Town
TOWN of BIG FLATS: budget and spending
- $14.8Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 156%
- $125Ktechnology and telecom, 2025
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other operations | $10.1M | $2.6M | ▲ 291% |
| Buildings and construction | $1.7M | $1.6M | ▲ 7% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $1.6M | $300K | ▲ 430% |
| Insurance and benefits | $709K | $686K | ▲ 3% |
| Staff and payroll | $242K | $193K | ▲ 25% |
| Debt payments | $203K | $267K | ▼ 24% |
| Technology and telecom | $125K | $76K | ▲ 63% |
| Public safety | $47K | $54K | ▼ 14% |
| Professional services | $38K | $36K | ▲ 7% |
| Waste and environment | $2,637 | $2,604 | ▲ 1% |
Line by line
Other operations $10.1M
- Other Custodial Activities: contractual: $7.8M
- Water Administration: personal services: $230K
- Water Source of Supply, Power and Pumping: equipment and capital outlay: $182K
- Parks: personal services: $181K
- Drainage: contractual: $147K
- Parks: equipment and capital outlay: $129K
- Snow Removal: personal services: $127K
- Snow Removal: contractual: $113K
- Supervisor: personal services: $101K
- Municipal Court: personal services: $99K
Buildings and construction $1.7M
- Permanent Improvements Highway: contractual: $600K
- Permanent Improvements Highway: equipment and capital outlay: $334K
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $134K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $121K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $109K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $108K
- Permanent Improvements Highway: personal services: $94K
- Public Works Administration: personal services: $79K
- Operation of Plant: personal services: $40K
- Operation of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $24K
Vehicles and transportation $1.6M
- Machinery: equipment and capital outlay: $1.3M
- Machinery: contractual: $165K
- Machinery: personal services: $63K
- Central Garage: contractual: $26K
- Machinery: employee benefits: $4,340
Insurance and benefits $709K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $578K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $90K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $37K
- Unemployment Insurance: employee benefits: $3,738
- Disability Insurance: employee benefits: $1,215
Staff and payroll $242K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $242K
Debt payments $203K
- Serial Bonds: debt principal: $170K
- Leases: debt principal: $22K
- Serial Bonds: debt interest: $11K
- Leases: debt interest: $77
Technology and telecom $125K
- Central Data Processing: contractual: $109K
- Central Communication System: contractual: $9,954
- Central Data Processing: equipment and capital outlay: $5,768
Public safety $47K
- Dog Control: contractual: $27K
- Public Safety Administration: contractual: $15K
- Traffic Control: contractual: $5,061
Professional services $38K
- Auditor: contractual: $34K
- Law: contractual: $4,530
Waste and environment $2,637
- Refuse and Garbage: contractual: $2,637
From TOWN of BIG FLATS’s annual financial report to the Office of the New York State Comptroller (2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31), all funds. Categories group the state’s account codes: technology is data processing, phones, 911 and radio and computer instruction; transfers between the body’s own funds are left out. The Comptroller’s data ↗
Other purchases and projects
- $82K (2025) Town of Big Flats - LED Street Lighting (energy efficiency - led street lighting) · New York Power Authority · NYPA
Figures are public records: the body’s own reports (marked by year) and other agencies’ records of what it bought or received. They aren’t added together. Something wrong? Tell us.