24% County Town 7% School 69% Source: 2019 Annual Report of the Department of Real Property Tax Services, County of Erie, NY 4

Town of Boston, NY – 2019 Budget Allocation of 2019 Tax Levy - $3,175.01 $750.36 County Town $226.65 School $2,198.00 NOTE: Represents 2019 taxes on a Boston home valued at $150,000 in the Hamburg Central School District with basic star exemption. 5

Town of Boston, NY – 2019 Budget Allocation of 2019 Tax Levy - $3,175.01 County and School $226.65 Town (General & HWY) NOTE: Represents 2019 taxes on a Boston home valued at $150,000 in the Hamburg Central School District with basic star exemption. 6

2019 General & Highway Fund Tax $800.00 $710.00 $719.36 $700.00 Similar Populations to Boston $600.00 $554.17 $500.00 $469.17 $436.18 $391.11 $400.00 $319.75 $292.96 $300.00 $251.88 $226.65 $216.80 $200.00 $100.00 $37.36 $35.91 $- Towns Shown by Population Source: 2018-2019 Real Property Tax Comparison issued by Erie County 7

2019 General & Highway Fund Tax Rate 8.0000 Similar Populations to Boston 7.4497 7.0000 6.2618 5.9947 5.8387 6.0000 5.5686 5.3291 5.3850 5.0000 4.7635 4.0100 4.0000 3.0000 1.8868 2.0000 1.7777 1.5376 1.0000 0.6554 - Towns Shown by Population Source: 2018-2019 Real Property Tax Comparison issued by Erie County 8

2019 Budget Summary Appropriated Raised by Appropriations = Est. Revenues + Fund Balance + Taxation A General 1,896,956.00 1,362,989.00 322,253.00 211,714.00 D Highway 1,249,141.00 361,335.00 102,382.00 785,424.00 SF Fire 823,419.00 50,000.00 0.00 773,419.00 SL Light 20,000.00 0.00 3,825.00 16,175.00 SM Ambulance 112,817.00 20,000.00 0.00 92,817.00 SG Refuse & Garbage 612,612.00 0.00 0.00 612,612.00 HA Water #1 80,831.00 0.00 0.00 80,831.00 HB Water #2 51,214.00 0.00 0.00 51,214.00 HD Water #1 Ext. 1 3,000.00 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 HE Water #2 Ext. 2 28,970.00 0.00 0.00 28,970.00 HC Water #3 251,014.00 0.00 0.00 251,014.00 HF Water #3 Ext.1 10,969.00 0.00 0.00 10,969.00 TOTALS 5,140,943.00 = 1,794,324.00 + 428,460.00 + 2,918,159.00 Budgeted Revenues Other Fund Balance Property Tax Expenditures Than Property Tax Planned to be Used Revenue 9

Town of Boston, NY – 2019 Budget 2019 Taxes - Breakout by Fund (as percentage) 7% 15% General Highway 27% Fire 21% Light Ambulance Refuse & Garbage Water (All Districts) 26% 3% 1% Total Taxation: $2,918,159 10

What is Fund Balance? Fund Balance is what is left after the fund's assets have been used to meet its liabilities. An increase in Fund balance could be generated by: - Projects planned for and not completed therefore $ spent is less than budgeted - Found a way to reduce costs so that $ spent was less than budgeted - Received unanticipated revenues bringing in more $ than budgeted Classifications of Fund Balance (GASB 54) Nonspendable Restricted Committed Assigned Unassigned • Not in spendable • Restrictions • Constrained to a • Intend to use for • General Fund form imposed by specific purpose a specific only • Ex. Prepaid grantors, set by Town purpose • To be used for items, bondholders, or Board • Ex. Street any purpose that inventories laws/regulations • Ex. Equipment lighting, garbage benefits the • Ex. Grant $ must Reserve, collection whole town be used for a Drainage specific project Reserve Reserve funds are essentially a legally authorized savings account for particular specific purposes (ex. Equipment Reserve, Buildings Reserve, Ambulance Reserve, Drainage Reserve) 11

Fund Balance as of 12/31/18 General Highway Fire Light Ambulance Garbage Water Nonspendable 16,149 - - - - - - Reserve Accts (see below) 329,511 137,036 - - - - 348,015 Assigned for specific use - 797,415 206,319 15,870 31,929 122,767 423,279 Unassigned 2,218,235 - - - - - - Total as of 12/31/18 2,563,895 934,451 206,319 15,870 31,929 122,767 771,294 2019 Planned use of Fund Balance 322,253 102,382 - 3,825 - - - 2020 Planned use of Fund Balance 354,663 269,453 23,764 3,609 - - - Estimated 2020 Ending Fund Balance 1,541,319 425,580 182,555 8,436 31,929 122,767 423,279 Calc. Minimum per Town Policy 387,605 269,453 128,482 4,000 23,732 141,982 65,142 (% of budgeted appropriations) (20%) (20%) (15%) (20%) (20%) (20%) (15%) Reserve Accounts as of 12/31/18 Reserve for Debt (per USDA Req) - - - - - - 348,015 Reserve for Equipment - 137,036 - - - - - Reserve for Tri-Seq 7,028 - - - - - - Reserve for Bail 6 - - - - - - Reserve for Sr. Facility 60,205 - - - - - - Reserve for tax stable 83,241 - - - - - - Reserve for Building & Parks 122,534 - - - - - - Reserve for Recreation 36,469 - - - - - - Reserve for Drainage 20,028 - - - - - - 329,511 137,036 - - - - 12 348,015

Town of Boston, New York 2020 Tentative Budget October 9, 2019

2020 Budget Summary Appropriated Raised by Appropriations = Est. Revenues + Fund Balance + Taxation A General 1,938,025.00 1,369,589.00 354,663.00 213,773.00 D Highway 1,465,446.00 402,933.00 269,453.00 793,060.00 SF Fire 856,546.00 53,000.00 23,764.00 779,782.00 SL Light 20,000.00 150.00 3,609.00 16,241.00 SM Ambulance 118,662.00 20,400.00 0.00 98,262.00 SG Refuse & Garbage 709,912.00 2,200.00 0.00 707,712.00 HA Water #1 81,569.00 300.00 0.00 81,269.00 HB Water #2 51,704.00 500.00 0.00 51,204.00 HD Water #1 Ext. 1 3,201.00 200.00 0.00 3,001.00 HE Water #2 Ext. 2 29,517.00 500.00 0.00 29,017.00 HC Water #3 257,165.00 4,000.00 0.00 253,165.00 HF Water #3 Ext.1 11,123.00 150.00 0.00 10,973.00 TOTALS 5,542,870.00 = 1,853,922.00 + 651,489.00 + 3,037,459.00 Budgeted Revenues Other Fund Balance Property Tax Expenditures Than Property Tax Planned to be Used Revenue 14

2020 Budget Summary Appropriated Raised by 2019 Change Appropriations Est. Revenues Fund Balance Taxation Taxes From 2019 A General 1,938,025.00 1,369,589.00 354,663.00 213,773.00 211,714.00 2,059.00 D Highway 1,465,446.00 402,933.00 269,453.00 793,060.00 785,424.00 7,636.00 SF Fire 856,546.00 53,000.00 23,764.00 779,782.00 773,419.00 6,363.00 SL Light 20,000.00 150.00 3,609.00 16,241.00 16,175.00 66.00 SM Ambulance 118,662.00 20,400.00 0.00 98,262.00 92,817.00 5,445.00 SG Refuse & Garbage 709,912.00 2,200.00 0.00 707,712.00 612,612.00 95,100.00 HA Water #1 81,569.00 300.00 0.00 81,269.00 80,831.00 438.00 HB Water #2 51,704.00 500.00 0.00 51,204.00 51,214.00 -10.00 HD Water #1 Ext. 1 3,201.00 200.00 0.00 3,001.00 3,000.00 1.00 HE Water #2 Ext. 2 29,517.00 500.00 0.00 29,017.00 28,970.00 47.00 HC Water #3 257,165.00 4,000.00 0.00 253,165.00 251,014.00 2,151.00 HF Water #3 Ext.1 11,123.00 150.00 0.00 10,973.00 10,969.00 4.00 TOTALS 5,542,870.00 1,853,922.00 651,489.00 3,037,459.00 2,918,159.00 119,300.00 15

Breakdown of Overall Tax Levy Increase 2019 Total Tax Levy $ 2,918,159 2020 Proposed Tax Levy $ 3,037,459 Increase in Tax Revenue $ 119,300 Source of Tax Revenue Increase: Assessed Value Increases $ 21,500 Garbage Fund Increase - $30 per parcel $ 93,120 Ambulance Fund Increase - 5% increase $ 4,680 Increase in Tax Revenue $ 119,300 16

Why the Town Needs to Override the Tax Cap Real Property Tax Levy 2019 $ 2,918,159 Tax Base Growth Factor 1.0084 Allowable Levy Growth Factor 1.0200 Available Carryover from 2019 $ 5,415 2020 Tax Levy Limit $ 3,006,940 Tax Increase Allowed from 2019 to 2020 without passing a local law to override the tax cap $ 88,781 2019 Garbage Cost (per parcel) $ 198 2020 Garbage Cost (per parcel) $ 228 Increase (per parcel) $ 30 Number of parcels 3,104 Tax Increase solely from Garbage Cost Increase $ 93,120 Amount that the garbage cost increase pushed the Town over the tax levy limit $ 4,339 Additionally there will be $21,500 in tax revenue increase from Assessed Value increases 17

Proposed Rate Fund 2019 Tax Rate 2020 Tax Rate Change A General 0.377440 0.377440 0% D Highway 1.400237 1.400237 0% SF Fire 1.317825 1.317825 0% SL Light 0.067774 0.067774 0% SM Ambulance 0.158360 0.166278 5% SG Refuse & Garbage 3094 units x $198 3104 units X $228 $30 HA Water #1 OM - M 0.095648 0.095648 0% Water #1 OM - C 0.184030 0.184030 0% HB Water #2 24 house w/o svc x $13 24 house w/o svc x $13 0% Water #2 20 parcel w/o svc x $8 21 parcel w/o svc x $8 0% Water #2 378 house w/ svc x $130 378 house w/ svc x $130 0% Water #2 89 parcel w/ svc x $18 88 parcel w/ svc x $18 0% HD Water #1 Ext. 1 0.630636 0.630636 0% HE Water #2 Ext. 2 58 house w/ svc x $285 58 house w/ svc x $285 0% Water #2 Ext. 2 8 parcel w/ svc x $88 8 parcel w/ svc x $88 0% Water #2 Ext. 2 1.050000 1.050000 0% Water #2 Ext. 2 0.000500 0.000500 0% HC Water #3 480 house w/svc x $370 484 house w/svc x $370 0% Water #3 83 parcel w/ svc x $130 80 parcel w/ svc x $130 0% Water #3 0.600000 0.600000 0% HF Water #3 Ext. 1 1.200000 1.200000 0% Water #3 Ext. 1 19 house w/svc x $280 19 house w/svc x $280 0% Water #3 Ext. 1 8 parcel w/ svc x $92.4 8 parcel w/ svc x $92.4 0%

Breakdown of Proposed Tax 2020 Proposed Fund Annual Tax Per Week Cost Per Day Cost General $ 59.45 $ 1.14 $ 0.16 Highway $ 220.54 $ 4.24 $ 0.61 Fire $ 197.67 $ 3.80 $ 0.54 Light $ 10.67 $ 0.21 $ 0.03 Ambulance $ 24.94 $ 0.48 $ 0.07 Refuse & Garbage $ 228.00 $ 4.38 $ 0.63 Total Tax (Excluding Water) $ 741.27 $ 14.26 $ 2.04 2020 Low 2020 High (on average) Water #1 $ 15.06 $ 28.98 $ 0.42 $ 0.06 Water #2 $ 13.00 $ 135.00 $ 1.42 $ 0.20 Water #1 Ext. 1 $ 99.28 $ 99.28 $ 1.91 $ 0.27 Water #2 Ext. 2 $ 258.45 $ 455.45 $ 6.86 $ 0.98 Water #3 $ 229.50 $ 469.50 $ 6.72 $ 0.96 Water #3 Ext 1 $ 286.40 $ 474.00 $ 7.31 $ 1.04 NOTE: Represents estimated taxes on a Boston home with an assessed value of $150,000 19

Comparison of 2018, 2019, & Tentative 2020 Taxes $250.00 $200.00 $150.00 $100.00 $50.00 $- Refuse & General Highway Fire Light Ambulance Garbage 2018 $51.47 $203.92 $193.92 $10.17 $21.57 $188.00 2019 $56.62 $210.04 $197.67 $10.17 $23.75 $198.00 2020 $56.62 $210.04 $197.67 $10.17 $24.94 $228.00 NOTE: Represents estimated taxes on a Boston home with an assessed value of $150,000 20

Comparison of 2018, 2019, & Tentative 2020 Taxes $500.00 $450.00 $400.00 $350.00 $300.00 $250.00 $200.00 $150.00 $100.00 $50.00 $- Water #1 Water #2 Water #1 Ext. 1 Water #2 Ext. 2 Water #3 Water #3 Ext 1 2018 Low $14.35 $8.00 $94.60 $245.58 $220.00 $272.40 2018 High $27.60 $130.00 $94.60 $442.58 $460.00 $460.00 2019 Low $14.35 $8.00 $94.60 $245.58 $220.00 $272.40 2019 High $27.60 $130.00 $94.60 $442.58 $460.00 $460.00 2020 Low $14.35 $8.00 $94.60 $245.58 $220.00 $272.40 2020 High $27.60 $130.00 $94.60 $442.58 $460.00 $460.00 NOTE: Represents estimated taxes on a Boston home with an assessed value of $150,000 21

General Fund Fire 0.39 1.4 0.38 0.37 1.35 0.36 1.3 0.35 0.34 1.25 0.33 0.32 1.2 Highway Ambulance 1.44 0.2 1.42 0.15 1.4 1.38 0.1 1.36 0.05 1.34 1.32 0 Light Garbage 0.1 250 0.08 200 0.06 150 0.04 100 0.02 50 0 0

Town of Boston, NY – 2020 Budget 2020 Taxes - Breakout by Fund (as percentage) 7% 14% General Highway 26% Fire 23% Light Ambulance Refuse & Garbage 26% Water (All Districts) 3% Total Taxation: $3,037,459 1% 24

7% Town of Boston, NY – General Fund 7% of your Town Tax Covers: • All salaries & employee benefits (minus highway workers) • Costs to run the offices of Town Clerk / Assessor / Court / Supervisor / Code Enforcement • Costs of Dog Control / Historian / Summer Concerts / Attorney / Engineer • Costs to run Senior Nutrition & Youth Programs • Costs of the Advisory Boards – Conservation / Planning / Zoning • Costs to maintain all Town buildings and Town parks 2020 Planned repairs/upgrades: • New highway barn roof & new salt barn roof • New boiler for Town Hall (started in 2019 & mostly grant funded) • Elevator modernization at Town Hall (started in 2019, partly grant funded) • IT/computer upgrades 25

General Fund Personnel Services Budget Lines 2019 2020 A 1010.1 Town Board-PS 34,000.00 35,000.00 A 1110.1 Town Justice- PS 108,088.00 111,330.00 A 1220.1 Supervisor- PS 120,319.00 129,124.00 A 1340.1 Budget Director 3,500.00 3,500.00 A 1355.1 Assessor-PS 66,702.00 68,702.00 A 1410.1 Town Clerk- PS 81,086.00 83,519.00 A 1420.1 Attorney- PS 15,423.00 15,886.00 A 1460.1 Records Mgt.- PS 250.00 250.00 A 1620.1 Buildings- PS 23,636.00 21,783.00 A 3510.1 Dog Control- PS 12,545.00 12,922.00 A 3620.1 Safety Inspection-PS 23,930.00 24,588.00 A 5010.1 Supt of Highways-PS 83,223.00 85,719.00 A 6772.1 Prog for Aging-Per Sv 19,604.00 20,358.00 A 7110.1 Parks- PS 88,299.00 90,860.00 A 7140.1 Play & Rec Ctr- PS 4,933.00 0.00 A 7270.1 Event Coordinator 0.00 2,500.00 A 7310.1 Youth Programs-PS 82,320.00 0.00 A 7510.1 Historian-PS 3,550.00 3,550.00 A 8010.1 Zoning-Per Service 4,120.00 7,600.00 A 8020.1 Planning- Pers Svc 3,500.00 5,200.00 A 8710.1 Conservation-Per Serv 930.00 2,900.00 A 8810.1 Cemetery-Per Serv 300.00 300.00 780,258.00 725,591.00 26

Salaries of Elected Officials ADOPTED TENTATIVE 2019 2020 OFFICER SALARY SALARY Supervisor 32,810 39,000 Councilman 8,500 8,750 Councilman 8,500 8,750 Councilman 8,500 8,750 Councilman 8,500 8,750 Town Clerk 46,350 47,741 Town Justice 18,547 19,103 Town Justice 18,547 19,103 Superintendent of Highways 66,289 68,278 27

Town of Boston Supervisor 2020 Proposed Supervisor’s Salary: $39,000 The position will remain part-time for 2020 Increase from 2019 due to the Supervisor putting in full time hours for 2018 & 2019 so it is fair that he be compensated at least in line with Supervisors of towns of similar size 2019 2019 Town Population Supervisor's Salary Eden 7,642 $ 42,224 Boston 8,073 $ 32,810 Concord 8,530 $ 38,844 Newstead 8,678 $ 37,215 28

2020 Tentative Budget General Fund Revenue Sources Interest & Earnings, 23,000 Departmental Income, 32,600 Gifts & Donations, 5,500 NYS AIM Funding, 49,689 Court Fines, 140,000 Property Tax, Rent of the 213,773 Trooper Barracks, 88,800 Franchise Fees, 90,000 Mortgage Tax, Sales Tax, 800,000 140,000 29

Town Board •Cont - Trainings & public notices (same as 2019) Justice •Equip - Adjustable Desk, 2 file cabinets (part JCAP grant, part town) •Cont - Office supplies, software programs, membership dues, court interpreter, phones (same as 2019) Supervisor •Per Svc - Supervisor salary being increased to be on par with town’s of similar populations •Cont - Office supplies, phones, membership dues, trainings (same as 2019) Finance •Accounting consulting from Drescher Malecki, Departmental Audits, Computer Search Fees , Tax Filing Fees, Stop Pymt fees at bank (same as 2019) Assessor •Cont - Online Assessment Databases, office supplies, trainings, membership dues (increase due to additional software program needed) Town Clerk •Cont - Office supplies, phones, software programs, membership dues, trainings (same as 2019) Attorney •Cont - Attorney for the Town (total dept cost same as 2019) Engineer •Cont - Increased to cover needs associated with Elevator repair, boiler replacement, and possible water projects Records Management •Cont - Decreased as no current projects in this category... still need to pay for Biels Records Retention System

Buildings •Equip - Kept at $50,000 due to boiler & elevator projects (grant covers most but town has a match) •Cont - increased due to needing to repair highway roof & salt barn roof (Estimated at $24,000) Central Communications •Equip - finish 2019 server updates, finish purchasing new computers (Windows 7 no longer supported), potential phone system updates •Cont - $3,900 for Code Red, $2,000 for Timeclock system upgrade (required by the Timeclock's Company), $700 for email licenses, Various software programs, IT service for setting up the new computers, IT Service calls Central Print & Mail •Printer costs & mail costs (same as 2019) Other Gen Gov't Support •Grant Writing Service - (same as 2019) Special Items •Mostly the same... slight decrease for expected insurance cost since 2019 came in at $60,855 Dog Control •Cont - Fuel, supplies, van repairs (same as 2019) Safety Inspection (Code Enforcement) •Cont - office supplies, mileage reimb for sight reviews (increased due to budget overage every yr) Highway Superintendent •Cont - office supplies, phones, HWY employee drug testing, highway medical supplies (same as 2019) Highway Garage •Uniforms & rugs, cleaning supplies, National Fuel, NYSEG, ECWA, phones (same as 2019)

Street Lighting & Traffic Control •Kept same as 2019 - have historically gone over budget but LED conversion started in 2019 is supposed to decrease costs Program for Aging •Senior Nutrition supplies, meals on wheels mileage reimbursements (increase due to prior years going over budget due to meals on wheels) Parks •Equip & Cont - both decrease as 2019 had extra money put in which can be used to purchase the bucket truck and bucket tractor requested by parks. No further requests for 2020. Play & Rec Center and Youth Programs •All youth programs moved to Boys & Girls Club... 2020 contractual cost is $100,000 Band Concerts •Event Coordinator position created as the Rec Director previously put together the concert series and there is no longer a Rec Director. •Cont - Increased as band costs have increased Historian & Historian Property •Historian - (Same as 2019) •Historical Society - Town contribution set at $3,000 Celebrations •Kept same as 2019 Adult Recreation •Boston Seniors - Increased from $13,000 to $14,000 due to inceased cost of bus trips •Boston Young at Heart - Increased from $13,000 to $14,000 due to inceased cost of bus trips

Other Culture / Rec •Boston Free Library lease agreement at $1,000 per year Zoning •Personnel - increase to accommodate PT secretary working 39 hrs/ pay period split between the boards... previously these budget lines were way under budgeted •Cont - supplies, ZBA public hearing notices, trainings Planning •Personnel - increase to accommodate PT secretary working 39 hrs/ pay period split between the boards... previously these budget lines were way under budgeted •Cont - supplies, membership dues, public hearing notices, trainings Drainage & Erosion •Kept same as 2019 Conservation •Personnel - increase to accommodate PT secretary working 39 hrs/ pay period split between the boards... previously these budget lines were way under budgeted •Cont - CAC supplies, Fishing Derby, LEAF Event (decreased at request of CAC Chairman based on 2020 planned events) Cemetery •Kept same as 2019 Other Home . Community Service (Brush) •Brush & leaf pickup by the Highway department during spring & fall (same as 2019) Employee Benefits •Retirement increased as 2019 is expected to be under-budgeted •Social Security decreased as overall salaries will be decreased due to no Summer Rec or Friday Night Rec Employees •Health Insurance increase due to additional FT person interested in health insurance if re-appointed for next yr.

Town of Boston, NY – Highway Fund 26% 26% of your Town Tax Covers: • Salaries of Highway Workers & their Employee Benefits • Costs of salt and sand for winter plowing • Costs of stone in summer • Costs to repair roads within the town • Costs to purchase & repair town owned trucks & equipment 2020 Planned repairs/upgrades: • Various road repairs/paving • $200,000 towards new equipment – to be coupled with funding from CHIPS/ Equipment Reserve/ additional use of Fund Balance as needed depending on actual bid prices • Requested $170,000 for a new Dump Truck • Requested $150,000 Tractor, mower, sweeper • Requested $15,000 other eqpt 34

Employees • Salary increases dictated by the Union Contract • Expected 31 weeks of summer work, 21 weeks of snow plowing with overtime • Retirement increased as 2019 is expected to be under-budgeted • Social Security increased as overall salaries increased • Workers Comp increase as 2019 ended up being under budgeted • Health Insurance rate increases are projected to be small enough that this acct can maintain a budget of $90,000 CHIPS, PAVE-NY, & EWR • State funding - Revenues match whatever expenditures are submitted for reimbursement up to this amount General Repairs • Summer Roadwork, fuel costs, road drainage - kept same as 2019 Machinery • Equip - Requested $170,000 for a new Dump Truck + $150,000 Tractor, mower, sweeper $15,000 other eqpt... Most highway equipment is 10+ years old and some are in very bad condition. No equipment was purchased between 2011 and 2018. Reasoning behind $200,000 was that if HWY uses this $200,000 plus CHIPS of about $83,000, they can get both trucks requested ($170k + $150k) by using either CHIPs rollover or Eqpt Reserves for the remaining $37,000. Or at the very least it will get them 1 of the 2 requested vehicles. • Cont - repairs on trucks (kept same as 2019) Misc Brush & Weeds • Covers the HWY worker's boots as stated in their union contract $175 per person each year or $350 per person every other year so $350 x 6 workers = $2,100 plus any gloves needed Snow Removal • Plowing Supplies such as salt & sand – kept same as 2019

Town of Boston, NY – Highway Fund 26% TRUCK & EQUIPMENT INVENTORY UPDATED 6/2019 YEAR MAKE MODEL SERIAL # COST NEW ASSET # 1976 OSHKOSH SNOWBLOWER 15387 $ 93,000.00 12625 1987 OSHKOSH PLOW TRUCK/DUMP 10T2C3BC3H1031799 $ 90,000.00 13283 1988 FERGUSON ROLLER 10000 D 4 BJ38951 $ 35,000.00 12623 Some equipment is over 1993 TRAIL KING TRAILER 1TKCO2424PM074344 $ 10,000.00 13290 1995 CHAMPION GRADER 720A X025422X $ 30,000.00 12622 40 years old 1996 INTERNATIONAL PAYSTAR 5000 4X4 2HTTEAER7TC045237 $ 116,500.00 13282 1998 INTERNATIONAL DUMP TRUCK 1HTGLAHT6WH516628 $ 95,000.00 13281 No equipment replaced 1999 INTERNATIONAL DUMP TRUCK 1HTGEAHR8XH210997 $ 74,996.00 13286 between 2011 to 2018 2000 VIBROMAX ROLLER 752C JKC789002 $ 72,323.00 12633 2000 GMC SWEEPER 1GDP7C1C4YJ507747 $ 130,000.00 Proposing to purchase 1 2001 GRADALL XL3100 4X4 SN0311312 $ 170,225.00 13180 2002 OSHKOSH PLOW TRUCK/DUMP 10TBRAF372S074086 $ 121,000.00 13179 to 2 new trucks in 2020 2003 FORD F550 PICKUP 1FDAF57P73ED42342 $ 35,000.00 13287 to replace the ones 2003 FORD F550 PICKUP 1FDAF57P73ED42343 $ 35,000.00 13288 highlighted in yellow 2004 OSHKOSH PLOW TRUCK/DUMP 10TBRAF344S080205 $ 116,515.00 13178 2005 NEW HOLLAND TL90A 4X4 TRACTOR HJS012903 $ 69,704.00 13177 2005 ODB LCT650 LEAF VACUUM 33405621 $ 16,632.00 12718 2006 ODB LCT650 LEAF VACUUM 9064659 $ 17,460.00 12719 2006 JOHN DEERE 444J LOADER DW444JZ604843 $ 73,188.00 13176 2007 JOHNSON VT650 SWEEPER 49HAADBV17DX59422 $ 184,660.00 2007 MORBARK BRUSH CHIPPER 4S8SZ191 17W0 51346 $ 35,388.00 12720 2009 FORD F550 PICKUP/PLOW TRK 1FDAF57R09EA35637 $ 85,254.00 13175 2009 FORD F550 PICKUP/PLOW TRK 1FDAF57R29EA35638 $ 85,254.00 13174 2009 DODGE 4500 PICKUP/DUMP 3D6WD66L39G524393 $ 48,790.00 13173 2010 FINN T90 HYDRO SEEDER 1F9HS1624AF135365 $ 42,500.00 13289 2010 HTC HYD TRUCK CONVEYOR 1800G $ 6,888.00 13294 2011 JOHN DEERE 310J LOADER BACKHOE 1TO310JXJB0200935 $ 68,400.00 13172 2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD 1GC2KVEG7JZ225485 $ 43,361.00 13171 36 2020 WESTERN STAR 4800SB 4X4 PLOW TRK 5KKDBBDV6LPLF9226 $ 256,108.75 13295

2020 Tentative Budget Highway Revenue Sources Int. Fund Rev., 50,000 Fuel Reimbursement, State Aid- 3,000 Chips, 117,933 Interest & Earning, 7,000 Sales Tax, 225,000 Property Tax, 793,060 37

Town of Boston, NY – Fire Fund 26% 26% of your Town Tax Covers: • Contractual Payments to each of the 3 fire departments • Dispatch Services through Hamburg • Workers Comp for the 3 fire departments • The LOSAP program for the 3 fire departments (underfunded by $783,481 between 2013 and 2018 with a growing gap) 2018 2019 • Contribution should’ve been $395,806 • Contribution should be $427,111 • Town contributed $150,000 • Town contributed $200,000 For years, funding has been cut to the LOSAP program. As such, in 2019 the program is only 42% funded and this % has been dropping each year that the suggested contribution is not met 38

Town of Boston, NY – Ambulance Fund 3% of your Town Tax Covers: 3% • Contractual Payment to the Boston EMS Squad (They have received $37,000 each year since 2012) • Dispatch Services through Hamburg • Workers Comp for the EMS Squad • The LOSAP program for the EMS Squad • Ambulance Loan Payment (2016 – 2024) • $14,833 towards either arterial defibrillators (or an equipment reserve if the grant comes through) 39

Town of Boston, NY – Lighting Fund 1% of your Town Tax Covers: 1% • Street lighting district costs The Town of Boston has partnered with NYSEG to replace existing street lighting with energy efficient LED Lighting. This program will save tax payers money while saving energy and reducing greenhouse gases. 40

Town of Boston, NY – Garbage & Refuse 23% 23% of your Town Tax Covers: • Garbage Service through Waste Management • Contract was bid out in summer of 2019 - Waste Management was the only bid response - The town selected the cheapest option keeping services how they currently are 2019 Tax 2020 Tax $198 per parcel $228 per parcel Weekly trash & Weekly trash & recycling recycling Weekly bulk Weekly bulk collection collection 41

14% Town of Boston, NY – Water Districts 14% of your Town Tax Covers: • Water District Costs through ECWA • Debt payments on construction and repairs (varies by district) Planned repairs/upgrades (hoping to start in 2020 but has not impacted taxes yet) • District 1 – water line replacements/ repairs & repairs to Crestwood Tank • District 2 – Repairs to Rice Hill Tank • District 3 – Repairs to Wohlhueter Tank 42

14% Town of Boston, NY – Current Water Debts $4,500,000 $4,000,000 $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $- Water Dist. 2 Water Dist. 3 Water Dist. 1 Water Dist. 2 Water Dist. 3 Extension Extension 2017 Balance $240,084 $140,700 $4,218,100 $99,700 $93,750 2018 Balance $203,338 $112,560 $4,122,600 $79,760 $87,500 2019 Balance $165,344 $84,420 $4,023,300 $59,820 $81,250 2020 Balance $126,057 $56,280 $3,920,000 $39,880 $75,000 43

Town of Boston, New York Future Projects October 9, 2019

Water Districts • Water mains, valves, lines, and other water infrastructure repair/replacement • Pump house roof & pumps • District 1 – Crestwood Tank repairs $423,000 (early estimate) • District 2 – Rice Hill Tank $751,000 (early estimate) • District 3 – Wohlheuter Tank $880,000 (early estimate) 46

Water District Repair List Insert ECWA Letter here 48

Water District 1 – Crestwood Tank 49

Water District 1 – Crestwood Tank 50

Water District 2 – Rice Hill Tank 51

Water District 2 – Rice Hill Tank 52

Water District 2 – Rice Hill Tank 53

Water District 3 – Wohlhueter Tank 54

Water District 3 – Wohlhueter Tank 55

Big Projects & Big Repairs Needed • Town Hall – boiler (started in 2019 w/ DASNY grant – should cover all/most) • Town Hall – elevator (started in 2019 w/ CDBG grant - covers $100,000/Town covers rest) • Drainage Improvement Area (Town wide) • North Boston Park – building • Highway Roof & Salt Barn Roof • Multiple highway vehicles reaching the end of their life 56

Open for Public Comment Further questions can be discussed in person Mon-Fri 9am – 4pm or sent via email: [email protected] [email protected] Public Hearing will be next Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 during the 7:30pm Board Meeting located in the Town Hall Court Room Note: The next 3 slides were discussed during a question & answer / comment session. 57

Is there any possible way to stay under the tax cap? Can we allocate sales tax to the Garbage Fund? • No – cannot use sales tax (collected on the whole town) to benefit a select group of people and not everyone has garbage service Can we use Fund Balance in the Garbage Fund to offset the increase? • Not really – This fund has a lower fund balance than the minimum specified in the Town’s policy. The policy specifies 20% of budgeted appropriations as that is how much is needed to cover the 1 st 2 months of garbage service before tax revenue comes in Can we loan money from the General Fund to the Garbage Fund? • Yes – But it would need to be paid back with interest Can we decrease other funds to make up the difference? • Yes – But we are pushing the problem onto next year… • Water - Water projects are looming on the horizon in all districts • Garbage - The garbage contract has a 2% increase in cost in it every year • Highway - Some highway trucks are over 30 years old and need replacing as they are becoming unsafe • Fire - The Fire LOSAP program is 42% funded and heading towards insolvency • Ambulance - Boston EMS can barely make ends meet with the amount they are currently given which hasn’t increased since 2012 • General - The Town Hall boiler needs replacing (ongoing currently), the elevator needs replacing (ongoing currently), the Highway barn and salt barn both need new roofs, North Boston Park needs repairs to the structure, and Drainage projects haven’t been completed in a few years 58

Is there any possible way to stay under the tax cap? Best possible solution - Decrease General Fund Tax by 15% • General Fund tax rate will go from current 0.377440 to 0.320824 • General fund will lose $32,066 in tax revenue • Use of General Fund fund balance will go from $354,663 up to $386,729 (this fund is the only one with a fund balance large enough to take the hit) • The Town will be under the tax cap by $1,547 • The overall increase will be 2.99% versus the current proposed 4.09% • On a house of $150,000 assessed value: The General Fund tax will go from $56.62 to $48.12 saving the taxpayer $8.49 If that house has garbage service the tax will still be increasing by that $30 less the amount saved by the general fund (in this example $30 - $8.49 = $21.51) 59

Sales Tax Allocation 2019 Current 2018 Actual 2017 Actual 2016 Actual 2019 Budget 2020 Budget (3 quarters) General 780,000.00 800,000.00 663,087.25 984,804.54 980,745.26 846,348.29 Highway 225,000.00 225,000.00 225,000.00 225,000.00 225,000.00 225,000.00 Fire 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 75,000.00 Ambulance 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 21,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 1,075,000.00 1,095,000.00 958,087.25 1,230,804.54 1,290,745.26 1,156,348.29 Sales Tax can only be allocated to the funds that benefit the town as a whole, so no allocations can be made to water districts or garbage fund. 60