ABANDONMENT: Dunn Road ABSTRACTS: GENERAL FUND ...

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SUHHART OP THE 1994 FISCAL PLAN FOR THE TOHN OF BOSTON
o In an effort to control the esctlatlng costs of your Town
government, I have submitted the 1994 budget which freezes all elective
and appointed salaries with the exception of the Dog Control Officer.
The numerou.'; problems with unlicensed dogs and finlmals that .ire not in
compHance with the leash law have made this modest Incre.ise necessary.
The salary of Town Supervisor hr.s been reduced from $20,500 to
$10,400, The remaining $10,100 has been Included In the Supervisor's
personnel services section of the budget to be appropriated in any manner
the new Town Bo.ird so designates. I have made the suggestion that these
funds might be used for a number of useful purposes within our community.
The Rescue Squad Is planning to replace their worn out ambulance, the
recently formed Town of Boston Band needs help, the South Boston Parks
Comraittee needs additional funding to complete their project, the Senior
Citizens Community Room expansion will need additional furnishings, the
Boston Historical Society Is planning needed improvements to their
building and the list could go on and on.
The General Fund appropriations for 1994 are $936,236, which
compares favorably with 1993 expenditures of $386,233. The major portion
of this increase is directly attributed to additional employee benefit
costs. (eg. Hospital and Medical Insurance and a $5,500 increase In our
premiums for New York State Workmen's Compensation) There is also
$20,000 set aside for a Bond Anticipation Note for Town Park
—, Improvements. This is for the town's share of these project costs with
-y the remainder paid for by a grant from the New York State Parks
Department.
Because of prudent fiscal planning there are enough reserve funds
in our unexpended balance to maintain the same tax assessment as last
year. The General Fund tax rate will remain at $.77 per thousand of
assessed valuation.
Our highway taxes will also remain the same even though there were
substantial increases In our New York State Workmen's Compensation
Insurance and employee health benefits. These two items alone account
for almost $30,000 in this years highway appropriations even though we
have had an excellent safety record for the past three years.
The remainder of the Increased costs are for Bond Anticipation notes
to cover the purchase of new highway equipment.
The Highway Budget for 1994 Is $721,715 compared to last year's
appropriation cf $677,100, an increase of $44,615. Our highway taxes
for 1994 will remain at $1.87, the same as last year.
I ara proud of the fact that this Is the third straight year that
both our General Fund taxes and Highway taxes have remained the same even
though we have experienced substantial increases In many areas of the
Town Budget.
y\ All of the Special District taxes will remain the same as last year
^«^ with the exception of the ambulance district. OSHA requirements and the
need for a new ambulance are the primary reasons for an increase of $.05
from a year ago. Repairs on the two old ambulances completely depleted
the reserve fund and a substantial contract Increase make this Incre.ise
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