Southtowns Record

TB 2026-05-06 Agenda Packet

Government
Town of Boston
Board
Town Board
Meeting
May 6, 2026
Posted by publisher
May 22, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight, Roads and traffic, Energy and data center siting, Housing, Moratoriums

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Measurement of Total Pension Liability

Actuarial Methods & Assumptions—The total pension liability has been determined by an actuarial
valuation as of the measurement date. The following actuarial methods and assumptions applied to all
periods included in the measurement:

  Valuation Date:  January 1, 2025
  Measurement Date:  December 31, 2024
  Actuarial Cost Method:  Entry Age Normal
  Discount Rate:  4.28%
  Inflation Rate:  0.00%
  Salary Scale:  Not applicable
  Mortality Rates:  RP-2014 male/female without prjection for mortality improvement

The discount rate is the yield to maturity of the S&P Municipal Bond 20 Year High Grade Rate Index
as of the Valuation 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 of assumptions or other inputs
  12/31/2023  12/31/2024
  Discount Rate  4.00%  4.28%

Changes in Total Pension Liability
  Total Pension
  Liability
  Balance as of 12/31/2023 measurement date  $  6,785,481
  Changes for the year:
  Service Cost  166,347
  Interest  270,156
  Changes of assumptions of other inputs  (218,709)
  Differences between expected and actual experience  (113,855)
  Benefit payments  (399,776)
  Net change in Total Pension Liability  (295,837)
  Balance as of 12/31/2024 measurement date  $  6,489,644

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