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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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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