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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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