TB 2026-09-16 Agenda Packet (full text)
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AGENDA
REGULAR BOARD MEETING - TOWN OF BOSTON
September 16, 2026 – 7:30 P.M.
ITEM NO. I PRELIMINARY MATTERS
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance and Opening Prayer
4. Other Preliminary Matters
ITEM NO. II REGULAR BUSINESS
1. Correction and Adoption of the Minutes from September 2, 2026
2. Consideration of all Fund Bills
ITEM NO. III CORRESPONDENCE
1. Town Clerk’s Report for August 2026
2. Dog Control Officer Report August 2026
3. 2024 Financial Statements and Auditor Comments
4. August 2026 Income Statement & Cash Balances
5. NYSEG and RG&E Crews Make Major Progress Following Overnight Storm
6. Erie County Comptroller – Erie County Term Registry and Letters being Sent to Rental Operators
7. Application for Use of Meeting Facility – Connect Life Blood Drive 2027
ITEM NO. IV NEW BUSINESS
1. Requests from the Floor (3-minute time limit per person)
2. Public Hearing - Matt Kolo Excavating, LLC, 7631 Zimmerman Road, Site Plan Approval of a
proposed Office Building
3. Schedule Public Hearing for Fire Contracts (October 21, 2026 at 7:35 pm)
4. Resolution 2026 – 61 Approving Site Plan for Matt Kolo Excavating, LLC, 7631 Zimmerman Road
5. Resolution 2026 – 62 Authorizing the Town Court to Apply for a JCAP Grant
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6. Request for reappointment from David May to Zoning Board of Appeals – Term through 4/1/2031
7. Application for Use of Facility – Town of Boston Event Coordinator, Summer Concert Series 2027
ITEM NO. V OLD BUSINESS
ITEM NO. VI REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Highway Superintendent
2. Councilmembers
3. Town Clerk
4. Supervisor
ITEM NO. VII ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
1. Adjournment of Meeting
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Basic Financial Statements, Required
Supplementary Information and Supplementary
Information for the Year Ended December 31, 2024
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Table of Contents
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Page
Management’s Discussion and Analysis..............................................................................................1
Basic Financial Statements:
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position ............................................................................................................ 10
Statement of Activities .................................................................................................................11
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet—Governmental Funds ......................................................................................... 12
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet—Governmental Funds to the
Government-wide Statement of Net Position ........................................................................ 13
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances—Governmental Funds ........................................................................................... 14
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balances—Governmental Funds to the Government-wide Statement of Activities ............. 15
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position—Custodial Fund................................................................16
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position—Custodial Fund .............................................17
Notes to the Financial Statements ..................................................................................................... 18
Required Supplementary Information:
Schedule of the Town’s Proportionate Share of the
Net Pension Liability/(Asset)—Employees’ Retirement System ................................................ 45
Schedule of the Town’s Contributions—Employees’ Retirement System .......................................46
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—General Fund.............................................................................................. 47
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—Highway—Town Wide Fund .....................................................................48
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—Fire Protection Fund................................................................................... 49
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—Water Fund................................................................................................. 50
(continued)
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Table of Contents
Year Ended December 31, 2024
(concluded)
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Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—Garbage and Refuse Fund .......................................................................... 51
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information .......................................................................... 52
Supplementary Information:
Combining Balance Sheet—Nonmajor Governmental Funds .......................................................... 53
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and
Changes in Fund Balances—Nonmajor Governmental Funds .................................................... 54
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Year Ended December 31, 2024
As management of the Town of Boston, New York (the “Town”), we offer readers of the Town’s financial
statements this narrative overview and analysis of the financial activities of the Town for the year ended
December 31, 2024. We encourage readers to consider the information presented here in conjunction with
additional information that we have furnished in the Town’s financial statements, which follow this
narrative.
Financial Highlights
The assets and deferred outflows of resources of the Town exceeded its liabilities and deferred
inflows of resources at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $4,147,788 (net position). This
consists of $2,409,449 net investment in capital assets, $4,621,163 restricted for specific
purposes, and unrestricted net position of ($2,882,824).
The Town’s total net position increased by $557,865 during the year ended December 31, 2024.
At the end of the current fiscal year, the Town’s governmental funds reported a combined ending
fund balance of $7,894,926, an decrease of $135,971 in comparison with the prior year’s fund
balance of $8,030,897.
At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance for the General Fund was
$1,505,816, or approximately 59.5 percent of total General Fund expenditures and transfers out.
This total amount is available for spending at the Town’s discretion and constitutes
approximately 59.0 percent of the General Fund’s total fund balance of $2,552,204 at December
31, 2024.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Town’s total serial bonds outstanding decreased
by $171,751 as a result of the Town’s scheduled principal payments.
Overview of the Financial Statements
The discussion and analysis provided here are intended to serve as an introduction to the Town’s basic
financial statements. The Town’s basic financial statements comprise three components: 1) government-
wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. This report
also contains other supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements themselves.
Government-wide financial statements—The government-wide financial statements are designed to
provide readers with a broad overview of the Town’s finances, in a manner similar to a private-sector
business.
The statement of net position presents information on all of the Town’s assets, liabilities and deferred
outflows/inflows of resources, with the difference reported as net position. Over time, increases or decreases
in net position may serve as a useful indicator of whether the financial position of the Town is improving
or deteriorating.
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The statement of activities presents information showing how the Town’s net position changed during the
most recent fiscal year. All changes in net position are reported as soon as the underlying event giving rise
to the change occurs, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Thus, revenues and expenses are
reported in this statement for some items that will result in cash flows in future fiscal periods (e.g., earned
but unused vacation leave).
Both of the government-wide financial statements distinguish functions of the Town that are principally
supported by taxes and intergovernmental revenues (governmental activities) from other functions that are
intended to recover all, or a significant portion of their costs through user fees and charges (business-type
activities). The governmental activities of the Town include general government support, public safety,
health, transportation, economic assistance and opportunity, culture and recreation, home and community
services and unallocated interest and other fiscal charges. The Town does not engage in any business-type
activities.
The government-wide financial statements can be found on pages 10-11 of this report.
Fund financial statements—A fund is a grouping of related accounts that is used to maintain control over
resources that have been segregated for specific activities or objectives. The Town, like other state and local
governments, uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal
requirements. All of the funds of the Town can be classified as governmental funds.
Governmental funds—Governmental funds are used to account for essentially the same functions
reported as governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. However, unlike the
government-wide financial statements, governmental fund financial statements focus on near-term
inflows and outflows of spendable resources, as well as on balances of spendable resources available
at the end of the fiscal year. Such information may be useful in evaluating a government’s near-term
financing requirements.
Because the focus of governmental funds is narrower than that of the government-wide financial
statements, it is useful to compare the information presented for governmental funds with similar
information presented for governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements. By
doing so, readers may better understand the long-term impact of the government’s near-term financing
decisions. Both the governmental funds’ balance sheet and the governmental funds’ statement of
revenues, expenditures, and changes in funds’ balances provide a reconciliation to facilitate this
comparison between governmental funds and governmental activities.
The Town maintains eight individual governmental funds. Information is presented separately in the
governmental fund balance sheet and in the governmental fund statements of revenues, expenditures,
and changes in fund balances for the General Fund, Highway—Town Wide Fund, Fire Protection Fund,
Water Fund, Garbage and Refuse Fund, and the Capital Projects Fund, all of which are considered to
be major funds. Data from the other two governmental funds are combined into a single, aggregated
presentation. Individual fund data for each of these nonmajor governmental funds is presented in the
form of combining statements in the Supplementary Information section of this report.
The basic governmental fund financial statements can be found on pages 12-15 of this report.
Fiduciary funds—Fiduciary funds are used to account for resources held for the benefit of parties
outside the government. Fiduciary funds are not reflected in the government-wide financial statements
because the resources are not available to support the Town’s own programs. The Town maintains one
fiduciary fund, the Custodial Fund.
The fiduciary fund statements can be found on pages 16-17 of this report.
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Notes to the financial statements—The notes provide additional information that is essential to a full
understanding of the data provided in the government-wide and fund financial statements. The notes to the
financial statements can be found on pages 18-44 of this report.
Other information—In addition to the basic financial statements and accompanying notes, this report also
presents required supplementary information concerning the Town’s net pension liability/(asset)—
Employees’ retirement system, the Town’s total pension liability related to its length of service awards
program and the Town’s budgetary comparison schedules for the General Fund, Highway—Town Wide
Fund, Fire Protection Fund, Water Fund, and the Garbage and Refuse Fund. Required Supplementary
Information and related notes to the required supplementary information can be found on pages 45-52 of
this report.
The combining statements referred to earlier in connection with nonmajor governmental funds are presented
as other supplementary information immediately following the Required Supplementary Information in the
Supplementary Information section on pages 53-54 of this report.
Government-wide Overall Financial Analysis
As noted earlier, net position over time may serve as a useful indicator of a government’s financial position.
In the case of the Town, assets and deferred outflows of resources exceeded liabilities and deferred inflows
of resources by $4,147,788 at the close of the most recent fiscal year, as compared to $3,589,923, at the
close of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Table 1, as shown below, presents condensed statements of net position.
Table 1—Condensed Statements of Net Position—Primary Government
Governmental Activities
December 31, December 31,
2024 2023
Current assets $ 12,692,576 $ 10,336,810
Noncurrent assets 7,596,903 7,002,754
Total assets 20,289,479 17,339,564
Deferred outflows of resources 1,914,285 1,864,076
Total deferred outflows of resources 1,914,285 1,864,076
Current liabilities 4,328,783 1,744,535
Noncurrent liabilities 11,529,617 11,476,091
Total liabilities 15,858,400 13,220,626
Deferred inflows of resources 2,197,576 2,393,091
Total deferred inflows of resources 2,197,576 2,393,091
Net position:
Net investment in capital assets 2,409,449 2,143,936
Restricted 4,621,163 4,394,845
Unrestricted (2,882,824) (2,948,858)
Total net position $ 4,147,788 $ 3,589,923
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The largest portion of the Town’s net position, $4,621,163, represents resources that are subject to external
restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws and regulations of other governments and
restrictions imposed by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.
An additional portion of the Town’s net position, $2,409,449, reflects its investment in capital assets (e.g.
land, buildings, machinery, equipment, right-to-use leased equipment and infrastructure), net of
accumulated depreciation less any related debt used to acquire those assets. The Town uses these capital
assets to provide a variety of services to citizens; consequently, these assets are not available for future
spending. Although the Town’s investment in capital assets is reported net of related debt, it should be
noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other sources, since the capital
assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities.
The remaining component of the Town’s net position, ($2,882,824), is considered to be an unrestricted
deficit. This deficit does not mean that the Town does not have resources available to meet its obligations
in the ensuing year; rather, it reflects liabilities not related to the Town’s capital assets and are not expected
to be repaid from current resources. These long-term liabilities, including bonds payable, installment
purchase debt, capital leases, compensated absences, and net pension liability, are funded annually within
the funds.
Table 2, as presented below, shows the changes in net position for the years ended December 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023.
Table 2—Condensed Statements of Changes in Net Position—Primary Government
Governmental Activities
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Program revenues:
Charges for services $ 263,662 $ 233,206
Capital grants and contributions 217,913 168,028
General revenues 6,174,612 6,212,234
Total revenues 6,656,187 6,613,468
Total expenses 6,098,322 5,566,214
Change in net position 557,865 1,047,254
Net position–beginning 3,589,923 2,542,669
Net position–ending $ 4,147,788 $ 3,589,923
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A summary of sources of revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is
presented in Table 3 below.
Table 3—Summary of Sources of Revenues—Primary Government
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Charges for services $ 263,662 $ 233,206
Capital grants and contributions 217,913 168,028
Property taxes, tax items and non-property taxes 4,978,967 4,925,062
Use of money and property 695,324 663,934
Sale of property and compensation for loss 8,594 83,556
Miscellaneous 13,399 4,127
Interfund revenues 76,493 78,127
Unrestricted state aid 220,684 195,697
Federal aid 181,151 261,731
Total revenues $ 6,656,187 $ 6,613,468
The Town’s most significant source of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 was property taxes,
tax items and non-property taxes, which accounted for $4,978,967, or 74.8 percent of total revenues. The
next largest source of revenue was use of money and property, which accounted for $695,324, or 10.4
percent of total revenues. The Town’s most significant source of revenues for the year ended December 31,
2023 was property taxes, tax items and non-property taxes, which accounted for $4,925,062, or 74.5 percent
of total revenues. The next largest source of revenue was use of money and property, which accounted for
$663,934, or 10.0 percent of total revenues.
A summary of program expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is
presented below in Table 4:
Table 4—Summary of Program Expenses—Primary Government
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
General government support $ 1,203,910 $ 1,019,651
Public safety 1,019,189 957,000
Health 107,397 51,939
Transportation 420,226 1,386,286
Economic assistance and opportunity 60,103 61,767
Culture and recreation 477,623 943,078
Home and community services 2,584,524 972,895
Interest and other fiscal charges 225,350 173,598
Total expenses $ 6,098,322 $ 5,566,214
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The Town’s most significant expense items for the year ended December 31, 2024 were home and
community services of $2,584,524, or 42.4 percent of total expenses, general government support of
$1,203,910, or 19.7 percent of total expenses, and public safety of $1,019,189, or 16.7 percent of total
expenses. The Town’s most significant expense items for the year ended December 31, 2023 were
transportation of $1,386,286, or 24.9 percent of total expenses, general government support of $1,019,651,
or 18.3 percent of total expenses, and home and community services of $972,895, or 17.5 percent of total
expenses.
Financial Analysis of Governmental Funds
As noted earlier, the Town uses fund accounting to ensure and demonstrate compliance with finance-related
legal requirements.
Governmental funds—The focus of the Town’s governmental funds is to provide information on near-
term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the
Town’s financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a
government’s net resources available for discretionary use as they represent the portion of fund balance
which has not been limited to use for a particular purpose by an external party, the Town itself, or a group
of individuals that has been delegated to assign resources for use for particular purposes by the Town Board.
At December 31, 2024, the Town’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balance of
$7,894,926, a decrease of $135,971 from the prior year fund balance of $8,030,897. Approximately 4.9
percent of this amount, $386,500 constitutes unassigned fund balance, which is available for spending at
the Town’s discretion. The remainder of fund balance is either nonspendable, restricted or assigned to
indicate that it is (1) not in spendable form, $50,284, (2) restricted for particular purposes, $4,621,163, or
(3) assigned for particular purposes, $2,836,979.
The General Fund is the chief operating fund of the Town. At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned
fund balance of the General Fund was $1,505,816 while total fund balance decreased to $2,552,204. As a
measure of the General Fund’s liquidity, it may be useful to compare both unassigned fund balance and
total fund balance to total General Fund expenditures. Unassigned fund balance represents approximately
59.0 percent of total General Fund expenditures and other financing uses, while total fund balance
represents approximately 100.8 percent of that same amount.
The Town’s Highway—Town Wide fund ending fund balance was $1,409,265. $317,538 is restricted for
capital projects, $153,433 is reported as fund balance assigned for subsequent year’s expenditures,
$171,261 is assigned to encumbrances, and $751,991 is assigned to specific use. During the year ended
December 31, 2024, the Highway—Town Wide fund balance increased $163,818.
The Town’s Fire Protection Fund ending fund balance increased $181,376 to an ending fund balance of
$2,779,415. $2,601,939 is restricted for LOSAP, $26,773 is assigned for subsequent year’s expenditures,
and $150,703 is assigned to specific use.
The Town’s Water Fund increased $151,514 to an ending fund balance of $1,137,752. $387,651 is restricted
for debt, $68,788 is assigned for subsequent year’s expenditures, and $681,313, is assigned to specific use.
The Town’s Garbage and Refuse fund ending fund balance increased $65,528 to an ending fund balance of
$200,742 and the entire amount of fund balance, of $200,742 is assigned to specific use.
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The Town’s Capital Projects Fund fund balance decreased $283,110 resulting in a deficit ending fund
balance of $(1,119,316). This is due to capital outlay expenditures outpacing revenues and the issuance of
bond anticipation notes to support projects. The fund balance deficit is anticipated to be remedied through
the issuance of long-term debt.
General Fund Budgetary Highlights
The Town’s General Fund budget generally contains budget amendments during the year. The budget is
allowed to be amended upward (increased) for prior year’s encumbrances since the funds were allocated
under the previous year’s budget, and the Town has appropriately assigned an equal amount of fund balance
at year-end for this purpose. Furthermore, the budget is allowed to be amended upward (increased) for
additional current year appropriations supported by an increase in budgeted revenues or appropriation of
fund balance. A budgetary comparison schedule within the required supplementary information section of
this report has been provided to demonstrate compliance with their budget.
A summary of the General Fund results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 is presented
in Table 5 below:
Table 5—General Fund Budget
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
Revenues $ 1,808,783 $ 2,083,934 $ 2,144,788 $ 60,854
Expenditures and other financing uses 2,311,691 2,737,136 2,532,080 205,056
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
and other financing sources over
expenditures and other financing uses $ (502,908) $ (653,202) $ (387,292) $ 265,910
Original budget compared to final budget—During the year, overall budgeted appropriations increased
$425,445 primarily due to capital project interfund transfers.
Final budget compared to actual results—A review of actual revenues and expenditures compared to
estimated revenues and appropriations in the final budget yields several favorable variances, most notably
related to additional revenue in licenses and permits, and savings in general government support
expenditures due to conservative spending town wide.
Capital Assets and Debt Administration
Capital assets—The Town’s investment in capital assets for its governmental activities as of December
31, 2024, amounted to $7,596,903 (net of accumulated depreciation/amortization). This investment in
capital assets includes land, buildings, improvements, vehicles and equipment, and infrastructure.
Capital assets net of depreciation for the governmental activities at the years ended December 31, 2024 and
2023 are presented on the following page.
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Table 6—Summary of Capital Assets (Net of Accumulated Depreciation/Amortization)
Governmental Activities
December 31,
2024 2023
Land $ 203,600 $ 203,600
Construction in progress 632,855 1,990,292
Buildings 2,633,132 2,173,351
Improvements 958,818 900,717
Machinery & equipment 1,249,692 1,186,972
Right-to-use leased equipment 8,290 12,637
Infastructure 1,905,163 534,127
Art and historical treasures 5,353 1,058
Total $ 7,596,903 $ 7,002,754
Additional information on the Town’s capital assets can be found in Note 4 to the financial statements.
Long-term debt—At December 31, 2024, the Town had net bonded debt outstanding of $4,059,400, as
compared to $4,231,151 at December 31, 2023. During the year, the Town made scheduled principal
payments of $171,751.
The Town’s governmental activities also have recorded liabilities for an installment purchase debt, lease
liability, compensated absences, net pension liability—ERS and total pension liability—LOSAP.
A summary of the Town’s long-term liabilities at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is presented
in Table 7 below:
Table 7—Summary of Long-Term Liabilities
Governmental Activities
December 31,
2024 2023
Serial bonds $ 4,059,400 $ 4,231,151
Installment purchase debt - 13,926
Lease liability 8,738 13,106
Compensated absences 179,285 188,822
Net pension liability-ERS 496,713 751,475
Total pension liability-LOSAP 6,785,481 6,277,611
Total $ 11,529,617 $ 11,476,091
Additional information on the Town’s long-term liabilities can be found in Note 12 to the financial
statements.
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Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budgets and Rates
The unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, for Erie County during December 2024 was 3.9 percent,
as compared to New York State’s unemployment rate of 4.7 percent. These factors are considered in
preparing the Town’s budget.
The Town considered current year operational expenses and estimated increases based on economic factors
when establishing the fiscal year 2025 budget. The General Fund tax rate is $0.24 per thousand of assessed
value for the 2025 budget year. The Town’s 2025 budget includes the appropriation of $509,330 of
unassigned fund balance in the General Fund.
Requests for Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Town’s finances for all those with
interest in the Town’s finances. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or
requests for additional financial information should be addressed to the Supervisor’s Office, Town of
Boston, 8500 Boston State Road, Boston, New York 14025.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Statement of Net Position
December 31, 2024
Primary
Government
Governmental
Activities
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,514,645
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 3,978,600
Restricted investments 3,293,127
Receivables 28,900
Taxes receivable 1,500
Intergovernmental receivables 114,561
Lease receivable 710,959
Prepaid items 50,284
Capital assets not being depreciated 836,455
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization 6,760,448
Total assets 20,289,479
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred outflows—relating to pensions 1,914,285
Total deferred outflows of resources 1,914,285
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 424,618
Accrued liabilities 141,101
Bond anticipation notes payable 3,758,000
Unearned revenue 5,064
Noncurrent liabilities:
Due within one year 199,001
Due within more than one year 11,330,616
Total liabilities 15,858,400
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows—relating to pensions 1,637,386
Deferred inflows—relating to leases receivable 560,190
Total deferred inflows of resources 2,197,576
NET POSITION
Net investment in capital assets 2,409,449
Restricted for:
Tax stabilization 92,724
Capital projects 847,661
LOSAP 3,293,127
Debt 387,651
Unrestricted (2,882,824)
Total net position $ 4,147,788
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Net (Expense)
Revenue and
Changes in
Net Position
Program Revenues Primary
Capital Government
Charges for Grants and Governmental
Function/Programs Expenses Services Contributions Activities
Primary government:
Governmental activities:
General government support $ 1,203,910 $ 202,694 $ - $ (1,001,216)
Public safety 1,019,189 59,397 - (959,792)
Health 107,397 1,571 - (105,826)
Transportation 420,226 - 217,913 (202,313)
Economic assistance and opportunity 60,103 - - (60,103)
Culture and recreation 477,623 - - (477,623)
Home and community services 2,584,524 - - (2,584,524)
Interest and other fiscal charges 225,350 - - (225,350)
Total primary government $ 6,098,322 $ 263,662 $ 217,913 (5,616,747)
General revenues:
Property taxes and tax items 3,373,229
Non-property taxes 1,605,738
Use of money and property 695,324
Sale of property and compensation for loss 8,594
Miscellaneous 13,399
Interfund revenues 76,493
Unrestricted state aid 220,684
Federal aid 181,151
Total general revenues 6,174,612
Change in net position 557,865
Net position—beginning 3,589,923
Net position—ending $ 4,147,788
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Balance Sheet—Governmental Funds
December 31, 2024
Total
Highway— Fire Garbage and Capital Nonmajor Governmental
General Town Wide Protection Water Refuse Projects Funds Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,975,359 $ 1,138,469 $ 177,606 $ 759,865 $ 355,813 $ - $ 107,533 $ 4,514,645
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 488,835 317,538 - 387,651 - 2,645,500 139,076 3,978,600
Restricted investments - - 2,601,939 - - - 691,188 3,293,127
Receivables 28,900 - - - - - - 28,900
Taxes recievable 1,500 1,500
Intergovernmental receivables 37,038 77,312 - - 211 - - 114,561
Lease receivable 710,959 710,959
Prepaid items 35,242 15,042 - - - - - 50,284
Total assets $ 3,277,833 $ 1,548,361 $ 2,779,545 $ 1,147,516 $ 356,024 $ 2,645,500 $ 937,797 $ 12,692,576
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 132,082 $ 117,611 $ 130 $ 9,764 $ 155,282 6,816 $ 2,933 $ 424,618
Accrued liabilities 26,793 21,485 - - - - - 48,278
Bond anticipation notes payable - - - - - 3,758,000 - 3,758,000
Unearned revenue 5,064 - - - - - - 5,064
Total liabilities 163,939 139,096 130 9,764 155,282 3,764,816 2,933 4,235,960
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES
Deferred inflows—leases receivable 560,190 - - - - - - 560,190
Deferred inflows—taxes receivable 1,500 - - - - - - 1,500
Total deferred inflows of resources 561,690 - - - - - - 561,690
FUND BALANCES (DEFICIT)
Nonspendable 35,242 15,042 - - - - - 50,284
Restricted 483,771 317,538 2,601,939 387,651 - - 830,264 4,621,163
Assigned 527,375 1,076,685 177,476 750,101 200,742 - 104,600 2,836,979
Unassigned 1,505,816 - - - - (1,119,316) - 386,500
Total fund balances (deficit) 2,552,204 1,409,265 2,779,415 1,137,752 200,742 (1,119,316) 934,864 7,894,926
Total liabilities and fund balances (deficit) $ 3,277,833 $ 1,548,361 $ 2,779,545 $ 1,147,516 $ 356,024 $ 2,645,500 $ 937,797 $ 12,692,576
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet—Governmental Funds
to the Government-wide Statement of Net Position
December 31, 2024
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net position (page 10) are different because:
Total fund balances—governmental funds (page 12) $ 7,894,926
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources and, therefore, are not
reported in the fund statements. The cost of the assets is $13,442,594 and the accumulated
depreciation is $5,845,690. 7,596,903
Deferred outflows of resources and inflows of resources related to pensions are applicable to
future periods and, therefore, are not reported in the fund statements:
Deferred outflows related to employer contributions $ 535,203
Deferred outflows related to experience, changes of
assumptions, investment earnings, and changes in proportion 1,379,082
Deferred inflows related to pension plans (1,637,386) 276,899
Amounts relating to taxes receivable have not met the revenue recognition criteria for fund
financial purposes and, therefore, have been deferred. However, these revenues are recorded in
the government-wide financial statements which report on the full accrual basis of accounting.
This is the amount of revenues deferred in the funds, but recognized in the government-wide
presentation.
1,500
Net accrued interest expense for serial bonds and BANs is not reported in the fund statements. (92,823)
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and, therefore, are not reported
in the fund statements. The effects of these items are:
Serial bonds $ (4,059,400)
Lease liability (8,738)
Compensated absences (179,285)
Net pension liability—ERS (496,713)
Total pension liability—LOSAP (6,785,481) (11,529,617)
Net position of governmental activities $ 4,147,788
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances—Governmental Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Total
Highway— Fire Garbage and Capital Nonmajor Governmental
General Town Wide Protection Water Refuse Projects Funds Funds
REVENUES
Real property taxes and tax items $ 168,136 $ 864,103 $ 809,049 $ 473,401 $ 943,773 $ - $ 113,267 $ 3,371,729
Non-property tax items 1,090,738 275,000 150,000 - - - 90,000 1,605,738
Departmental income 17,528 - - - 3,400 - - 20,928
Use of money and property 204,080 70,426 210,131 54,584 23,065 36,199 96,839 695,324
Licenses and permits 59,397 - - - - - - 59,397
Fines and forfeitures 181,766 - - - - - - 181,766
Sale of property and
compensation for loss 7,909 685 - - - - - 8,594
Miscellaneous 13,399 1,571 - - - - 14,970
Interfund revenues - 76,493 - - - - - 76,493
State aid 220,684 171,166 - - - 46,747 - 438,597
Federal aid 181,151 - - - - - - 181,151
Total revenues 2,144,788 1,459,444 1,169,180 527,985 970,238 82,946 300,106 6,654,687
EXPENDITURES
Current:
General government support 969,196 - - - - 252,048 - 1,221,244
Public Safety 117,720 - 689,240 - - - - 806,960
Health - - - - - - 107,397 107,397
Transportation 165,802 1,097,116 - - - - 153,662 1,416,580
Economic assistance and opportunity 46,855 - - - - - - 46,855
Culture and recreation 361,274 - - - - 23,659 - 384,933
Home and community services 198,191 - - 70,427 904,710 294,552 - 1,467,880
Employee benefits 271,580 198,510 433,188 - - - 52,431 955,709
Debt service:
Principal 49,367 - - 126,752 - - 13,926 190,045
Interest and other fiscal charges 20,532 - - 155,208 - 16,820 495 193,055
Total expenditures 2,200,517 1,295,626 1,122,428 352,387 904,710 587,079 327,911 6,790,658
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over expenditures (55,729) 163,818 46,752 175,598 65,528 (504,133) (27,805) (135,971)
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Transfers in - - 134,624 2,706 - 223,729 - 361,059
Transfers out (331,563) - - (26,790) - (2,706) - (361,059)
Total other financing sources (uses) (331,563) - 134,624 (24,084) - 221,023 - -
Net change in fund balances (deficit) (387,292) 163,818 181,376 151,514 65,528 (283,110) (27,805) (135,971)
Fund balances (deficit)—beginning 2,939,496 1,245,447 2,598,039 986,238 135,214 (836,206) 962,669 8,030,897
Fund balances (deficit)—ending $ 2,552,204 $ 1,409,265 $ 2,779,415 $ 1,137,752 $ 200,742 $ (1,119,316) $ 934,864 $ 7,894,926
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances—Governmental Funds to the Government-wide Statement of Activities
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of activities (page 11) are different because:
Net change in fund balances—total governmental funds (page 14) $ (135,971)
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the statement of activities,
the cost of these assets is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation
expense. This is the amount by which capital outlay exceeded depreciation expense and loss on
disposals in the current period.
Capital asset additions $ 869,269
Depreciation expense (274,081)
Loss on disposals (1,039) 594,149
Net differences between pension contributions recognized on the fund financial statements and the
government-wide financial statements are as follows:
Town pension contributions and benefit payments $ 940,129
Cost of benefits earned net of employee contributions (1,009,229) (69,100)
Governmental funds recognize revenues only if they are both measurable and available after the end
of the fiscal year; however, the government-wide statements recognize revenue on an accrual basis.
This is the effect of the change in deferred revenue during the current year. 1,500
In the statement of activities, interest expense is recognized as it accrues, regardless of when it is
paid. (32,295)
The issuance of long-term debt provides current financial resources to governmental funds, while the
repayment of the principal of long-term debt consumes the current financial resources of
governmental funds. Neither transaction, however, has any effect on net position. Also, governmental
funds report the effect of premiums, discounts and similar items when debt is first issued, whereas
these amounts are deferred and amortized in the statement of activites. Additionally, in the statement
of activities, certain operating expenses are measured by the amounts earned during the year. In the
governmental funds, however, expenditures for these items are measured by the amount of financial
resources used (essentially, the amounts actually paid). The net effect of these differences in the
treatment of long-term debt and the related items is as follows:
Principal payments on serial bonds $ 171,751
Principal payment on installment purchase debt 13,926
Repayment of leases 4,368
Change in compensated absences 9,537 199,582
Change in net position of governmental activities $ 557,865
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position—Custodial Fund
December 31, 2024
Custodial
Fund
ASSETS
Restricted cash and cash equivalents $ 5,790
Total assets 5,790
LIABILITIES
Bail deposits 2,790
Total liabilities 2,790
NET POSITION
Restircted for individuals, organizations and
other governments $ 3,000
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position—Custodial Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Custodial
Fund
ADDITIONS
Funds received on behalf of others $ 11,586
Total additions 11,586
DEDUCTIONS
Funds distributed on behalf of others 17,331
Total deductions 17,331
Net change in fiduciary net position (5,745)
Net position—beginning 8,745
Net position—ending $ 3,000
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended December 31, 2024
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The basic financial statements of the Town of Boston, New York (the “Town”) have been prepared in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”) as applied to governmental units. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (the
“GASB”) is the accepted standard setting body for establishing governmental accounting and
financial reporting principles. The more significant of the Town’s accounting policies are described
below.
Description of Government-Wide Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements (i.e. statement of net position and the statement of
activities) report information on all of the nonfiduciary activities of the Town. All fiduciary activities
are reported only in the fund financial statements. Governmental activities, which are normally
supported by taxes, intergovernmental revenues, and other nonexchange transactions, are reported
separately from business-type activities, which rely to a significant extent on fees and charges to
external customers for support. The Town reports no business-type activities. Likewise, the primary
government is reported separately from certain legally separate component units for which the
primary government is financially accountable. For the year ended December 31, 2024 the Town
reports no component units.
Reporting Entity
The Town, which was established in 1817, is located within the County of Erie, New York. The
Town operates under provisions of New York State law and various local laws. The five-member
Town Board is the legislative body responsible for overall operations. The Supervisor serves as both
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Fiscal Officer.
The Town provides the following services to its residents: fire protection, highway, senior services,
street lighting, ambulance service, water service, and general administration.
Independently elected officials of the Town include:
Supervisor Town Clerk / Collector of Taxes
Council Members (4) Superintendent of Highways
Town Justices (2)
Units of local government which operate within the boundaries of the Town consist of the County of
Erie. Public education is provided by four school districts within the Town.
Basis of Presentation—Government-Wide Financial Statements
While separate government-wide and fund financial statements are presented, they are interrelated.
The governmental activities column incorporates data from governmental funds. Separate financial
statements are provided for governmental funds and fiduciary funds, even though the latter are
excluded from the government-wide financial statements.
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As a general rule, the effect of interfund activity has been eliminated from the government-wide
financial statements. Exceptions to this general rule are payments and charges between the Town’s
various functions. Elimination of these charges would distort the direct costs and program revenues
reported for the various functions concerned.
Basis of Presentation—Fund Financial Statements
The fund financial statements provide information about the government’s funds, including its
fiduciary funds. Separate statements for each fund category—governmental and fiduciary—are
presented. The emphasis of fund financial statements is on major governmental funds, each displayed
in a separate column. All remaining governmental funds are aggregated and reported as nonmajor
funds.
The Town reports the following major governmental funds:
General Fund—The General Fund constitutes the primary operating fund of the Town and
includes all operations of the general government, not required to be recorded in other funds.
The principal source of revenue for the General Fund is non-property tax items.
Highway—Town Wide Fund—The Highway—Town Wide Fund was established pursuant to
Highway Law Section 141 to account for revenues and expenditures specific to highway
purposes. The principal source of revenue for the Highway—Town Wide Fund is real
property taxes, non-property tax items and State aid.
Fire Protection Fund—The Fire Protection Fund is used to record all revenues and
expenditures related to operation and maintenance of the fire protection in the Town. The
principal source of revenue for the Fire Protection Fund is real property taxes.
Water Fund—The Water Fund is used to record all revenues and expenditures related to
operation and maintenance of the Town’s water districts. The principal source of revenue for
the Water Fund is real property taxes.
Garbage and Refuse Fund—The Garbage and Refuse Fund is used to record all activity
related to garbage pickup and recycling within the Town. The principal source of revenue for
the Garbage and Refuse Fund is real property taxes.
Capital Projects Fund—The Capital Projects fund is used to account for financial resources
to be used for the acquisition and construction of major capital assets.
The Town reports the following nonmajor funds: Lighting District Fund and Ambulance Fund.
Additionally, the Town reports the following fund type:
Fiduciary Fund—The Custodial fund is used to account for assets held by the Town in a
trustee capacity or as an agent for individuals, private organizations, other governmental
units, and/or other funds. Trust funds account for resources received and disbursements made
in accordance with trust agreements or applicable legislative enactments for each particular
fund. Fiduciary funds include the Custodial Fund. Activities reported in the fiduciary funds
include monies from outside entities, controlled and administered by the Town for the benefit
of others.
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During the course of operations the Town has activity between funds for various purposes. Any
residual balances outstanding at year-end are reported as due from/to other funds. While these
balances are reported in fund financial statements, certain eliminations are made in the preparation of
the government-wide financial statements. Balances between the funds included in governmental
activities are eliminated so that only the net amount is included as internal balances in the
governmental activities column.
Further, certain activity occurs during the year involving transfers of resources between funds. In the
fund financial statements these amounts are reported at gross amounts as transfers in/out. While
reported in fund financial statements, certain eliminations are made in the preparation of the
government-wide financial statements. Transfers between the funds included in governmental
activities are eliminated so that only the net amount is included as transfers in the governmental
activities column.
Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting
The accounting and financial reporting treatment is determined by the applicable measurement focus
and basis of accounting. Measurement focus indicates the type of resources being measured such as
current financial resources or economic resources. The basis of accounting indicates the timing of
transactions or events for recognition in the financial statements.
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement
focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are
recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are
recognized as revenues in the year for which they are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized
as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met.
The governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources
measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as
they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be available when they are
collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period.
For this purpose, the Town considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of
the end of the current fiscal period. Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred,
as under accrual accounting. However, debt services expenditures, as well as expenditures related to
compensated absences, pensions and claims and judgments, are recorded only when payment is due.
General capital asset acquisitions are reported as expenditures in governmental funds. Issuance of
long-term debt are reported as other financing sources.
Property taxes, non-property taxes, franchise taxes, licenses, interest and state and federal aid
associated with the current fiscal period are all considered to be susceptible to accrual and have been
recognized as revenues of the current fiscal period. Entitlements are recorded as revenues when all
eligibility requirements are met and the amount is received during the period or within the period of
availability. Expenditure driven grants are recognized as revenue when the qualifying expenditures
have been incurred and all other eligibility requirements are met and the amount is received during
the period of availability. All other revenue items are considered to be measurable and available only
when cash is received by the Town.
The fiduciary funds are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual
basis of accounting.
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Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources, and Net Position/Fund Balance
Cash and Cash Equivalents—The Town’s cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand,
demand deposits, time deposits and short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less from the date of acquisition. New York State law governs the Town’s investment
policies. Permissible investments include obligations of the United States Treasury, United States
Agencies, repurchase agreements and obligations of New York State or its localities.
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents—Restricted cash and cash equivalents represent fund balance
restricted for tax stabilization, capital projects purposes, unspent debt proceeds and unearned
revenues. The Town reported restricted cash and cash equivalents balances of $3,984,390 within
governmental funds.
Restricted Investments—The Town’s restricted investments consist of annuity contracts related to the
Town’s Length of Service Award Programs (“LOSAPs”). The Town records investments at fair value
based on quoted market value.
Receivables—Receivables include amounts due from state and federal governments which represent
amounts owed to the Town to reimburse it for expenditures incurred pursuant to state and federally
funded programs. Receivables are recorded and revenues recognized as earned. Allowances are
recorded when appropriate.
Intergovernmental Receivables—Receivables include amounts due from state and federal
governments and represent amounts owed to the Town to reimburse it for expenditures incurred
pursuant to state and federally funded programs. Receivables are recorded and revenues recognized
as earned. Allowances are recorded when appropriate.
Prepaid Items—Certain retirement payments reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and
are recorded as prepaid items. The cost of prepaid items is recorded as expenses/expenditures when
consumed rather than when purchased.
Unearned Revenue—Represents unearned revenue related a New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) grant.
Capital Assets—Capital assets, which include land, buildings, improvements, machinery and
equipment, right-to-use leased equipment, construction in progress, and infrastructure assets, are
reported in the government-wide financial statements. Such assets are recorded at historical cost or
estimated historical cost, if purchased of constructed. The reported value excludes normal
maintenance and repairs, which are essentially amounts spent in relation to capital assets that do not
increase the capacity or efficiency of the item or increase its estimated useful life. Donated capital
assets are recorded at acquisition value.
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Land is not depreciated. The other capital assets of the Town are depreciated/amortized using the
straight line method over the following estimated useful lives:
Assets Years Threshold
Buildings 40 $ 5,000
Improvements 20 5,000
Machinery and Equipment 3-20 1,000
Right-to-use leased equipment 5-20 5,000
Infastructure 20-50 5,000
The capital outlays character classification is employed only for expenditures reported in the Capital
Projects Fund. Routine capital expenditures in the General Fund and other governmental funds are
included in the appropriate functional category (for example, the purchase of a new highway vehicle
included as part of expenditures—transportation). At times, amounts reported as capital outlays in
the Capital Projects Fund will also include non-capitalized, project-related costs (for example,
furnishings).
Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources—In addition to assets, the statement of financial position
will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial
statement element, deferred outflows of resources, represents a consumption of net position that
applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense/
expenditure) until then. At December 31, 2024, the Town has one item that qualifies for reporting in
this category. This item represents the effect of the net change in the Town’s proportion of the
collective net pension liability/(asset), the difference during the measurement period between the
Town’s contributions and its proportionate share of the total contribution to the pension systems not
included in the pension expense, and any contributions to the pension systems made subsequent to the
measurement date.
In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position will sometimes report a separate section
for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of
resources, represents an acquisition of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be
recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. At December 31, 2024, the Town has
two items that qualified for reporting in this category. The first item represents the effect of the net
change in the Town’s proportion of the collective net pension liability/(asset) and the difference
during the measurement periods between the Town’s contributions, and its proportionate share of the
total contributions to the pension systems not included in pension expense and is reported on the
government-wide statements. The second item is related to leases receivable and reported on the
government-wide statements and on the balance sheet of governmental funds, is recognized at the
commencement of the Town’s lease receivable and amortized over the life of the lease.
Net Position Flow Assumption—Sometimes the Town will fund outlays for a particular purpose
from both restricted (e.g., restricted bond or grant proceeds) and unrestricted resources. In order to
calculate the amounts to report as restricted–net position and unrestricted–net position in the
government-wide financial statements, a flow assumption must be made about the order in which the
resources are considered to be applied. It is the Town’s policy to consider restricted-net position to
have been depleted before unrestricted-net position is applied.
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Fund Balance Flow Assumptions—Sometimes the Town will fund outlays for a particular purpose
from both restricted and unrestricted resources (the total of committed, assigned, and unassigned fund
balance). In order to calculate the amounts to report as restricted, committed, assigned, and
unassigned fund balance in the governmental fund financial statements, a flow assumption must be
made about the order in which the resources are considered to be applied. It is the Town’s policy to
consider restricted fund balance to have been depleted before using any of the components of
unrestricted fund balance. Further, when the components of unrestricted fund balance can be used for
the same purpose, committed fund balance is depleted first, followed by assigned fund balance.
Unassigned fund balance is applied last.
Fund Balance Policies—Fund balance of governmental funds is reported in various categories based
on the nature of any limitations requiring the use of resources for specific purposes. The Town itself
can establish limitations on the use of resources through either a commitment (committed fund
balance) or an assignment (assigned fund balance).
The committed fund balance classification includes amounts that can be used only for the specific
purposes determined by a formal action of the Town’s highest level of decision-making authority.
The Town Board is the highest level of decision-making authority for the Town that can, by Town
Board resolution prior to the end of the fiscal year, commit fund balance. Once adopted, the limitation
imposed by the resolution remains in place until a similar action is taken (the adoption of another
resolution) to remove or revise the limitation.
Amounts in the assigned fund balance classification are intended to be used by the Town for specific
purposes, but do not meet the criteria to be classified as committed. The Town Board may also assign
fund balance, as it does when appropriating fund balance to cover a gap between estimated revenues
and appropriations in the subsequent year’s appropriated budget. Unlike commitments, assignments
generally only exist temporarily. In other words, an additional action does not normally have to be
taken for the removal of an assignment. Conversely, as discussed above, an additional action is
essential to either remove or revise a commitment.
Revenues and Expenses/Expenditures
Program Revenues—The amounts reported as program revenues include 1) charges to customers or
applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided and 2)
grants and contributions (including special assessments) that are restricted to meeting the operational
or capital requirements of a particular function or segment. All taxes, including those dedicated for
specific purposes, and other internally dedicated resources are reported as general revenues rather
than as program revenues.
Property Taxes—The Erie County Legislature prepares the levy in late December of each year and
jointly bills the Town levy and Erie County real property taxes. Property taxes are levied and become
a lien as of January 1st based on assessed property values as of that date.
For 2024, tax payments were due January 1st to March 15th without penalty; March 16th to May 2nd
had a 7.5% penalty; and 1.5% additional added each month thereafter.
The tax roll is returned to the Erie County Commissioner of Finance after May 1st at which time all
unpaid taxes and penalties are payable to that office. The Town retains their full tax levies for all
unpaid items that are returned to the County. Thus, the Town is assured of receiving 100% of its tax
levy. The County enforces all liens.
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Compensated Absences—Certain Town employees are granted vacation and sick leave and earn
compensatory absences in varying amounts. Vacations and compensatory absences must be used by
the end of the fiscal year in which they are earned. Employees may accumulate sick leave and are
entitled to receive payment for unused sick leave in the event of termination or upon retirement.
The annual budgets of the operating funds provide funding for these benefits as they become payable.
Since the payment of compensated absences is dependent on many factors, the timing of future
payments is not readily determinable. However, management believes that sufficient resources will be
available for the payment of compensated absences when such payments become due.
Retirement System Pension Plan—The Town is mandated by New York State law to participate in
the New York State Local Employees’ Retirement System (“ERS”). For purposes of measuring the
net pension liability/(asset) related to ERS, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of
resources related to pensions, and pension expense, information about the fiduciary net position of the
defined benefit pension plans, and changes thereof, have been determined on the same basis as they
are reported by the respective defined benefit pension plans. For this purpose, benefit payments
(including refunds of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance
with benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value. More information regarding pensions is
included in Note 6.
Length of Service Awards Program (“LOSAP”)—The Town has adopted a Service Awards Program
for firefighters and ambulance workers that serve on a volunteer basis. The Program is administered
by an outside agency, with the Town as trustee. More information on the Town’s defined benefit plan
and pension liability related to LOSAP are included in Note 7 and Note 8.
Leases—The Town has contracts which qualify as lessor and lessee relationships. The amount within
lease receivables includes the lease of the Trooper Barracks building to the State Troopers. Amounts
within the lease liability includes a postage machine and two office printers. Additional information
regarding leases is discussed in Note 9.
Other
Estimates—The preparation of the financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenditures, assets, liabilities, deferred
outflows/inflows of resources, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements—During the year ended December 31, 2024, the
Town implemented the remainder of GASB Statement No. 99, Omnibus 2022; No. 100, Accounting
Changes and Error Corrections—an amendment of GASB Statement No. 62; and No. 101,
Compensated Absences. GASB Statement No. 99 enhances comparability in accounting and financial
reporting and to improve the consistency of authoritative literature by addressing practice issues
related to financial guarantees and the classification and reporting of derivative instruments within the
scope of Statement No. 53. GASB Statement No. 100 improves financial reporting by enhancing
accounting and financial reporting requirements for accounting changes and error corrections to
provide more understandable, reliable, relevant, consistent, and comparable information for making
decisions or assessing accountability. GASB Statement No. 101 will result in a liability for
compensated absences that more appropriately reflects when a government incurs an obligation. The
implementation of GASB Statements No. remaining portion of 99, 100, and 101 did not have a
material impact on the Town’s financial position or results from operations.
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Future Impacts of Accounting Pronouncements—The Town has not completed the process of
evaluating the impact that will result from adopting; GASB No. 102, Certain Risk Disclosures,
effective for the year ending December 31, 2025; No. 103, Financial Reporting Model
Improvements; and No. 104, Disclosure of Certain Capital Assets, effective for the year ending
December 31, 2026. The Town is, therefore, unable to disclose the impact that adopting GASB
Statements No. 102, 103, and 104 will have on its financial position and results of operations when
such statements are adopted.
Stewardship, Compliance and Accountability
Legal Compliance—Budgets—The Town follows these procedures in establishing the budgetary data
reflected in the basic financial statements:
Prior to September 30th, the Town Supervisor files a “tentative” budget with the Town Clerk
for the following fiscal year to commence on January 1st. This budget, which includes
appropriations and estimated revenues, is then presented to the full Town Board by October
2nd.
The full Town Board reviews the tentative budget and may adjust same before approving a
“preliminary” budget and calling for a public hearing, which is generally held in October.
Following the public hearing, revisions may again be made by the Town Board before filing
an adopted budget with Erie County by November 20th.
Formal annual budgetary accounts are employed as a management control device for the
General and Special Revenue Funds.
During the fiscal year, the Town Board can legally amend the operating budgets and is
empowered to implement supplemental appropriations. Budget amendments are required for
the departmental budgetary control. All budget amendments and budget transfers require
Town Board approval.
Deficit Fund Balance—The Town’s Capital Projects Fund reported a deficit fund balance of
$1,119,316 at December 31, 2024. The Town anticipates this deficit will be remedied through future
issuance of long-term debt. The primary reason for the deficit in this case is that the Town issued
bond anticipation notes (“BANs”), which do not qualify for treatment as a long-term liability.
Accordingly, the BANs are reported as a fund liability in the Capital Projects Fund balance sheet
(rather than an inflow on the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances).
When the cash from the BANs is spent, expenditures are reported and fund balance is reduced.
Since the BANs are the main source of revenues for the fund, the result is an overall fund deficit.
This deficit will be eliminated as resources are obtained (e.g., from revenues, long-term debt
issuances, and transfers in) to make the scheduled debt service principal and interest payments on
the BANs or retire the BANs.
2. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS
The Town’s investment policies are governed by State statutes. Town monies must be deposited in
FDIC-insured commercial banks or trust companies located within New York State. The Town is
authorized to use demand accounts and certificates of deposit. Permissible investments include
obligations of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agencies, repurchase agreements, and obligations of New
York State or its localities.
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Collateral is required for demand deposit accounts, time deposit accounts and certificates of deposit at
100 percent of all deposits not covered by Federal deposit insurance. The Town has entered into
custodial agreements with the various banks which hold their deposits. These agreements authorize
the obligation that may be pledged as collateral. Obligations that may be pledged as collateral are
outlined in Chapter 623 of the laws of the State of New York.
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2024 are presented below:
Governmental Custodial
Funds Funds Total
Petty cash (uncollateralized) $ 500 $ - $ 500
Deposits 8,492,745 5,790 8,498,535
Total $ 8,493,245 $ 5,790 $ 8,499,035
Deposits—All deposits are carried at fair value, and are classified by custodial credit risk at
December 31, 2024 as follows:
Bank Carrying
Balance Amount
FDIC insured $ 250,000 $ 250,000
Uninsured:
Collateral held by bank's
agent in the Town's name 8,359,069 8,248,535
Total $ 8,609,069 $ 8,498,535
Custodial Credit Risk—Deposits—Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure,
the Town’s deposits may not be returned to it. As noted above, by New York State Statute all deposits
in excess of FDIC insurance coverage must be collateralized. At December 31, 2024, the Town’s
deposits were either FDIC insured or collateralized with securities held by the pledging bank’s agent
in the Town’s name.
Investment Rate Risk—In accordance with its investment policy, the Town manages exposure by
limiting investments to low risk type investments governed by New York State Statute.
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents—Restricted cash and cash equivalents represents amounts to
support fund balance restrictions and amounts with constraints placed on their use by either external
parties and/or statute, as well as unspent proceeds of debt and unearned revenue. At December 31,
2024, the Town reported $3,984,390 of restricted cash and cash equivalents within its governmental
funds.
Restricted Investments—All investments are reported using a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the
inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy, established by GAAP, requires that entities
maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring
fair value. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are presented below:
Level 1. Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets to which the Town
has access at the measurement date.
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Level 2. Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset
or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include:
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active;
Observable inputs other than quoted prices for the asset or liability (for example,
interest rates and yield curves); and,
Inputs derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data
correlation or by other means
Level 3. Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs should be used to
measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.
The Town’s restricted investments consist of annuity contracts related to the Town’s Length of
Service Award Programs (“LOSAP”), a defined benefit volunteer firefighter award program (see
Note 7) and a defined contribution volunteer ambulance worker program (See Note 8). These
annuities are guaranteed fixed annuities. The interest on each annuity varies but they are all fixed rate
with a guaranteed minimum rate for a specific period.
As of December 31, 2024, the Town has annuity funds that are valued using observable inputs other
than quoted prices and inputs derived from observable market data correlation (level 2 input) in the
amounts of $2,601,939 recorded within the Fire Protection Fund, and $691,188 recorded within the
Ambulance Fund.
3. RECEIVABLES
Major revenues accrued by the Town at December 31, 2024, consisted of the following:
Receivables—Represents amounts due from various sources. Receivables at December 31, 2024 are:
General Fund:
Franchise fees $ 27,941
Misc fees 959
Total governmental funds $ 28,900
Taxes Receivable—Represents taxes due in the amount of $1,500. These amounts are recognized as
revenue when the amounts are both measurable and available. At December 31, 2025, the Town
reported a deferred inflow of resources on the governmental fund financial statements in the amount
of $1,500, which represents taxes receivable that the Town does not expect to receive within 60 days
of year-end, in accordance with the modified accrual basis of accounting.
Intergovernmental Receivables—Represents amounts due from other units of government, such as
Federal, New York State, County of Erie or other local governments. Intergovernmental receivables
at December 31, 2024 are presented on the following page.
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General Fund:
New York State—Trooper Rent $ 8,247
Erie County 1,000
Various Town Departments 27,791 $ 37,038
Highway—Town Wide Fund:
Various Town Departments 77,312
Garbage and Refuse Fund:
Various Town Departments 211
Total $ 114,561
Lease Receivable—The Town recognizes a lease of a building to a third party. The lease has ten
remaining years and the Town receives monthly payments of $8,247 starting in November 2024. The
monthly payment prior to November 2024 was $7,400. The Town recognized $59,368 in lease
revenue and $30,279 in interest revenue during the current fiscal related to this lease. As of December
31, 2024 the Town’s receivable for lease payments was $710,959. Also, the Town has a deferred
inflow of resources associated with this lease that will be recognized as revenue over the lease term.
As of December 31, 2024 the balance of the deferred inflow of resources was $560,190.
4. CAPITAL ASSETS
Capital asset activity for the Town’s governmental activities for the year ended December 31, 2024
was as follows:
Balance Balance
1/1/2024 Increases Decreases 12/31/2024
Capital assets, not being depreciated:
Land 203,600 - - 203,600
Construction work in progress 1,990,292 631,712 (1,989,149) 632,855
Total capital assets, not being depreciated 2,193,892 631,712 (1,989,149) 836,455
Capital assets, being depreciated/amortized:
Buildings 4,569,209 515,348 - 5,084,557
Improvements other than buildings 1,178,658 117,034 - 1,295,692
Machinery & equipment 3,348,742 199,358 (11,495) 3,536,605
Right-to-use leased equipment 22,380 - - 22,380
Infrastructure 1,270,798 1,390,601 - 2,661,399
Art and historical treasures 1,140 4,365 - 5,505
Total capital assets, being depreciated/amortized 10,390,927 2,226,706 (11,495) 12,606,138
Less accumulated depreciation/amortization for:
Buildings (2,395,858) (55,567) - (2,451,425)
Improvements other than buildings (277,941) (58,933) - (336,874)
Machinery & equipment (2,161,770) (135,599) 10,456 (2,286,913)
Right-to-use leased equipment (9,743) (4,347) - (14,090)
Infrastructure (736,671) (19,565) - (756,236)
Art and historical treasures (82) (70) - (152)
Total accumulated depreciation/amortization (5,582,065) (274,081) 10,456 (5,845,690)
Total capital assets, being depreciated/amortized, net 4,808,862 1,952,625 (1,039) 6,760,448
Total capital assets, net $ 7,002,754 $ 2,584,337 $ (1,990,188) $ 7,596,903
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5. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities reported by governmental funds at December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Highway— Total
General Town-Wide Governmental
Salary and Employee Benefits $ 26,793 $ 21,485 $ 48,278
6. RETIREMENT SYSTEM PENSION PLAN
Plan Description and Benefits Provided
New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (“ERS”)—The Town participates in the
ERS, a cost-sharing multiple-employer retirement system (the “System”). The System provides
retirement benefits as well as death and disability benefits. The net position of the Systems are held in
the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the “Fund”), which was established to hold all assets
and record changes in fiduciary net position allocated to the Systems. The Comptroller of the State of
New York serves as the trustee of the Fund and is the administrative head of the Systems. System
benefits are established under the provisions of the New York State Retirement and Social Security
Law (“NYSRSSL”). Once a public employer elects to participate in the System, the election is
irrevocable. The New York State Constitution provides that pension membership is a contractual
relationship and plan benefits cannot be diminished or impaired. Benefits can be changed for future
members only be enactment of a State statute. The Town also participates in the Public Employees’
Group Life Insurance Plan (“GLIP”), which provides death benefits in the form of life insurance. ERS
is included in the State’s financial report as a pension trust fund. That report, including information
with regard to benefits provided, may be found at www.osc.state.ny.us/retire/publications/index.php
or obtained by writing to the New York State and Local Retirement System, 110 State Street, Albany,
NY 12244.
The System is noncontributory except for employees who joined after July 27, 1976, who contribute
three percent (3%) of their salary for the first ten years of membership, and employees who joined on
or after January 10, 2010 who generally contribute three percent (3%) to three and one half percent
(3.5%) of their salary for their entire length of service. In addition, employee contribution rates under
ERS Tier VI vary based on a sliding salary scale. The Supervisor annually certifies the actuarially
determined rates expressly used in computing the employers’ contributions based on salaries paid
during the System’s fiscal year ending March 31.
Pension Liability, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of
Resources Related to Pensions—At December 31, 2024, the Town reported the following liability
for its proportionate share of the net pension liability for ERS as shown on the following page. The
net pension liability was measured as of March 31, 2024. The total pension liability used to calculate
the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of April 1, 2023, with updated
procedures used to roll forward the total pension liability to the measurement date. The Town’s
proportion of the net pension liability was based on a projection of the Town’s long-term share of
contributions to the System relative to the projected contributions of all participating members,
actuarially determined. This information was provided by the System in reports provided to the
Town.
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ERS
Measurement date March 31, 2024
Net pension liability $ 496,713
Town's portion of the Plan's total
net pension liability 0.0033735%
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Town recognized a pension expense of $223,424 for the
ERS. At December 31, 2024, the Town reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows
of resources related to pensions from the following sources:
Deferred Outflows Deferred Inflows
of Resources of Resources
Differences between expected and
actual experiences $ 159,991 $ 13,544
Changes of assumptions 187,796 -
Net difference between projected and
actual earnings on pension plan investments - 242,642
Changes in proportion and differences
between the Town's contributions and
proportionate share of contributions 10,323 22,740
Town contributions subsequent
to the measurement date 125,351 -
Total $ 483,461 $ 278,926
The Town’s contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of
the net pension liability in the year ending December 31, 2025. Other amounts reported as deferred
outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions will be recognized in
pension expense as follows:
Year Ending December 31, ERS
2025 $ (97,536)
2026 88,742
2027 142,414
2028 (54,436)
Actuarial Assumptions—The total pension liability as of the measurement date was determined by
using the actuarial valuation as noted in the table on the following page, with update procedures used
to roll forward the total pension liability to the measurement date. The actuarial valuation used the
actuarial assumptions on the following page.
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ERS
Measurement date March 31, 2024
Actuarial valuation date April 1, 2023
Interest rate 5.9%
Salary scale 4.4%
Decrement tables April 1, 2015-
March 31, 2020
Inflation rate 2.9%
Cost-of-living adjustments 2.5%
Annuitant mortality rates are based on April 1, 2015 – April 1, 2020 System’s experience with
adjustments for mortality improvements based on Society of Actuaries’ Scale MP-2021. The
actuarial assumptions used in the April 1, 2023 valuation are based on the results of an actuarial
experience study for the period April 1, 2015 – April 1, 2020.
The long-term rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a building block
method in which best estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns net of
investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are
combined to produce the long term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates
of return by each the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. Best
estimates of the arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class included in the target asset
allocation are summarized below:
ERS
Long-Term Expected
Target Allocation Real Rate of Return
Measurement date March 31, 2023
Asset class:
Domestic equities 32.0 % 4.0 %
International equities 15.0 6.7
Private equity 10.0 7.3
Real estate 9.0 4.6
Opportunistic/Absolute return strategies 3.0 5.3
Credit 4.0 5.4
Real assets 3.0 5.8
Fixed income 23.0 1.5
Cash 1.0 0.3
Total 100 %
Discount Rate—The discount rate used to calculate the total pension liability was 5.9%. The
projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumes that contributions from plan
members will be made at the current contribution rates and that contributions from employers will be
made at statutorily required rates, actuarially. Based upon the assumptions, the Systems’ fiduciary net
position was projected to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan
members. Therefore the long term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to
all periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.
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Sensitivity of the Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability/(Asset) to the Discount Rate
Assumption—The chart below presents the Town’s proportionate share of the net pension
liability/(asset) calculated using the discount rate of 5.9%, as well as what the Town’s proportionate
share of the net pension liability/(asset) would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is one
percentage-point lower (4.9%) or one percentage-point higher (6.9%) than the current assumption.
1% Current 1%
Decrease Assumption Increase
ERS (4.9%) (5.9%) (6.9%)
Employer's proportionate share
of the net pension liability/(asset) $ 1,561,716 $ 496,713 $ (392,786)
Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position—The components of the current-year net pension (asset) of the
employers as of the respective valuation date, were as follows:
ERS
(Dollars in Thousands)
Valuation date April 1, 2023
Employers' total pension liability $ 240,696,851
Plan fiduciary net position 225,972,801
Employers' net pension (asset) $ 14,724,050
System fiduciary net position as a
percentage of total pension liability 93.9%
7. PENSION OBLIGATIONS—LOSAP
Plan Description—The Town established a defined benefit LOSAP plan for the active volunteer
firefighters of the Boston Volunteer Fire Company, North Boston Volunteer Fire Company, and
Patchin Volunteer Fire Company. The Program was established pursuant to Article 11-A of the
General Municipal Law. The program provides municipally-funded pension like benefits to facilitate
the recruitment and retention of active volunteer firefighters. The Town is the sponsor of the program.
Certain information contained in this note is based on data as of December 31 2023, with a valuation
date of January 1, 2024, for which complete information is available.
Participation, Vesting and Service Credit—Active volunteer firefighters in the Town of Boston are
those who have reached the age of 18 and who have completed one year of firefighting service are
eligible to participate in the program. Under the defined benefits plan, participants acquire a non-
forfeitable right to a service award after being credited with five years of firefighting service or upon
attaining the program's entitlement age. The program's entitlement age is age 65. A participant may
also receive credit for five years of firefighting service rendered prior to the establishment of the
program. Under the defined contribution plan, participants acquire a non-forfeitable right to a service
award upon attaining the program’s entitlement age of 65.
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Benefits—A participant’s benefit under the defined benefits plan is the life annuity, with ten years
certain, equal to $20 multiplied by the person’s total number of years of firefighting service. The
number of years of firefighting service used to compute the benefit cannot exceed forty (including
any Prior Service Credit). Except in the case of disability or death, benefits are payable when a
participant reaches entitlement age.
Participants Covered by the Benefit Terms—At the December 31, 2023, measurement date, the
participants covered by the benefit terms were as follows:
Inactive participants currently receiving benefit payments 93
Inactive participants entitled to but not yet receiving benefit payments 37
Active participants 58
Total 188
Contributions—New York State General Municipal Law §219(d) requires the Town to contribute an
actuarially determined contribution on an annual basis. The actuarially determined contribution shall
be appropriated annually by the Town.
Trust Assets—although assets have been accumulated in an irrevocable trust such that the assets
provide pensions to plan members in accordance with benefit terms, the trust assets are not legally
protected from creditors of the Town. As such, the trust assets do not meet the criteria in paragraph 4
of GASB Statement No. 73.
Measurement of Total Pension Liability
The total pension liability at the December 31, 2023 measurement date was determined using an
actuarial valuation as of that date.
Actuarial Assumptions—The total pension liability in the December 31, 2023 measurement date was
determined using the following actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the
measurement:
Actuarial Cost Method: Entry Age Normal
Inflation: 0.00%
Salary Scale: None assumed
Mortality rates were based on the RP 2014 Male/Female Mortality Table without projection for
mortality improvement.
Discount Rate—The discount rate used to measure the total pension liability was 4.00%. This was
the yield to maturity of the S&P Municipal Bond 20 Year High Grade Rate Index as of the December
31, 2023 measurement date. In describing this index, S&P Dow Jones Indices notes that the index
consists of bonds in the S&P Municipal Bond Index with a maturity of 20 years and with a rating of
at least Aa2 by Moody’s Investors Service’s, AA by Fitch, or AA by Standard & Poor’s Rating
Services.
Changes in the Total Pension Liability—The table presented on the following page shows the
changes to the total pension liability during the previous fiscal year, by source.
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Total Pension
Liability
Balance as of 12/31/2022 measurement date $ 6,277,611
Changes for the year:
Service cost 141,249
Interest 268,019
Changes of assumptions or other inputs 485,827
Differences between expected and actual experience 17,701
Benefit payments (404,926)
Net changes 507,870
Balance as of 12/31/2023 measurement date $ 6,785,481
Sensitivity of the Total Pension Liability to changes in the Discount Rate—The following presents
the total pension liability of the Town as of the December 31, 2023 measurement date, calculated
using the discount rate of 4.00 percent, as well as what the Town’s total pension liability would be if
it were calculated using a discount rate that is one percentage point lower (3.00 percent) or one
percentage point higher (5.00 percent) than the current rate:
1% Current 1%
Decrease Discount Rate Increase
(3.00%) (4.00%) (5.00%)
Total pension liability $ 7,684,337 $ 6,785,481 $ 6,045,605
Pension Expense and Deferred Outflows of Resources Related to Pension—For the year ended
December 31, 2024, the Town recognized pension expense of $415,550. At December 31, 2024, the
Town reported deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions
from the following sources:
Deferred Deferred
Outflows Inflows
of Resources of Resources
Differences between expected and actual experience $ 162,333 $ 19,145
Changes of assumptions or other inputs 858,639 1,339,315
Benefit payments subsequent to measurement date 409,852 -
Total $ 1,430,824 $ 1,358,460
The Town’s contributions subsequent to the measurement date will be recognized as a reduction of
the pension liability in the year ending December 31, 2025. Other amounts reported as deferred
outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions will be recognized in
pension expense on the following page.
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Year Ending
December 31,
2025 $ (3,546)
2026 (3,546)
2027 (120,300)
2028 (210,097)
The Town accounts for service award program assets within its Fire Protection Fund. The fair value
of these program assets as of December 31, 2024 is $2,601,939.
8. PENSION OBLIGATIONS—EMS LOSAP
Plan Description—The Town established a defined contribution Length of Service Awards Program
the (“LOSAP”) for the active ambulance volunteers of the Boston Emergency Squad. The Program
was established pursuant to Article 11-A of the General Municipal Law. The program provides
municipally-funded pension-like benefits to facilitate the recruitment and retention of active volunteer
ambulance workers. The Town is the sponsor of the program.
Program Description—
Participation, vesting and service credit—Active volunteers are eligible to participate in the program
and become fully vested upon earning five years of service credits or upon being awarded a total and
permanent disability. The program’s entitlement age is sixty and the maximum service credit
allowable is forty years.
Benefits—A participant’s benefit under the program is equal to $700 per year of service. The
program provides statutorily mandated death and disability benefits.
Fiduciary Investment and Control—Service credit is determined by the governing board of the
sponsor, based on information certified to the governing board by the Emergency Squad. The
governing board of the sponsor has retained and designated Penflex, Inc. to assist in the
administration of the program.
Program assets are required to be held in trust by LOSAP legislation, for the exclusive purpose of
providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries or for the purpose of defraying the
reasonable expenses of the operation and administration of the program.
Authority to invest program assets is vested in the Investment Committee. Subject to restrictions in
the program document, program assets are invested in accordance with a statutory “prudent person”
rule.
The sponsor is required to retain an actuary to determine the amount of the sponsor’s contributions to
the plan. The actuary retained by the sponsor for this purpose is Penflex, Inc. Portions of the
following information are derived from the most recent report prepared by the actuary, dated
December 31, 2024.
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Program Financial Condition
Asset Reconciliation
Balance at January 1, 2024 $ 646,058
Changes during the year:
Add: Plan contributions 8,155
Interest 84,565
Less: Participant distributions (47,590)
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ 691,188
Contributions and Administrative Fees
The actuary determined that the Town contributions owed during the 2024 calendar year totaled
$8,155. Administrative and Trustee Fees taken out of the account during the year ending December
31, 2024 were $4,600 with an additional $42,990 of distributions made to beneficiaries.
Plan Assets
The Town accounts for service award program assets within its Ambulance Fund. The fair value of
these program assets as of December 31, 2024 is $691,188.
9. LEASES
Lease Receivables—The Town recognizes a lease receivable and a deferred inflow of resources for a
noncancellable lease of buildings measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments
expected to be received during the lease terms. At the commencement of a lease, the Town initially
measures the lease receivable at the present value of payments expected to be received during the
lease term. Subsequently, the lease receivable is reduced by the principal portion of lease payments
received. The deferred inflow of resources is initially measured as the initial amount of the lease
receivable, adjusted for lease payments received at or before the lease commencement date.
Subsequently, the deferred inflow of resources is recognized as revenue over the life of the lease
term.
Key estimates and judgments related to leases include how the Town determines (1) the discount rate
it uses to discount the expected lease payments to present value, (2) lease term, and (3) lease
payments.
The Town uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for leases.
The lease terms include the noncancellable period of the lease.
Lease receipts included in the measurement of the lease receivable is composed of fixed
payments from the lessee.
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As the lessor, the Town recognizes a long-term lease receivable and deferred inflow of resources for
the use of the Trooper Barracks Building by the state police. The lease agreement runs for 20 years
starting December 1, 2009 and ending November 30, 2029 with a five year renewal option beginning
on December 1, 2029 and ending November 30, 2034. The agreement states that the remaining
monthly payments will be $7,400 per month through November 30, 2024, $8,247 per month through
November 30, 2029, and then if the renewal is granted, the additional five-year term will be
negotiated at the time of the renewal request. As the Town built this building as part of the lease
agreement, to the specifications agreed upon with the lessee, the Town reasonably expects the lease
agreement to be renewed and thus includes the five-year renewal as part of the lease term. The
discount rate applied to this lease is 3.5% as determined by the bond issued to finance the
construction of the building. The value of the lease receivable as of December 31, 2024 is $710,959.
The value of the deferred inflow of resources is $560,190 at December 31, 2024.
Fiscal Year
Ending
December 31, Principal Interest Total
2025 $ 61,659 $ 37,305 $ 98,964
2026 63,852 35,112 98,964
2027 66,123 32,841 98,964
2028 68,474 30,490 98,964
2029 70,910 28,054 98,964
2030 and thereafter 379,941 98,384 478,325
Total $ 710,959 $ 262,186 $ 973,145
Lease Payable—The Town is a lessee for various leases of equipment. The Town recognizes a lease
liability and an intangible right-to-use lease asset in the financial statements. The Town recognizes
leases liabilities if they are considered significant individually or in the aggregate to the financial
statements.
Key estimates and judgments related to leases include how the Town determines (1) the discount rate
it uses to discount the expected lease payments to present value, (2) lease term, and (3) lease
payments.
The Town uses interest rates charged by the lessor as the discount rate. When the interest
rate charged by the lessor is not provided, the Town generally uses its estimated
incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for leases.
The lease terms include the noncancellable period of the lease. Lease payments included
in the measurement of the lease liability are composed of fixed payments and purchase
option price that the Town is reasonably certain to exercise.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability are composed of fixed
payments and purchase option price that Town is reasonably certain to exercise.
The Town monitors changes in circumstances that would require a remeasurement of its lease and
will remeasure the right-to-use asset and liability if certain changes occur that are expected to
significantly affect the amount of the lease liability.
Right-to-use assets are reported with other capital assets and lease liabilities are reported with long-
term debt on the statement of net position.
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As of December 31, 2024, the value of the lease liability was $8,738. The Town is required to make
annual principal and interest payments on the equipment ranging from $1,931 to $2,834. The leases
have imputed interest rates of 3.5%. The value of the right-to-use lease assets as of the end of the
current fiscal year was $22,380 and had accumulated amortization of $14,090.
The future principal and interest payments as of December 31, 2024, were as follows:
Fiscal Year
Ending
December 31, Principal Interest Total
2025 4,523 242 4,765
2026 3,260 87 3,347
2027 955 10 965
Total $ 8,738 $ 339 $ 9,077
10. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Town is exposed to various risks of loss related to damage and destruction of assets, vehicle
liability, and injuries to employees, health insurance and unemployment insurance. These risks are
covered by commercial insurance purchased from independent third parties. There have not been any
significant changes in any type of insurance coverage from the prior year, nor have there been any
settlements which have exceeded commercial insurance coverage in the past three fiscal years.
The Town purchases insurance for: general property and liability, municipal crime, automobile,
public officials liability, law enforcement liability, contractor’s protective liability, excess catastrophe
liability, inland marine, electronic equipment, and ground pollution relating to fuel storage tanks.
General property is insured at a full replacement cost agreed upon at $12,504,805. A Builder’s Risk
endorsement was added in the amount of $450,000 on the North Boston Pavilion. General liability
insurance is limited to $1 million per occurrence, with a general aggregate $3 million limit.
General liability has an add on rider for network security loss with an annual aggregate of $250,000.
Municipal crime coverage ranges from $25,000 to $400,000 per occurrence. Automobile insurance is
limited to $1 million per accident. Public Officials Liability, Law Enforcement Liability, and
Contractor’s Protective Liability are all limited to $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the
aggregate. Excess catastrophe liability is limited to $3 million per occurrence and $6 million in the
aggregate. Inland marine has various limits for each individually scheduled property and equipment
with a total largest individual limit of $1.57 million. Fuel storage tanks have a ground pollution
liability of $1 million. A Cyber Policy was added with limits from $50,000 to $1 million per
occurrence.
11. SHORT-TERM DEBT
Liabilities for Bond Anticipation Notes (“BANs”) are generally accounted for in the Capital Projects
Fund. State law requires that BANs issued for capital purposes be converted to long-term obligations
within five years after the original issue date. However, BANs issued for assessable improvement
projects may be renewed for period’s equivalent to the life of the permanent financing, provided that
annual reductions of principal are made.
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The following shows a summary of the Town’s short-term debt for the year ended December 31,
2024.
Interest Maturity Balance Balance
Description Rate Date 1/1/2024 Issues Redemptions 12/31/2024
2023 Bond Anticipation Note 3.67% 10/3/2025 $ 1,013,790 $ - $ 26,790 $ 987,000
2024 Bond Anticipation Note 3.67% 10/3/2025 - 2,771,000 - 2,771,000
Total $ 1,013,790 $ 2,771,000 $ 26,790 $ 3,758,000
12. LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
In the government-wide financial statements, long-term debt and other long-term obligations are
reported as noncurrent liabilities in the government-wide financial statements.
In the fund financial statements, the unmatured principal of general long-term debt does not require
current appropriation and expenditure of governmental fund financial resources.
The Town’s outstanding long-term liabilities include serial bonds, installment purchase debt, lease
liability, compensated absences, net pension liability—ERS and total pension liability—LOSAP. The
serial bonds of the Town are secured by its general credit and revenue raising powers, as per State
statute.
A summary of changes in the Town’s long-term liabilities at December 31, 2024 is presented below:
Balance Balance Due Within
1/1/2024 Additions Reductions 12/31/2024 OneYear
Serial bonds $ 4,231,151 $ - $ 171,751 $ 4,059,400 $ 176,550
Installment purchase debt 13,926 - 13,926 - -
Lease liability 13,106 - 4,368 8,738 4,523
Compensated absences* 188,822 25,997 35,534 179,285 17,928
Net pension liability—ERS* 751,475 - 254,762 496,713 -
Total pension liability—LOSAP* 6,277,611 912,796 404,926 6,785,481 -
Total $ 11,476,091 $ 938,793 $ 885,267 $ 11,529,617 $ 199,001
(*Reductions to the compensated absences and pension liability related to ERS and
LOSAP are shown net of additions.)
Serial Bonds—The Town issued general obligation bonds to provide funds for the acquisition,
construction, and renovation of major capital facilities. General obligation bonds have been issued for
governmental activities. General obligation bonds are direct obligations and pledge the full faith and
credit of the Town. These bonds generally are issued as serial bonds with equal amounts of principal
maturing each year with original maturities that range from 10 to 38 years.
Principal is paid annually, interest is paid semi-annually; these payments are recorded in the
associated fund, either being the General Fund or Water Fund. A summary of additions and
payments for the year ended December 31, 2024, is presented on the following page.
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Year of Balance Balance Due Within
Description Issue/Maturity Original Issue Interest Rate 1/1/2024 Additions Payments 12/31/2023 One Year
General Fund
2012 Troopers Barracks 2012/2034 1,000,000 3.50% $ 590,000 $ - $ 45,000 $ 545,000 $ 45,000
Total General Fund 590,000 - 45,000 545,000 45,000
Water Fund
2012 Water #3 Cole Road 2012/2032 125,000 2.80% 56,250 - 6,250 50,000 6,250
2005 Water Rural LT #1 2005/2040 2,168,500 4.13% 1,719,000 - 71,700 1,647,300 74,700
2010 Water District #3 2010/2048 2,394,000 3.00% 1,865,901 - 48,801 1,817,100 50,600
Total Water Fund 3,641,151 - 126,751 3,514,400 131,550
Total governmental activities $ 4,231,151 $ - $ 171,751 $ 4,059,400 $ 176,550
A default will have occurred if the payment of principal or interest are not paid when due and
payable. Upon default in payment in full of the principal of or interest on the bonds, a holder of such
defaulted bond has a contractual right to sue the Town of the amount then due thereon.
The Town does not have any lines of credit.
Lease Liability—The Town holds long-term capital leases for various equipment. The outstanding
balance at December 31, 2024 was $8,738 Refer to note 9 for additional information related to the
Town’s leases.
Compensated Absences—As described in Note 1, the Town records the value of compensated
absences in the government-wide financial statements. The annual budgets of the respective funds of
which the employees’ payroll is recorded provide for these benefits as they become due. Typically,
the Highway—Town Wide Fund have been used in prior years to liquidate the current liability. The
liability for compensated absences at December 31, 2024 amounts to $179,285. While the payments
of compensated absences are dependent upon many factors, the Town has estimated that $17,928 will
become due within one year. Since payment of compensated absences is dependent upon many
factors, the timing of future payments is not readily available.
Pension Liabilities—The Town reports liabilities for its proportionate share of the net pension
liability for the Employees’ Retirement System of $496,713 and the total pension liability for LOSAP
of $6,785,481. Refer to Notes 6 and 7 for additional information related to the Town’s pension
liability.
A maturity schedule of the Town’s indebtedness is presented below:
Year
Ending Serial Lease Compensated Net Pension Total Pension
December 31, Bonds Liability Absences Liability—ERS Liability—LOSAP Total
2025 176,550 $ 4,523 $ 17,928 $ - $ - $ 199,001
2026 186,450 3,260 - - - 189,710
2027 191,450 955 - - - 192,405
2028 196,750 - - - - 196,750
2029 207,150 - - - - 207,150
2030-2034 1,133,150 - - - - 1,133,150
2035-2039 989,900 - - - - 989,900
2040-2044 581,000 - - - - 581,000
2045 and Thereafter 397,000 - 161,357 496,713 6,785,481 7,840,551
Total $ 4,059,400 $ 8,738 $ 179,285 $ 496,713 $ 6,785,481 $ 11,529,617
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Interest requirements on serial bonds payable is as follows:
Year ending Serial
December 31, Bonds
2025 $ 142,424
2026 135,500
2027 128,544
2028 122,013
2029 114,883
2030-2034 458,428
2035-2039 266,909
2040-2044 105,977
2025 and thereafter 29,966
Total $ 1,504,644
13. NET POSITION AND FUND BALANCE
The government-wide financial statements utilize a net position presentation. Net position is
categorized as net investment in capital assets, restricted and unrestricted.
Net Investment in Capital Assets—This category groups all capital assets including
infrastructure, into one component of net position. Accumulated depreciation and the
outstanding balances of debt that are attributable to the acquisition, construction or
improvement of these assets reduce the balance in this category. A reconciliation of
the Town’s governmental activities net investment in capital assets is presented
below:
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation $ 7,596,903
Related debt:
Serial bonds $ (4,059,400)
Bond anticipation notes issued (3,758,000)
Unspent proceeds from debt 2,645,500
Lease liability (8,738)
Debt issued and used for capital assets $ (5,180,638)
Accounts payable (6,816)
Net investment in capital assets $ 2,409,449
Restricted Net Position—This category presents external restrictions imposed by creditors,
grantors, contributors, or laws and regulations of other governments and restrictions imposed
by law through constitutional provisions and enabling legislation.
Unrestricted Net Position—This category represents the net position of the Town not
restricted for any project or other purpose.
In the fund financial statements, nonspendable amounts represent net current financial resources that
cannot be spent because they are either not in spendable form or legally or contractually required to
be maintained intact. Nonspendable fund balance maintained by the Town at December 31, 2024 is
presented on the following page.
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Prepaid Items—Representing the portion of fund balance, $35,242 and $15,042 composed of
prepaid items for the General Fund and the Highway—Town Wide Fund, respectively. This
balance is nonspendable as the balance does not represent an available source.
In the fund financial statements, restricted fund balances are amounts constrained to specific purposes
(such as creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws and regulations of other governments) through
constitutional provisions or by enabling legislation. Restricted fund balances of the Town at
December 31, 2024 are presented below:
General Highway—Town Fire Protection Water Ambulance
Fund Wide Fund Fund Fund Fund Total
LOSAP $ - $ - $ 2,601,939 $ - $ 691,188 $ 3,293,127
Capital projects 391,047 317,538 - - 139,076 847,661
Debt - - - 387,651 - 387,651
Tax stabilization 92,724 - - - - 92,724
Total $ 483,771 $ 317,538 $ 2,601,939 $ 387,651 $ 830,264 $ 4,621,163
Restricted for LOSAP—Represents monies, $3,293,127 held for the Town’s LOSAP.
Restricted for Capital Projects—Represents $391,047 in the General Fund, $317,538 in the
Highway—Town Wide Fund and $139,076 in the Ambulance Fund to be used for
construction, reconstruction and/or the acquisition of capital improvements and equipment.
Restricted for Debt—Represents $387,651 in the Water Fund, restricted for the reduction of
future debt service requirements.
Restricted for Tax Stabilization—Represents $92,724 in the General Fund set aside to lessen
or prevent projected increases in excess of 2.5% of the real property tax levy.
In the fund financial statements, commitments are amounts that are subject to a purpose constraint
imposed by a formal action of the Town’s highest level of decision-making authority. At December
31, 2024, the Town reported no committed fund balance.
In the fund financial statements, assignments are not legally required segregations but are subject to a
purpose constraint that represents an intended use established by the Town Board. The purpose of the
assignment must be narrower than the purpose of the General Fund, and in funds other than the
General Fund, assigned fund balance represents the residual amount of fund balance. At December
31, 2024, the fund balances shown below were considered to be assigned.
Highway Fire Nonmajor
General Town Wide Protection Water Refuse Governmental
Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Funds Total
Subsequent year's expenditures $ 509,330 $ 153,433 $ 26,773 $ 68,788 $ - $ 3,673 $ 761,997
Encumbrances 18,045 171,261 - - - - 189,306
Specific use - 751,991 150,703 681,313 200,742 100,927 1,885,676
Total $ 527,375 $ 1,076,685 $ 177,476 $ 750,101 $ 200,742 $ 104,600 $ 2,836,979
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Assigned to Subsequent Year’s Expenditures—Represents available fund balance being
appropriated to meet expenditure requirements in the 2025 fiscal year.
Assigned to Encumbrances—Represents commitments related to unperformed contracts or
purchase orders for goods or services.
Assigned to Specific Use—Represents fund balance within the special revenue funds that is
assigned for a specific purpose. The assignment’s purpose relates to each fund’s operations
and represents amounts within funds that are not restricted or committed.
Unassigned fund balance represents the residual classification of the government’s General Fund
surplus and the Capital Projects Fund deficit.
If the Town must use funds for emergency expenditures, the Board shall authorize the Supervisor to
expend funds first from funds classified under GASB as nonspendable (if the funds become available)
then restricted funds. The use of committed and assigned funds as classified by GASB will occur after
the exhaustion of available restricted funds. Finally, if no other funds are available, the Town will use
unassigned fund balance.
14. INTERFUND BALANCES AND ACTIVITY
Interfund receivables and payables are short term in nature and exist because of temporary advances
or payments made on behalf of other funds. All interfund balances are expected to be collected/paid
within the ensuing year. Interfund transfers are routine annual events for both the budget and
accounting process and are necessary to present funds in their proper fund classification.
Interfund transfers as of the year ended December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:
Transfers In Transfers Out
General Fund $ - $ 331,563
Water Fund 2,706 26,790
Fire Protection Fund 134,624
Capital Projects Fund 223,729 2,706
Total $ 361,059 $ 361,059
In 2024, the transfer in of $134,624 in the Fire Protection Fund represents excess sales tax that was
received in the general fund to contribute to the Fire LOSAP. $181,151 was related to ARPA and
transferred from the General Fund to the Capital Projects Fund. $15,788 was a General Fund transfer
to the Capital Projects fund. $2,706 was a BAN premium transferred to the Water Fund to paydown
debt. $26,790 represents interest owed to the General Fund based on borrowing from the General
Fund before the BAN financing.
15. LABOR CONTRACTS
Certain Town employees are represented by one bargaining unit, with the balance governed by Town
Board rules and regulations. The International Operating Engineers Local 17 AFL-CIO bargaining
unit has a negotiated contract in place through December 31, 2026.
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16. COMMITMENTS
Encumbrances—Encumbrances are commitments related to unperformed (executory) contracts for
goods or services (i.e., purchase orders, contracts, and commitments). Encumbrance accounting is
utilized to the extent necessary to assure effective budgetary control and accountability and to
facilitate effective cash planning and control. While all appropriations and encumbrances lapse at
year-end, valid outstanding encumbrances (those for which performance under the executory contract
is expended in the next year) are re-appropriate and become part of the subsequent year’s budget
pursuant to state regulations.
The Town considers encumbrances significant if they are in excess of $10,000. At December 31,
2024, the Town encumbered the following significant encumbrances:
Fund Description Amount
Highway—Town Wide Fund Snowplow $ 171,261
Ambulance Fund Ambulance 137,664
Total 308,925
17. CONTINGENCIES
Litigation—The Town is involved in litigation in the ordinary course of its operations. The Town
believes that its ultimate liability, if any, in connection with these matters will not have a material
effect on the Town’s financial condition or results of operations.
Grants—In the normal course of operations, the Town receives grant funds from various Federal and
State agencies. These grant programs are subject to audit by agents of the granting authority, the
purpose of which is to ensure compliance with conditions precedent to the granting of funds. Any
disallowed expenditures resulting from such audits could become a liability of the governmental
funds. While the amount of any expenditures which may be disallowed cannot be determined at this
time, management expects any amounts to be immaterial.
Assessments—The Town is a defendant in various litigation under Article 7 of the Real Property Tax
Law of the State of New York to review tax assessments. While the Town vigorously defends
assessments, the likelihood of success is on a case by case basis, and is dependent upon various
factors including market values and appraised amounts. Management believes that the level of
potential losses on these cases, if any, would be immaterial and no provisions have been made within
the financial statements.
18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated subsequent events through August 4, 2026, which is the date the financial
statements are available for issuance, and have determined, except as disclosed above, there are no
subsequent events that require disclosure under generally accepted accounting principles.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Schedule of the Town’s Proportionate Share of the
Net Pension Liability/(Asset)—Employees’ Retirement System
Last Ten Fiscal Years*
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Measurement date March 31, 2024 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022 March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2017 March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015
Town's proportion of the net pension liability/(asset) 0.0033735 0.0035044 0.0034817 0.0035678 0.0034152 0.0023006 0.0028410 0.0031269 0.0030931 0.0034356
Town's proportionate share of the net
pension liability/(asset) $ 496,713 $ 751,475 $ (284,613) $ 3,553 $ 904,375 $ 163,008 $ 91,691 $ 293,813 $ 496,444 $ 116,062
Town's covered payroll 1,168,583 1,154,938 1,077,652 964,410 942,097 $ 893,282 $ 601,078 $ 668,374 $ 650,874 $ 635,603
Town's proportionate share of the net
pension liability as a percentage of its
covered payroll 42.5% 65.1% -26.4% 0.4% 96.0% 18.2% 15.3% 44.0% 76.3% 18.3%
Plan fiduciary net position as a
percentage of the total pension liability 93.9% 90.8% 103.7% 100.0% 86.4% 96.3% 98.2% 94.7% 90.7% 97.9%
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Schedule of the Town’s Contributions—
Employees’ Retirement System
Last Ten Fiscal Years
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Contractually required contribution $ 160,377 $ 133,706 $ 121,681 $ 139,250 $ 130,174 $ 130,693 $ 112,213 $ 125,501 $ 126,517 $ 135,576
Contributions in relation to the
contractually required contribution (160,377) (133,706) (121,681) (139,250) (130,174) (130,693) (112,213) (125,501) (126,517) (135,576)
Contribution deficiency (excess) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Town's covered payroll 1,316,387 1,162,389 1,140,338 1,017,266 963,132 $ 938,679 $ 862,312 $ 401,820 N/A N/A
Contributions as a percentage of
covered payroll 12.2% 11.5% 10.7% 13.7% 13.5% 13.9% 14.7% 31.2% 14.7% 20.0%
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—General Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
REVENUES
Real property taxes and tax items 156,900 156,900 $ 168,136 $ 11,236
Non-property tax items 1,085,000 1,085,000 1,090,738 5,738
Departmental income 14,800 14,800 17,528 2,728
Use of money and property 110,994 194,994 204,080 9,086
Licenses and permits 31,400 31,400 59,397 27,997
Fines and forfeitures 175,000 175,000 181,766 6,766
Sale of property and compensation for loss - - 7,909 7,909
Miscellaneous - - 13,399 13,399
State aid 234,689 244,689 220,684 (24,005)
Federal aid - 181,151 181,151 -
Total revenues 1,808,783 2,083,934 2,144,788 60,854
EXPENDITURES
Current:
General government support 1,118,654 1,098,380 969,196 129,184
Public safety 125,760 125,860 117,720 8,140
Transportation 156,293 168,738 165,802 2,936
Economic assistance and opportunity 48,785 48,985 46,855 2,130
Culture and recreation 307,284 385,995 361,274 24,721
Home and community services 208,780 232,080 198,191 33,889
Employee benefits 281,000 280,400 271,580 8,820
Debt service:
Principal 45,000 45,000 49,367 (4,367)
Interest and other fiscal charges 20,135 20,135 20,532 (397)
Total expenditures 2,311,691 2,405,573 2,200,517 205,056
Deficiency of revenues
over expenditures (502,908) (321,639) (55,729) 265,910
OTHER (USES)
Transfers out - (331,563) (331,563) -
Total other (uses) - (331,563) (331,563) -
Net change in fund balances* (502,908) (653,202) (387,292) 265,910
Fund balances—beginning 2,939,496 2,939,496 2,939,496 -
Fund balances—ending $ 2,436,588 $ 2,286,294 $ 2,552,204 $ 265,910
* The net change in fund balances was included in the budget as an appropriation (i.e., spenddown) of fund
balance and re-appropriation of prior year encumbrances.
The notes to the required supplementary information are an integral part of this schedule.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—Highway—Town Wide Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
REVENUES
Real property taxes and tax items $ 864,103 $ 864,103 $ 864,103 $ -
Non-property tax items 275,000 275,000 275,000 -
Use of money and property 8,000 8,000 70,426 62,426
Sale of property and compensation for loss - - 685 685
Miscellaneous 1,500 1,500 1,571 71
Interfund revenues 65,000 65,000 76,493 11,493
State aid 193,346 193,346 171,166 (22,180)
Total revenues 1,406,949 1,406,949 1,459,444 52,495
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Transportation 1,536,526 1,535,726 1,097,116 438,610
Employee benefits 218,000 218,800 198,510 20,290
Total expenditures 1,754,526 1,754,526 1,295,626 458,900
Net change in fund balances* (347,577) (347,577) 163,818 511,395
Fund balances—beginning 1,245,447 1,245,447 1,245,447 -
Fund balances—ending $ 897,870 $ 897,870 $ 1,409,265 $ 511,395
* The net change in fund balances was included in the budget as an appropriation (i.e., spenddown) of
fund balance and re-appropriation of prior year encumbrances.
The notes to the required supplementary information are an integral part of this schedule.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—Fire Protection Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
REVENUES
Real property taxes and tax items $ 809,049 $ 809,049 $ 809,049 $ -
Non-property tax items 150,000 150,000 150,000 -
Use of money and property 4,000 14,000 210,131 196,131
Total revenues 963,049 973,049 1,169,180 196,131
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Public safety 686,035 690,035 689,240 795
Employee benefits 315,000 455,624 433,188 22,436
Total expenditures 1,001,035 1,145,659 1,122,428 23,231
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures (37,986) (172,610) 46,752 219,362
OTHER FINANCING USES
Transfers in - 134,624 134,624 -
Total other financing uses - 134,624 134,624 -
Net change in fund balances* (37,986) 134,624 181,376 219,362
Fund balances—beginning 2,598,039 2,598,039 2,598,039 -
Fund balances—ending $ 2,560,053 $ 2,732,663 $ 2,779,415 $ 219,362
* The net change in fund balances was included in the budget as an appropriation (i.e., spenddown) of
fund balance.
The notes to the required supplementary information are an integral part of this schedule.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—Water Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
REVENUES
Real property taxes and tax items 472,705 472,705 $ 473,401 $ 696
Use of money and property 4,850 4,850 54,584 49,734
Total revenues 477,555 477,555 527,985 50,430
EXPENDITURES
Home and community services 183,033 182,929 70,427 112,502
Debt service:
Principal 126,856 126,856 126,752 104
Interest and other fiscal charges 155,695 155,695 155,208 487
Total expenditures 465,584 465,480 352,387 113,093
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures 11,971 12,075 175,598 (62,663)
OTHER FINANCING USES
Transfers in - - 2,706 2,706
Transfers out (26,790) (26,790) (26,790) -
Total other financing uses (26,790) (26,790) (24,084) -
Net change in fund balances* (14,819) (14,715) 151,514 (62,663)
Fund balances—beginning 986,238 986,238 986,238 -
Fund balances—ending $ 971,419 $ 971,523 $ 1,137,752 $ (62,663)
* The net change in fund balances was included in the budget as an appropriation (i.e., spenddown) of
fund balance.
The notes to the required supplementary information are an integral part of this schedule.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances—
Budget and Actual—Garbage and Refuse Fund
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Budgeted Amounts Actual Variance with
Original Final Amounts Final Budget
REVENUES
Real property taxes and tax items $ 943,773 $ 943,773 $ 943,773 $ -
Departmental income 1,400 1,400 3,400 2,000
Use of money and property 2,000 2,000 23,065 21,065
Total revenues 947,173 947,173 970,238 23,065
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Home and community services 947,173 947,173 904,710 42,463
Total expenditures 947,173 947,173 904,710 42,463
Net change in fund balances - - 65,528 65,528
The notes to the required supplementary information are an integral part of this schedule.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Notes to the Required Supplementary Information
Year Ended December 31, 2024
1. PENSION LIABILITY—LOSAP
Changes of Assumptions or Other Inputs—The discount rate used to measure the total pension
liability was based on the yield to maturity of the Fidelity 20-Year GO AA Bond Index and was as
follows:
December 31, 2024 4.00%
December 31, 2023 4.31%
Trust Assets—There are no assets accumulated in a trust that meets the criteria in paragraph 4 of
GASB Statement No. 73 to pay related benefits.
2. BUDGETARY INFORMATION
Budgetary Basis of Accounting—Annual budgets are adopted on a basis consistent with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for all governmental funds, with
the exception of the Capital Projects Fund. The Capital Projects Fund does not have appropriated
budgets since there are other means to control the use of these resources (e.g., grant awards) and
sometimes span a period of more than one year.
The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, function and department. The Town’s department
heads may make transfers of appropriations within a department. Transfers of appropriations
between departments require the approval of the Town Board. The legal level of budgetary control
(i.e., the level at which expenditures may not legally exceed appropriations) is at the department
level.
Appropriations in all budgeted funds lapse at the end of the fiscal year even if they have related
encumbrances.
Actual results of operations presented in accordance with GAAP and the Town’s accounting
policies do not recognize encumbrances and restricted fund balance as expenditures until the
period in which the actual goods or services are received and a liability is incurred. Encumbrances
are only reported on the balance sheet of the governmental funds included within restricted,
committed or assigned fund balance. Significant encumbrances, if any, are disclosed in the notes
to the financial statements.
Excess of Expenditures over Appropriations—The Town’s appropriations for the year ended
exceeded the December 31, 2024 final budget as follows:
General fund debt service principal and interest payments exceeded the final budget due to
lease payments.
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Combining Balance Sheet—Nonmajor Governmental Funds
December 31, 2024
Total
Lighting Nonmajor
Ambulance District Funds
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 91,571 $ 15,962 $ 107,533
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 139,076 - 139,076
Restricted investments 691,188 - 691,188
Total assets 921,835 15,962 937,797
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 1,455 $ 1,478 $ 2,933
Total liabilities 1,455 1,478 2,933
FUND BALANCES
Restricted 830,264 - 830,264
Assigned 90,116 14,484 104,600
Total fund balances 920,380 14,484 934,864
Total liabilities and fund balances $ 921,835 $ 15,962 $ 937,797
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TOWN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK
Combining Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and
Changes in Fund Balances—Nonmajor Governmental Funds
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Total
Lighting Nonmajor
Ambulance District Funds
REVENUES
Real property taxes $ 101,999 $ 11,268 $ 113,267
Non-property tax items 90,000 - 90,000
Use of money and property 95,915 924 96,839
Total revenues 287,914 12,192 300,106
EXPENDITURES
Current:
Health 107,397 - 107,397
Transportation 135,549 18,113 153,662
Employee benefits 52,431 - 52,431
Debt service:
Principal 13,926 - 13,926
Interest and other fiscal charges 495 - 495
Total expenditures 309,798 18,113 327,911
Deficiency of revenues over expenditures (21,884) (5,921) (27,805)
Net change in fund balances (21,884) (5,921) (27,805)
Fund balances—beginning 942,264 20,405 962,669
Fund balances—ending $ 920,380 $ 14,484 $ 934,864
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Memo
To: Town of Boston
From: Drescher & Malecki LLP
Date: August 4, 2026
Re: 2024 Fiscal Year End Recommendations
Capital Assets
An accurate and current listing of all capital assets by function should be maintained. The detailed capital
asset listing should be updated on an annual basis. Formal procedures should be implemented to
safeguard assets and ensure relevant, timely, and accurate information.
Upon receipt of the capital asset listing, it was noted that the Town does not record all of the
infrastructure relating to the water districts and Town roads.
We recommend the Town inquire with proper personnel to obtain up to date and accurate information
relating to these water districts and Town roads. We also recommend that the Town adhere to policies and
procedures that require proper capital asset maintenance. Last, we recommend that the Town compiles a
breakout of depreciation by function.
Compensated Absences Rate of Pay
GASB Statement No. 101, Compensated Absences, establishes guidance for measuring a liability for
leave that has not been used, generally using an employee’s pay rate as of the date of the financial
statements.
Upon review of the Towns compensated absences balances, we noted that the pay rate to calculate the
liability was the yearly pay rate subsequent to the date of the financial statements.
We recommend that the Town adhere to GASB Statement No. 101 guidelines and utilize the pay rate as
of the date of the financial statements to calculate the long-term liability.
Cash Reconciliations
We noted that there were multiple bank reconciliation items outstanding on the December 31, 2024 bank
reconciliation. We recommend that the Town addresses these outstanding items in a timely manner so
book balances accurately reflect the bank balances at year-end.
Revenue Accruals
The Town of Boston does not accrue a portion of sales tax back to the appropriate related fiscal year.
D&M received remittance from Erie County confirming the remaining amount of 2024 sales tax to be
received by the Town during the first quarter of 2025.
Additionally, the January Trooper Rent Revenue received each year is booked back to the prior fiscal
year.
We recommend that the Town evaluate the appropriateness of these accruals and ensure they are being
booked in the proper fiscal year or document the approval of an alternate accounting treatment.
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Items Requested but Not Received
We were unable to confirm compliance with General Municipal Law to support restricted fund balance
amounts due to lack of support/resolutions for established reserves.
We did not obtain official statements for the following issued debt:
- 2000 Water #1 Pump and Tank
- 2005 Water Rural LT #1
- 2010 Water District #3
- 2012 Water
- 2012 Water #3 Cole Road
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Town of Boston
Income Statement: 2026
For the Period Ending 8/31/26
General
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenues
A00-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAXES $ 143,692 $ 143,692 $ 143,692 100.00%
A00-1030-0000-0000 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS 3,446 3,446 3,445 99.98%
A00-1090-0000-0000 INT.& PENALTIES REAL PROP.TAX 24,000 24,000 25,664 106.93%
A00-1120-0000-0000 NONPROPERTY TAX DISTRIB BY CTY 1,025,000 1,025,000 374,927 36.58%
A00-1170-0000-0000 FRANCHISES 120,000 120,000 48,500 40.42%
A00-1255-0000-0000 CLERK FEES 3,800 3,800 1,604 42.20%
A00-1550-0000-0000 DOG CONTROL FEES 200 200 40 20.00%
A00-1972-0000-0000 PROGRAM FOR AGING 1,500 1,500 1,068 71.22%
A00-2001-0000-0000 PARK & RECREATION INCOME 5,000 5,000 4,220 84.39%
A00-2025-0000-0000 SPECIAL RECREATIONAL FACILITY 3,000 3,000 2,950 98.33%
A00-2089-0000-0000 CULTURAL & REC INCOME - - - 100.00%
A00-2110-0000-0000 ZONING INCOME 2,500 2,500 2,200 88.00%
A00-2150-0000-0000 Sale of Electrical Power - - 579 100.00%
A00-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST AND EARNINGS 75,000 75,000 32,174 42.90%
A00-2410-0000-0000 RENT / REAL PROP INCOME 98,964 98,964 57,729 58.33%
A00-2420-0000-0000 NATURAL GAS LEASES & ROYALTIES 500 500 507 101.32%
A00-2530-0000-0000 GAMES OF CHANCE INCOME 200 200 20 10.00%
A00-2544-0000-0000 DOG LICENSES 5,500 5,500 4,097 74.49%
A00-2545-0000-0000 LICENSES- OTHER 300 300 300 100.00%
A00-2555-0000-0000 BUILDING PERMIT INCOME 60,000 60,000 44,203 73.67%
A00-2590-0000-0000 OTHER PERMIT INCOME 1,000 1,000 835 83.50%
A00-2610-0000-0000 FINES/FORFEITED BAIL 175,000 175,000 71,874 41.07%
A00-2665-0000-0000 SALE OF EQUIPMENT - - 10,900 100.00%
A00-2680-0000-0000 INSURANCE RECOVERIES - 5,267 5,267 100.00%
A00-2701-0000-0000 REFUND-PRIOR YR EXPENDITURE - - 4,434 100.00%
A00-2705-0000-0000 GIFTS AND DONATIONS - - 7,279 100.00%
A00-2705-0100-0000 DONATIONS FOR DOG SHELTER - - 25 100.00%
A00-2770-0000-0000 OTHER UNCLASSIFIED REVENUES - - - 100.00%
A00-3001-0000-0000 STATE AID - PER CAPITA 49,689 49,689 - 0.00%
A00-3005-0000-0000 STATE AID - MORTGAGE TAX 180,000 180,000 102,186 56.77%
A00-3060-0000-0000 STATE AID - RECORDS 74,965 74,965 37,482 50.00%
A00-3089-0000-0000 STATE AID- OTHER 5,000 5,000 11,428 228.56%
A00-3097-0000-0000 STATE AID - CAPITAL PROJECTS - - - 100.00%
A00-3809-0000-0000 GEN GOV'T GRANTS - JCAP - - - 100.00%
A00-3897-0000-0000 CULTURAL GRANTS 7,500 7,500 - 0.00%
A00-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS - - 130 100.00%
$ 2,065,756 $ 2,071,023 $ 999,757
Expenditures
A00-1010-1000-0000 TOWN BOARD-PER SVC $ 42,140 $ 42,140 $ 28,093 66.67%
A00-1010-4000-0000 TOWN BD-CONTR 3,000 3,000 1,675 55.83%
A00-1110-1000-0000 TOWN JUSTICE- PER SVC 145,993 145,993 95,623 65.50%
A00-1110-2000-0000 JUSTICE - EQUIP 500 500 - 0.00%
A00-1110-4000-0000 TOWN JUSTICE-CONTR 5,700 5,700 2,482 43.55%
A00-1220-0100-0000 SUPERVISOR- PER SVC 192,862 192,862 121,564 63.03%
A00-1220-0200-0000 SUPERVISOR- EQUIP 500 500 - 0.00%
A00-1220-0400-0000 SUPERVISOR- CONTR 7,000 7,000 3,387 48.38%
A00-1320-0402-0000 SPECIAL AUDITS 20,000 20,000 2,825 14.13%
A00-1321-0400-0000 ACCOUNTANT-CONTRACTUAL 1,500 1,500 - 0.00%
A00-1321-0401-0000 ACCOUNTING FEES 3,500 3,500 2,304 65.81%
A00-1340-0100-0000 BUDGET DIRECTOR- PER SVC 4,490 4,490 2,936 65.38%
A00-1355-0100-0000 ASSESSOR-PERSONAL SVC 64,518 64,518 32,929 51.04%
A00-1355-0200-0000 ASSESSOR - EQUIPMENT - - - 100.00%
A00-1355-0401-0000 ASSESSOR- CONTR 3,000 3,000 595 19.84%
A00-1380-0400-0000 FISCAL AGENT- CONTRACT 10,000 10,000 - 0.00%
A00-1410-0100-0000 TOWN CLERK- PER SVC 137,502 137,502 80,663 58.66%
A00-1410-0200-0000 TOWN CLERK- EQUIP 500 500 - 0.00%
A00-1410-0401-0000 TOWN CLERK- CONTR 3,250 3,488 1,512 43.35%
A00-1420-0100-0000 TOWN ATTORNEY- PER SVC 20,775 20,775 13,850 66.67%
A00-1420-0401-0000 ATTORNEY- CONTR 47,500 47,500 35,703 75.16%
A00-1430-4000-0000 PERSONNEL- CONTR 8,100 8,100 4,852 59.90%
A00-1440-0400-0000 ENGINEER- CONTR 20,000 22,146 5,538 25.00%
A00-1460-0100-0000 RECORDS MGT- PER SVC 18,884 18,884 11,236 59.50%
A00-1460-0200-0000 RECORDS MGT- EQUIP - - - 100.00%
A00-1460-0401-0000 RECORDS MGT- CONTR 4,700 4,700 2,767 58.87%
A00-1460-0402-0000 RECORDS MGT - GRANT CONTR 74,965 74,965 -
A00-1620-0101-0000 BUILDINGS -PER SVC 36,823 36,823 19,277 52.35%
A00-1620-0200-0000 BUILDINGS- EQUIP 50,000 50,000 6,670 13.34%
A00-1620-0400-0000 BUILDINGS- CONTR 88,000 90,649 47,269 52.15%
A00-1620-0402-0000 BUILDINGS- CONTR-REC CENTER 10,000 10,000 4,641 46.41%
A00-1620-0403-0000 BUILDING- CONTR- HIGHWAY 16,000 16,000 6,872 42.95%
A00-1620-0404-0000 BUILDING- CONTR- TROOPER BARRACKS 16,000 16,000 8,029 50.18%
A00-1650-0200-0000 CENTR COMM- EQUIP 15,000 17,027 2,099 12.33%
A00-1650-0400-0000 CENT COMMUNICATIONS- CONTR 35,000 35,000 25,505 72.87%
A00-1670-0200-0000 CENT PRINT/MAIL- EQUIP - - - 100.00%
A00-1670-0403-0000 CENT PRINT/MAIL- CONTR 22,000 22,000 13,632 61.97%
A00-1910-0000-0000 UNALLOCATED INSURANCE 107,000 107,000 99,823 93.29%
A00-1920-0000-0000 MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION DUES 4,300 4,300 2,600 60.47%
A00-1930-0000-0000 JUDGEMENT AND CLAIMS 500 500 504 100.87%
A00-1950-0000-0000 TAXES & ASSESSMNTS ON PROPERTY 5,000 5,000 6,181 123.63%
A00-1989-0400-0000 OTHER GENERAL GOV'T SUPPORT 21,600 21,600 15,200 70.37%
A00-1990-0000-0000 CONTINGENT ACCOUNT 5,000 5,000 - 0.00%
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A00-3310-0400-0000 TRAFFIC CONTROL-CONTR 6,000 6,000 2,059 34.32%
A00-3510-0100-0000 DOG CONTROL- PER SVC 16,896 16,896 11,264 66.67%
A00-3510-0200-0000 DOG CONTROL- EQUIP 250 250 - 0.00%
A00-3510-0400-0000 DOG CONTROL- CONTR 3,000 3,000 845 28.16%
A00-3620-0100-0000 SAFETY INSPECT-PER SVC 175,569 175,569 52,976 30.17%
A00-3620-0200-0000 SAFETY INSPECT- EQUIP 500 500 - 0.00%
A00-3620-0400-0000 SAFETY INSPECT- CONTR 9,000 9,000 3,037 33.75%
A00-3989-0400-0000 Public Safety, Other - Cont. 1,400 1,400 - 0.00%
A00-5010-0100-0000 HIGHWAY SUPT-PER SVC 109,995 109,995 71,762 65.24%
A00-5010-0200-0000 HIGHWAY SUPT - EQUIPMENT 500 500 - 0.00%
A00-5010-0400-0000 HIGHWAY SUPT-CONTR 5,000 5,000 2,375 47.50%
A00-5132-0400-0000 GARAGE-CONTR 26,000 26,000 17,087 65.72%
A00-5182-0400-0000 STREET LIGHTING-CONTR 30,000 30,000 16,309 54.36%
A00-6772-0100-0000 PROGRAM FOR AGING-PER SVC 4,000 4,000 1,327 33.19%
A00-6772-0200-0000 NUTRITION EQUIPMENT & CHAIRS 40,383 40,383 26,206 64.89%
A00-6772-0400-0000 PROGRAMS FOR AGING-CONTR 9,000 9,000 1,605 17.83%
A00-7110-0100-0000 PARKS- PER SVC 156,336 156,336 78,036 49.92%
A00-7110-0201-0000 EQUIPMENT 22,000 22,000 21,101 95.91%
A00-7110-0400-0000 PARKS- CONTR 25,000 25,000 9,480 37.92%
A00-7270-0100-0000 EVENT COORDINATOR - PER SVC 3,206 3,206 1,905 59.41%
A00-7270-0400-0000 BAND CONCERTS- CONTR 8,500 8,500 5,260 61.88%
A00-7310-0400-0000 YOUTH PROGRAMS-CONTR 75,000 75,000 75,000 100.00%
A00-7510-0100-0000 TOWN HISTORIAN-PER SVC 4,552 4,552 3,035 66.67%
A00-7510-0401-0000 HISTORIAN- CONTR 700 700 250 35.76%
A00-7520-0400-0000 HISTORIAN PROP-CONTR 3,000 3,000 - 0.00%
A00-7550-0400-0000 CELEBRATIONS- CONTR 25,000 27,619 18,804 68.09%
A00-7620-0400-0000 ADULT REC- BOSTON SRS. 15,000 15,000 8,080 53.87%
A00-7620-0402-0000 ADULT REC- BOS YOUNG @ HEART 15,000 15,000 8,036 53.57%
A00-7989-0400-0000 OTHER CULTURE/REC- CONTR 1,000 1,000 1,000 100.00%
A00-8010-0100-0000 ZONING- PER SVC 7,868 7,868 4,501 57.21%
A00-8010-0400-0000 ZONING-CONTR 5,000 5,000 1,379 27.59%
A00-8020-0100-0000 PLANNING-PER SVC 6,294 6,294 1,949 30.97%
A00-8020-0400-0000 PLANNING- CONTR 8,000 8,000 3,895 48.68%
A00-8410-0200-0000 ELECTRIC & POWER - EQUIP - - - 100.00%
A00-8410-0400-0000 ELECTRIC & POWER - CONTR. - - 480 $240.00
A00-8540-0400-0000 DRAINAGE-CONTR - - - 100.00%
A00-8710-0100-0000 CONSERVATION-PER SVC 3,147 3,147 193 6.14%
A00-8710-0400-0000 CONSERVATION- CONTR 6,550 6,550 2,333 35.63%
A00-8745-0400-0000 FLOOD & EROSION CONTROL-CONTRA - - - 100.00%
A00-8810-0100-0000 CEMETERY- PER SVC. - - - 100.00%
A00-8810-0400-0000 CEMETERY-CONTRACTUAL 300 300 - 0.00%
A00-8989-0400-0000 OTHER HOME/COM SVC-CONTR 71,000 71,000 - 0.00%
A00-9010-0800-0000 STATE RETIREMENT 135,000 135,000 31,226 23.13%
A00-9030-0800-0000 SOCIAL SECURITY 91,000 91,000 50,124 55.08%
A00-9040-0800-0000 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 19,000 19,000 18,444 97.07%
A00-9050-0800-0000 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 6,000 6,000 4,923 82.06%
A00-9055-0800-0000 DISABILITY INSURANCE 1,000 1,000 404 40.43%
A00-9060-0800-0000 HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL INSURANCE 95,000 95,000 50,506 53.16%
A00-9730-0600-0000 BAN PRINCIPAL 50,000 50,000 50,000 100.00%
A00-9730-0700-0000 BAN INTEREST 16,410 16,410 8,830 53.81%
A00-9901-0900-0000 TRANSFERS TO OTHER FUNDS - 110,754 110,754 100.00%
A00-9950-0900-0000 TRANSFERS TO CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND 40,000 40,000 - 0.00%
$ 2,626,458 $ 2,746,890 $ 1,485,616
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Highway
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
DB0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 877,124 $ 877,124 $ 877,124 100.00%
DB0-1120-0000-0000 NON-PROPERTY TAX DIST. BY CNTY 225,000 225,000 225,000 100.00%
DB0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST AND EARNINGS 65,000 65,000 36,412 56.02%
DB0-2650-0000-0000 SALE OF SCRAP - - - 100.00%
DB0-2665-0000-0000 SALE OF EQUIPMENT - - - 100.00%
DB0-2680-0000-0000 INSURANCE RECOVERIES - - - 100.00%
DB0-2701-0000-0000 REFUND-PRIOR YR EXPENDITURES - - - 100.00%
DB0-2770-0000-0000 OTHER UNCLASSIFIED - - - 100.00%
DB0-2770-1000-0000 OTHER UNCLASSIFIED - FUEL REIMBURSEMENTS - - - 100.00%
DB0-2801-0000-0000 INTERFUND REVENUES 71,000 71,000 - 0.00%
DB0-3501-0000-0000 STATE AID 205,435 205,435 - 0.00%
$ 1,443,559 $ 1,443,559 $ 1,138,536
Expenditure
DB0-5110-0100-0000 GENERAL REPAIRS-PER SVC $ 248,745 $ 248,745 $ 206,336 82.95%
DB0-5110-0400-0000 GENERAL REPAIRS-CONTR 203,647 203,647 383,493 188.31%
DB0-5110-0410-0000 GEN REPAIRS-FUEL & DIESEL 60,000 60,000 40,612 67.69%
DB0-5110-0420-0000 GEN REPAIRS- DRAINAGE 30,000 30,000 7,097 23.66%
DB0-5112-0200-0000 CAPITAL OUTLAY 205,435 205,435 - 0.00%
DB0-5130-0200-0000 MACHINERY- EQUIPMENT 258,000 436,476 - 0.00%
DB0-5130-0400-0000 MACHINERY- CONTRACTUAL 65,000 65,000 47,718 73.41%
DB0-5140-0100-0000 BRUSH & WEEDS-PER SVC (General Fund to Reimb) 33,235 33,235 6,634 19.96%
DB0-5140-0400-0000 MISC BRUSH & WEEDS-CONTRACTUAL 5,000 5,000 - 0.00%
DB0-5142-0100-0000 SNOW REMOVAL-PER SVC 220,182 220,182 113,780 51.68%
DB0-5142-0400-0000 SNOW REMOVAL- CONTRACTUAL 130,695 130,695 69,861 53.45%
DB0-9010-0800-0000 STATE RETIREMENT 75,000 75,000 18,229 24.31%
DB0-9030-0800-0000 SOCIAL SECURITY 40,000 40,000 24,063 60.16%
DB0-9040-0800-0000 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 39,000 39,000 38,320 98.26%
DB0-9050-0800-0000 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE - - - 100.00%
DB0-9060-0800-0000 HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL INSURANCE 92,000 92,000 37,017 40.24%
$ 1,705,939 $ 1,884,415 $ 993,159
Lighting
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
L30-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 17,923 $ 17,923 $ 17,923 100.00%
L30-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST AND EARNINGS 700 700 358 51.11%
$ 18,623 $ 18,623 $ 18,281
Expenditure
L30-5182-0401-0000 CONTRACTS $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 10,617 53.08%
$ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 10,617
Fire
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
SF0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 945,104 $ 945,104 $ 945,104 100.00%
SF0-1120-0000-0000 NONPROPERTY TAX DIST 220,000 220,000 220,000 100.00%
SF0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST EARNINGS 20,000 20,000 11,221 56.11%
SF0-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS - 110,754 110,754 100.00%
$ 1,185,104 $ 1,295,858 $ 1,287,079
Expenditure
SF0-3410-0401-0000 CONTRACTS $ 756,204 $ 756,204 $ 749,841 99.16%
SF0-9025-0400-0000 SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM - Cont. 14,800 14,800 7,584 51.24%
SF0-9025-0800-0000 SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM - Benefits 400,000 510,754 510,754 100.00%
SF0-9040-0800-0000 WORKERS COMP INSURANCE 14,100 14,100 11,846 84.01%
$ 1,185,104 $ 1,295,858 $ 1,280,025
Refuse
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
SG0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 1,028,140 $ 1,028,140 $ 1,028,140 100.00%
SG0-2130-0000-0000 REFUSE AND GARBAGE CHARGES 5,000 5,000 4,774 95.49%
SG0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST EARNINGS 20,000 20,000 14,916 74.58%
$ 1,053,140 $ 1,053,140 $ 1,047,830
Expenditure
SG0-8160-0401-0000 GARBAGE CONTRACTUAL BFI $ 1,053,140 $ 1,053,140 $ 581,618 55.23%
$ 1,053,140 $ 1,053,140 $ 581,618
Ambulance
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
SM0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 103,165 $ 103,165 $ 103,165 100.00%
SM0-1120-0000-0000 NONPROPERTY TAX DISTRIBUTION 50,000 50,000 50,000 100.00%
SM0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST INCOME 11,000 11,000 6,596 59.96%
$ 164,165 $ 164,165 $ 159,761
Expenditure
SM0-4540-0200-0000 AMBULANCE- CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $ - $ 137,664 $ 136,869 99.42%
SM0-4540-0400-0000 CONTRACTUAL 148,165 148,165 105,565 71.25%
SM0-9025-0800-0000 LOCAL PENSION FUND 10,000 10,000 11,200 112.00%
SM0-9040-0800-0000 WORKER'S COMP 6,000 6,000 4,906 81.77%
$ 164,165 $ 301,829 $ 258,540
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Water #1
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
HA0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 226,977 $ 226,977 $ 226,977 100.00%
HA0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST EARNINGS 10,000 10,000 7,271 72.71%
$ 236,977 $ 236,977 $ 234,248
Expenditure
HA0-8340-0400-0000 CONTRACTUAL $ 32,653 $ 32,653 $ 30,552 93.57%
HA0-9730-0600-0000 BAN'S- PRINCIPAL 102,377 102,377 - 0.00%
HA0-9730-0700-0000 BAN'S- INTEREST 101,947 101,947 - 0.00%
$ 236,977 $ 236,977 $ 30,552
Water #2
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
HB0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 51,711 $ 51,711 $ 51,711 100.00%
HB0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST & EARNINGS 4,500 4,500 2,844 63.19%
$ 56,211 $ 56,211 $ 54,555
Expenditure
HB0-8340-0400-0000 CONTRACTUAL $ 38,445 $ 38,445 $ 13,025 33.88%
HB0-9730-0600-0000 BAN'S - PRINCIPAL 9,000 9,000 - 0.00%
HB0-9730-0700-0000 BAN INTEREST 8,766 8,766 - 0.00%
$ 56,211 $ 56,211 $ 13,025
Water #3
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
HC0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 263,295 $ 263,295 $ 263,295 100.00%
HC0-1028-0000-0000 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS 733 733 733
HC0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST AND EARNINGS 25,000 25,000 14,524 58.10%
$ 289,028 $ 289,028 $ 278,552
Expenditure
HC0-8340-0400-0000 CONTRACTUAL $ 26,800 $ 26,800 $ 17,045 63.60%
HC0-9710-0600-0000 Serial Bonds - Principal 130,200 130,200 130,200
HC0-9710-0700-0000 Serial Bonds - Interest 100,671 100,671 109,017
HC0-9730-0600-0000 BAN'S- PRINCIPAL 15,885 15,885 - 0.00%
HC0-9730-0700-0000 BAN INTEREST 15,472 15,472 - 0.00%
$ 289,028 $ 289,028 $ 256,262
Water Ext 1
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
HD0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 3,006 $ 3,006 $ 3,006 100.00%
HD0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST AND EARNINGS 1,750 1,750 1,196 68.32%
$ 4,756 $ 4,756 $ 4,202
Expenditure
HD0-8340-0400-0000 CONTRACTS $ 1,339 $ 1,339 $ 687 51.32%
HD0-9730-0600-0000 BAN's - PRINCIPAL $ 1,712 $ 1,712 $ - 0.00%
HD0-9730-0700-0000 BAN'S - INTEREST $ 1,705 $ 1,705 $ - 0.00%
$ 4,756 $ 4,756 $ 687
Water Ext 2
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
HE0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 29,275 $ 29,275 $ 29,275 100.00%
HE0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST AND EARNINGS 5,000 5,000 4,220 84.40%
$ 34,275 $ 34,275 $ 33,495
Expenditure
HE0-8340-0400-0000 CONTRACTUAL $ 31,736 $ 31,736 $ - 0.00%
HE0-9730-0600-0000 BAN- PRINCIPLE 1,286 1,286 - 0.00%
HE0-9730-0700-0000 BAN INTEREST 1,253 1,253 - 0.00%
$ 34,275 $ 34,275 $ -
Water #3 Ext. 1
Account Number Account Description Original Budget Amount Amended Budget Amount Actual Rev/Exp YTD % YTD
Revenue
HF0-1001-0000-0000 REAL PROPERTY TAX $ 10,978 $ 10,978 $ 10,978 100.00%
HF0-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST AND EARNINGS 1,200 1,200 837 69.76%
$ 12,178 $ 12,178 $ 11,815
Expenditure
HF0-8340-0400-0000 CONTRACTUAL $ 3,237 $ 3,237 $ - 0.00%
HF0-9710-0600-0000 Serial Bonds - Principal 6,250 6,250 6,250 100.00%
HF0-9710-0700-0000 Serial Bonds - Interest 1,225 1,225 1,225 100.00%
HF0-9730-0600-0000 PRINC PMTS- BANS 743 743 - 0.00%
HF0-9730-0700-0000 INTEREST PMTS. BANS 723 723 - 0.00%
$ 12,178 $ 12,178 $ 7,475
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Capital Projects
Waterline Replacements - Phase 1
Account Number Account Description Project Budget Current Yr Rev/Exp Total Project Rev/Exp % Complete
Revenue
H04-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST & EARNINGS $ - $ 7,641 $ 98,573
H04-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS - - -
$ - $ 7,641 $ 98,573
Expenditure
H04-8340-0200-0000 WATERLINE REPLACEMENTS - PHASE 1
Construction $ 2,415,741 $ 265,717 $ 2,407,314 99.65%
Engineering 355,000 4,770 354,610 99.89%
Advertisment for Bids - - 466
Permit Fees - - 110
$ 2,770,741 $ 270,487 $ 2,762,500
Town of Boston Comprehensive Plan Update
Account Number Account Description Project Budget Current Yr Rev/Exp Total Project Rev/Exp % Complete
Revenue
H05-2706-0000-0000 GRANTS FROM LOCAL GOVT $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000
H05-3097-0000-0000 STATE AID CAPITAL PROJECTS $ 63,000 $ - $ 63,000 100.00%
H05-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS $ 6,870 $ - $ 7,000 101.89%
$ 94,870 $ 25,000 $ 95,000
Expenditure
H05-8020-0200-0000 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE $ 94,870 $ - $ 94,870 100.00%
H05-9901-0900-0000 TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS $ - $ 130 $ 130
$ 94,870 $ 130 $ 95,000
Town Hall Generator
Account Number Account Description Project Budget Current Yr Rev/Exp Total Project Rev/Exp % Complete
Revenue
H06-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST & EARNINGS $ - $ - $ 4,655
H06-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS - - 276,439
$ - $ - $ 281,094
Expenditure
H06-1620-0200-0000 TOWN HALL GENERATOR
Construction $ 253,546 $ - $ 253,546 100.00%
Engineering 20,000 - 20,000 100.00%
Advertisment for Bids - - 732 100.00%
National Fuel Hookup - - 6,816
$ 273,546 $ - $ 281,094
Town Hall Entryway
Account Number Account Description Project Budget Current Yr Rev/Exp Total Project Rev/Exp % Complete
Revenue
H07-2401-0000-0000 INTEREST & EARNINGS $ - $ - $ 33
H07-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS 64,125 - 59,760
$ 64,125 $ - $ 59,793
Expenditure
H07-1620-0200-0000 TOWN HALL ENTRYWAY
Construction $ 46,525 $ - $ 41,625 89.47%
Engineering 17,600 - 17,600 100.00%
Advertisment for Bids - - 568
$ 64,125 $ - $ 59,793
Fuel Tank Replacement
Account Number Account Description Project Budget Current Yr Rev/Exp Total Project Rev/Exp % Complete
Revenue
H08-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS - - 417,691
$ - $ - $ 417,691
Expenditure
H08-1620-0200-0000 FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT - NEW FUEL ISLAND
Engineering (Res. 2025-26) 64,020 27,351 62,541 97.69%
Removal $ 75,560 $ - $ 60,671 80.30%
Mis. Exp. - Bidding / Paving Open Ground - 104 3,723
Construction 293,000 263,997 263,997 90.10%
$ 432,580 $ 291,452 $ 390,932
Holiday Lights
Account Number Account Description Project Budget Current Yr Rev/Exp Total Project Rev/Exp % Complete
Revenue
H09-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS - - 12,500
$ - $ - $ 12,500
Expenditure
H09-1440-0200-0000 ENGINEERING - HOLIDAY LIGHTS $ 12,500 $ 1,416 $ 10,625 85.00%
$ 12,500 $ 1,416 $ 10,625
Waterline Replacements - Phase 2
Account Number Account Description Project Budget Current Yr Rev/Exp Total Project Rev/Exp % Complete
Revenue
H10-5031-0000-0000 INTERFUND TRANSFERS - - -
$ - $ - $ -
Expenditure
H10-1440-0200-0000 ENGINEERING - WATER PHASE 2 $ 991,130 $ 321,984 $ 350,880 35.40%
H10-8340-0200-0000 WATERLINE REPLACEMENTS - PHASE 2 $ - $ 84,603 $ 84,603 100.00%
$ 991,130 $ 406,587 $ 435,483
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Monthly Cash Balances 2026
Fund Acct # Account 1/31/2026 2/28/2026 3/31/2026 4/30/2026 5/31/2026 6/30/2026 7/31/2026 8/31/2026
General (A) A00-0201-0000 General Fund Cash $ 1,173,467 $ 1,078,342 $ 1,053,030 $ 972,238 $ 872,058 $ 1,130,770 $ 1,001,921 $ 937,579
General (A) A00-0210-0000 Petty Cash $ 500 $ 500 $ 500 $ 500 $ 500 $ 500 $ 500 $ 500
General (A) A00-0878-0300 Reserve for Tri-Seq $ 8,179 $ 8,202 $ 8,226 $ 8,250 $ 8,275 $ 8,299 $ 8,324 $ 8,349
General (A) A00-0878-0600 Reserve for Sr. Facility $ 70,066 $ 70,258 $ 70,469 $ 70,673 $ 70,884 $ 71,089 $ 71,304 $ 71,519
General (A) A00-0878-0700 Reserve for Tax Stable $ 96,875 $ 97,141 $ 97,433 $ 97,715 $ 98,006 $ 98,290 $ 98,588 $ 98,885
General (A) A00-0878-0800 Reserve for Bldgs & Parks $ 143,767 $ 144,161 $ 144,594 $ 145,013 $ 145,446 $ 145,867 $ 146,309 $ 146,750
General (A) A00-0878-0900 Reserve for Recreation $ 42,442 $ 42,558 $ 42,686 $ 42,810 $ 42,937 $ 43,062 $ 43,192 $ 43,323
General (A) A00-0878-1000 Reserve for Drainage $ 144,101 $ 144,496 $ 144,930 $ 145,350 $ 145,783 $ 146,206 $ 146,648 $ 147,091
$ 1,679,397 $ 1,585,657 $ 1,561,868 $ 1,482,550 $ 1,383,890 $ 1,644,083 $ 1,516,786 $ 1,453,997
Highway (DB) DB0-0201-0000 Highway Cash $ 952,909 $ 886,166 $ 1,885,007 $ 1,833,993 $ 1,770,869 $ 1,505,102 $ 1,245,830 $ 1,193,901
Highway (DB) DB0-0878-0100 Reserve or HWY Equipment $ 331,755 $ 332,664 $ 333,663 $ 334,631 $ 335,628 $ 336,601 $ 337,619 $ 338,638
$ 1,284,664 $ 1,218,829 $ 2,218,670 $ 2,168,624 $ 2,106,497 $ 1,841,703 $ 1,583,449 $ 1,532,539
Capital Projects (H) H00-0201-0000 Capital Projects Cash $ 296,631 $ 296,631 $ 216,726 $ 164,111 $ (201,607) $ (267,905) $ (332,236) $ (377,953)
Capital Projects (H) H03-0231-0000 Restricted Cash - Water Tank BAN $ 155,674 $ 156,101 $ 156,570 $ 157,024 $ 157,492 $ 157,948 $ 158,426 $ 158,904
Capital Projects (H) H04-0231-0000 Restricted Cash - Waterline Repairs BAN $ 358,400 $ 355,177 $ 355,649 $ 356,686 $ 356,974 $ 358,014 $ 92,970 $ 90,253
$ 810,705 $ 807,909 $ 728,945 $ 677,820 $ 312,858 $ 248,057 $ (80,840) $ (128,795)
Fire Protection (SF) SF0-0201-0000 Fire Fund Cash $ 151,041 $ 151,341 $ 1,287,781 $ 930,629 $ 822,099 $ 959,484 $ 175,575 $ 173,558
Fire Protection (SF) Nationwide Restricted - LOSAP Fair Market Value $ 2,850,919 $ 2,868,223 $ 2,701,954 $ 2,814,398 $ 2,968,148 $ 2,930,819 $ 3,270,747 $ 3,285,937
$ 3,001,960 $ 3,019,565 $ 3,989,735 $ 3,745,027 $ 3,790,247 $ 3,890,303 $ 3,446,321 $ 3,459,494
Lighting (SL) L30-0201-0000 Lighting Fund Cash $ 9,272 $ 9,294 $ 24,115 $ 22,602 $ 21,152 $ 19,712 $ 18,328 $ 16,911
$ 9,272 $ 9,294 $ 24,115 $ 22,602 $ 21,152 $ 19,712 $ 18,328 $ 16,911
Ambulance (SM) SM0-0201-0000 Ambulance Fund Cash $ 103,312 $ 102,803 $ 241,014 $ 200,828 $ 186,023 $ 186,364 $ 183,797 $ 46,027
Ambulance (SM) SM0-0878-0001 Reserve for Ambulance $ 145,303 $ 145,701 $ 146,139 $ 146,562 $ 146,999 $ 147,425 $ 147,871 $ 148,318
$ 248,615 $ 248,504 $ 387,153 $ 347,390 $ 333,022 $ 333,789 $ 331,669 $ 194,345
Garbage (SG/SR) SG0-0201-0000 Garbage & Refuse Fund Cash $ 238,740 $ 240,478 $ 1,104,502 $ 1,025,037 $ 946,346 $ 866,955 $ 787,196 $ 704,296
$ 238,740 $ 240,478 $ 1,104,502 $ 1,025,037 $ 946,346 $ 866,955 $ 787,196 $ 704,296
Water (SW) HA0-0201-0000 (HA) Water District #1 $ 205,462 $ 205,952 $ 403,174 $ 404,212 $ 405,309 $ 406,282 $ 407,485 $ 408,594
Water (SW) HB0-0201-0000 (HB) Water District #2 $ 108,916 $ 109,176 $ 148,155 $ 148,537 $ 148,940 $ 149,297 $ 149,739 $ 150,147
Water (SW) HC0-0201-0000 (HC) Water District #3 $ 150,529 $ 91,815 $ 339,468 $ 340,343 $ 350,137 $ 350,978 $ 162,325 $ 162,767
Water (SW) HC0-0878-0100 Reserve for Debt - Dist. 3 $ 405,007 $ 406,117 $ 407,337 $ 408,518 $ 409,736 $ 410,923 $ 412,167 $ 413,410
Water (SW) HD0-0201-0000 (HD) Water Ext. 1 $ 56,241 $ 56,375 $ 58,810 $ 58,961 $ 59,121 $ 59,263 $ 59,439 $ 59,600
Water (SW) HE0-0201-0000 (HE) Water Ext. 2 $ 182,709 $ 183,146 $ 212,841 $ 213,389 $ 213,968 $ 214,482 $ 215,117 $ 215,702
Water (SW) HF0-0201-0000 (HF) Water Dist. 3 Ext. $ 34,435 $ 34,517 $ 45,585 $ 45,703 $ 45,827 $ 45,937 $ 38,576 $ 38,681
$ 1,143,299 $ 1,087,098 $ 1,615,370 $ 1,619,663 $ 1,633,037 $ 1,637,161 $ 1,444,848 $ 1,448,901
Total held by Town $ 5,565,733 $ 5,349,111 $ 8,928,404 $ 8,274,315 $ 7,558,900 $ 7,550,943 $ 5,777,011 $ 5,395,750
Total held at Nationwide (Fire LOSAP) $ 2,850,919 $ 2,868,223 $ 2,701,954 $ 2,814,398 $ 2,968,148 $ 2,930,819 $ 3,270,747 $ 3,285,937
$ 8,416,652 $ 8,217,335 $ 11,630,358 $ 11,088,713 $ 10,527,049 $ 10,481,762 $ 9,047,758 $ 8,681,687
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2026
NYSEG and RG&E Crews Make Major Progress
Following Overnight Storm
More than 78,000 customers affected by outages caused by storm
Crews working to restore power to remaining 16,000 customers without service
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — September 3, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. — Crews for New York State Electric & Gas
(NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) have restored power to more than 60,000 customers
affected by Wednesday’s thunderstorm.
More than 78,000 customers had their service interrupted by this storm. This includes more than 38,000 RG&E
customers, with the most significant impacts in RG&E's Central Division, which includes Monroe and Orleans
counties, and Fillmore Division, which includes Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, and Wyoming counties.
Approximately 40,000 NYSEG customers were affected. The Company’s Geneva Division, which includes
Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, and Yates counties, were most significantly impacted. NYSEG's Lancaster Division,
which includes Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Erie Counties, and Hornell Division, which includes Allegany,
Cattaraugus, Steuben, and Wyoming Counties, were also affected.
Approximately 16,000 customers are without power, with the most significant impacts in NYSEG’s Geneva
Division and RG&E’s Central and Fillmore divisions. Restoration efforts will continue until all customers have
their power restored.
NYSEG and RG&E urge customers to remain away from storm debris as it may contain downed wires or other
damaged equipment. Customers should assume all downed wires are energized and dangerous and should be
reported by calling NYSEG’s emergency line at 1.800.572.1131. RG&E’s line at 1.800.743.1701 or contacting 911.
Outage Information:
Sign-up for Outage Alerts to receive updates automatically by phone, text or e-mail as the Companies updates
the status of the restoration process in their area. Customers can sign up for outage alerts by visiting here for
NYSEG and here for RG&E.
Customers can use the NYSEG or RG&E mobile app to report and check the status of outages. To download
the application, customers should search “Avangrid” in the Apple or Android app stores and select “NYSEG” or
“RG&E.” The application is free to download.
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Stay Away from Downed Wires:
• Stay at least 30 feet from a downed power line.
• If a downed wire comes in contact with your vehicle, stay inside and wait for help. If you must get out
because of fire or other danger, jump clear of the vehicle to avoid any contact with the vehicle and the
ground at the same time. Land with your feet together and hop with feet together or shuffle away; don’t
run or stride.
• NYSEG customers should call 1.800.572.1131 and RG&E customers should call 1.800.743.1701 to report
downed power lines or other hazardous situations.
During a Power Interruption:
• Contact neighbors to see if their power is off. A loss of power may be the result of a blown fuse or a
tripped circuit breaker.
• To report a power interruption, contact NYSEG at 1.800.572.1131 or RG&E at 1.800.743.1701.
• Keep refrigerators and freezers closed as much as possible. Most food will last 24 hours if you minimize
the opening of refrigerator and freezer doors.
Power Restoration Priorities:
The companies’ first priorities are to respond to reports of downed power lines to keep the public safe. NYSEG
customers are asked to call 1.800.572.1131 and RG&E customers are asked to call at 1.800.743.1701 to report
downed wires. Once this vital public safety work is complete, the Companies will:
• Assess the damage to the electricity delivery system.
• Develop a detailed restoration plan.
• Make repairs as quickly as possible.
For additional information, including storm preparation tips, storm safety information, generator safety
information, restoration priorities and emergency resources, visit Outage Central
at NYSEG.com or RGE.com and on the Companies’ social media pages:
• Facebook: @NYSEandG
• Twitter: @NYSEandG
• Instagram: @nyseg.co
• Facebook: @RochGandE
• Twitter: @RGandE
• Instagram: @rochestergasandelectric
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About NYSEG: New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) is a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc. Established in 1852, NYSEG operates
approximately 35,000 miles of electric distribution lines and 4,500 miles of electric transmission lines across more than 40% of upstate
New York. It also operates more than 8,150 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 20 miles of gas transmission pipelines. It serves
approximately 894,000 electricity customers and 266,000 natural gas customers. For more information, visit www.nyseg.com.
About RG&E: Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) is a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc. Established in 1848, RG&E operates
approximately 8,800 miles of electric distribution lines and 1,100 miles of electric transmission lines. It also operates approximately
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10,600 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 105 miles of gas transmission pipelines. It serves approximately 378,500 electricity
customers and 313,000 natural gas customers in a nine-county region in New York surrounding the City of Rochester. For more
information, visit www.rge.com.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading U.S. energy company investing in grid infrastructure and power generation projects to deliver
reliable energy and meet growing electricity demand. With approximately $50 billion in assets and operations across 25 states, Avangrid
is helping modernize the U.S. electric grid, improve system resiliency, and support economic growth for the customers and communities
it serves. Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and
New England. Avangrid also has nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States and more than 11 gigawatts of installed
capacity. Avangrid has more than 8,300 employees and was named among the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2026 for the eighth
consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the Iberdrola Group. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
Media Contact:
Michael Baggerman
[email protected]
716.368.1284
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TOWN OF BOSTON
APPLICATION FOR
USE OF TOWN MEETING FACILITY
Connect Life ToB Blood Drive
Name/Organization ___________________________________________ 7 13 2026
Date_____/____/______
Barbara C Moore
Name of person responsible for facilities__________________________________________________
Title _____________________________________________________________________________
Applicant Address _ ____________________________________
Applicant Daytime Phone #_ 40?
__________________# Of Attendees:______________
*Please see attached
Date(s) Requested*_______________________Time 2-7 pm
______________ Blood Drive
Type of Event_____________
I, THE UNDERSIGNED, REQUEST PERMISSION TO USE THE FOLLOWING: (check all that apply)
X
_____ Town Hall Community Room w/o Kitchen
_____ Planning Board Room
______ Court Room
I agree that all facilities used will be properly cleaned to the best of my ability upon completion of the
event and that I will be responsible for any damages caused to any of the facilities or grounds .
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT: ________________________________________________________
Upon Completion, please submit to Town Clerk
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7/14/26
APPROVED/DENIED : _____________________
(date)
INSPECTION: _________________________
(date)
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PUBLIC HEARING
TOWN OF BOSTON
TOWN BOARD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board of the
Town of Boston on the 16th day of September, 2026 at 7:35 p.m., at the Town Hall, 8500
Boston State Road, Boston, New York, for the purpose of considering the application of
Matt Kolo Excavating, LLC for Site Plan Approval of a proposed Office Building to be
located at 7631 Zimmerman Road, Boston, New York, SBL 226.01-8-1.12, within the C-
2 General Commercial District.
The complete site plan application is on file at the Office of the Town Clerk and is available
for review by any interested person during business hours.
At such public hearing, all persons interested, who wish to be heard, will be heard.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN OF BOSTON TOWN BOARD
Dated: August 19, 2026
Published: August 27, 2026
Sandra L. Quinlan
Town Clerk
An Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer
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Schedule Public Hearing
for Fire Contracts
October 21, 2026 at 7:35 pm
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TOWN OF BOSTON – RESOLUTION NO. 2026 – 61
APPROVING SITE PLAN FOR MATT KOLO EXCAVATING, LLC
7631 ZIMMERMAN ROAD
WHEREAS, Matt Kolo Excavating, LLC has submitted an application to the Town of
Boston for Site Plan Approval to construct a commercial office building at property located at
7631 Zimmerman Road, Town of Boston, Erie County, New York (SBL No. 226.01-8-1.12),
within the C-2 General Commercial District; and
WHEREAS, the proposed building and related site improvements are depicted on the
proposed site plan identified as Sheet S1.0, together with the architectural rendering and other
materials submitted by the applicant; and
WHEREAS, the Town Code Enforcement Officer inspected the subject property and
determined that the existing use of the property for the storage of contractors’ equipment and
materials is permitted within the C-2 General Commercial District pursuant to Town Code § 123-
78(A)(19)(h); and
WHEREAS, the Town Board referred the application to the Town of Boston Planning
Board for review and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board reviewed the application at its meeting held on August
11, 2026, and recommended that the Town Board approve the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has reviewed the proposed action in its entirety and has
determined that it constitutes a Type II action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review
Act and 6 NYCRR § 617.5(c)(9), because it involves the construction of a nonresidential structure
or facility containing less than 4,000 square feet of gross floor area, together with customary
appurtenant site improvements, does not involve a change in zoning or a use variance, is consistent
with applicable local land-use controls, and does not involve a radio communication or microwave
transmission facility, and therefore requires no further review under SEQRA;; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board conducted a duly noticed public hearing on September 16,
2026, at which all persons wishing to be heard were given an opportunity to comment on the
application; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has reviewed the site plan application, the recommendation
of the Planning Board, the public comments received, and all other relevant materials submitted
in connection with the proposed project;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Boston hereby approves the Site Plan
submitted by Matt Kolo Excavating, LLC for the property located at 7631 Zimmerman Road (SBL
No. 226.01-8-1.12), authorizing the construction and use of the proposed commercial office
building and related site improvements depicted on the approved plans, subject to the following
conditions:
1. The project shall be constructed and maintained in substantial conformity with the
approved site plan, architectural rendering, and other application materials submitted to and
approved by the Town Board.
2. No improvements or uses are authorized by this approval other than those
specifically depicted or described in the approved plans and application materials.
3. Any material modification to the approved site plan, or any additional building or
site improvements, shall require further review and approval by the Town, as required by the Town
Code.
4. The applicant shall obtain all necessary building permits and other permits or
approvals required by the Town of Boston and any other agency having jurisdiction before
commencing construction.
5. All stormwater runoff, drainage, erosion-control measures, landscaping, parking
areas, and access improvements shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved
plans and all applicable Town requirements.
6. This Site Plan Approval shall expire one year from the date of this Resolution
unless substantial construction has commenced in accordance with the approved plans.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this approval is based upon the proposed site plan
identified as Sheet S1.0, the architectural rendering, and the other materials submitted by the
applicant in support of the application.
On September 16, 2026, the question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was
duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:
Yes No Abstain Absent
Councilmember Selby [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Councilmember Penders [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Councilmember Stephan [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Councilmember Martin [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Supervisor Keding [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
____________________________
Sandra L. Quinlan, Town Clerk
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TOWN OF BOSTON – RESOLUTION NO. 2026 - 62
AUTHORIZING THE TOWN COURT TO APPLY FOR A JCAP GRANT
WHEREAS, the Town Court of Boston has identified the need for funding to improve its
operations and facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Justice Court Assistance Program (JCAP) provides grant opportunities
to support the needs of local courts; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Town of Boston to support the Town Court’s
application for this funding;
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of the Town of Boston as follows: The Board of the
Town of Boston authorizes the Boston Town Court to apply for a JCAP grant in the 2026-27
grant cycle up to $30,000.00;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Jason Keding, as Supervisor of the Town of
Boston, is hereby authorized and directed to accept funds from the Justice Court Assistance
Program (JCAP) during the 2026-27 grant cycle, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00, and to
enter into and execute a project agreement with the State for such financial assistance to the
Town of Boston for the improvement of the Town Court facilities, and be it further
RESOLVED, that upon approval of the application for financial assistance, the Town
make available any necessary funds to satisfy the requirements and reimbursement of the
funding program, and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to sign all documents and
agreements related to the Justice Court Assistance Program (JCAP) grant.
RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately.
On September 16, 2026, the question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to
a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:
Yes No Abstain Absent
Councilmember Selby [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Councilmember Penders [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Councilmember Stephan [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Councilmember Martin [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Supervisor Keding [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
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Sandra L. Quinlan, Town Clerk
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Alcoholic Beverages: Are you serving alcohol? _ _ Yes _ ✔ _No
(IF SERVING ALCOHOL, CHECK ALL Are you having a Private Party? _ _ Yes _ ✔ _No
THAT APPLY ) Are you having a Public Special Event? _ ✔ _ Yes _ _No
PLEASE NOTE: ALL parties must submit a Certificate of Insurance 1 week before your event.
Public Special Events serving alcohol must also submit a copy of your NYS Liquor
License 1 week before your event.
Certificates of Insurance: You must list the Town of Boston as additionally insured and the dates of the event
must be on the Certificate of Insurance. Your insurance agent can help you with this. The following is a list
of Liability amounts needed:
Private Party (Host Liquor) $ 500,000
Public Special Event (Liquor Legal) $1,000,000
Ride Vendor $1,000,000
Fireworks $1,000,000
Sporting Leagues $1,000,000
FEES: A $75 Maintenance Fee must be included with this application. These funds will be utilized to
cover the cost of bathroom supplies, final clean up and administrative costs.
KEYS: Keys may be picked up on the business day before the scheduled event and should be
returned the first business day immediately following.
TOWN OF BOSTON PROPERTIES ARE SMOKE FREE
COMMUNITY EVENTS SIGN: If your organization needs to use the Community Announcement sign near
the Emergency Squad Bldg, the “Request to use Coming Events Sign” application must be completed and
submitted to the Highway/Parks Dept. This form can be obtained from the Town Clerk’s Office or at
www.townofboston.com.
Requests may be submitted after September 1st the year before your event.
I agree that all facilities used will be properly cleaned to the best of my ability upon completion of the event and
that I will be responsible for any damages caused to any of the facilities or grounds . I will submit to the Town
Clerk all Certificates of Insurance and NYS Liquor License if necessary at least 1 week prior to my event. I
have contacted the above mentioned sporting leagues and there are no conflicts with dates.
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT: ________________________________________________________
Upon Completion, please submit to Town Clerk
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FEE REC’D______________ APPROVED/DENIED : _____________________
( date) (date)
Revised 5/2022
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Allison Koczur
Event Coordinator, Town of Boston
[email protected]
September 8, 2026
Town Board Members:
As the current event coordinator, and planning ahead for next year’s series, I’d like to request the
dates listed below for our 2027 Summer Concert Series. I have also requested four rain dates as
well as Tuesdays in June, in the event our funding is restored, and we can expand upon the series.
Concerts will run from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM.
Concert Dates (June) Concert Dates (July/Aug.) Rain Dates (Thursdays)
1. June 1 6. July 6 1. July 15
2. June 8 7. July 13 2. July 29
3. June 15 8. July 20 3. August 12
4. June 22 9. July 21 3. August 26
5. June 29 10. August 3
11. August 10
12. August 17
13. August 24
14. August 31
I am available to meet at your convenience to discuss any details or address any questions the
Board may have about next year’s Summer Concerts. These concerts have consistently brought
enjoyment to our community and highlighted our Town’s commitment to cultural enrichment and
community involvement.
Thank you for considering my request, and please do not hesitate to contact me at
[email protected] for any further information or to arrange a meeting.
Sincerely,
Allison Koczur
2026 Event Coordinator
Town of Boston