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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  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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