Town
Town of Bath: budget and spending
- $5.2Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 12%
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings and construction | $1.8M | $1.6M | ▲ 10% |
| Other operations | $1.7M | $1.3M | ▲ 33% |
| Insurance and benefits | $627K | $585K | ▲ 7% |
| Public safety | $543K | $427K | ▲ 27% |
| Staff and payroll | $271K | $345K | ▼ 21% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $223K | $338K | ▼ 34% |
| Professional services | $51K | $56K | ▼ 9% |
| Debt payments | $25K | $26K | ▼ 1% |
Line by line
Buildings and construction $1.8M
- Permanent Improvements Highway: equipment and capital outlay: $810K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $510K
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $339K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $70K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $25K
- Highway and Street Administration: contractual: $253
Other operations $1.7M
- Snow Removal: personal services: $375K
- Garage: equipment and capital outlay: $361K
- Sewer: equipment and capital outlay: $270K
- Snow Removal: contractual: $260K
- Municipal Court: personal services: $107K
- Supervisor: personal services: $74K
- Clerk: personal services: $62K
- Assessment: personal services: $44K
- Legislative Board: personal services: $19K
- Elections: contractual: $16K
Insurance and benefits $627K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $488K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $79K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $59K
- Unemployment Insurance: employee benefits: $1,261
- Disability Insurance: employee benefits: $562
Public safety $543K
- Fire Protection: contractual: $452K
- Safety Inspection: personal services: $43K
- Dog Control: personal services: $19K
- Dog Control: contractual: $9,702
- Safety Inspection: contractual: $7,026
- Traffic Control: contractual: $6,372
- Police: contractual: $5,500
Staff and payroll $271K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $182K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $88K
- Employee Benefits, Other (Specify): employee benefits: $1,800
Vehicles and transportation $223K
- Machinery: contractual: $148K
- Machinery: personal services: $76K
Professional services $51K
- Law: contractual: $34K
- Auditor: contractual: $16K
Debt payments $25K
- Bond Anticipation Notes: debt interest: $25K
From Town of Bath’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 ↗
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.