Southtowns Record

2020 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation

Government
Town of Boston
Posted by publisher
Oct 1, 2026
Kind
Budget
Topics
Budget and taxes, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic

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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)