Southtowns Record

TB 2026-09-16 Agenda Packet

Government
Town of Boston
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Sep 16, 2026
Posted by publisher
Sep 16, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Budget and taxes, Zoning and land use, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight, Roads and traffic

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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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