Town
Town of Howard: budget and spending
- $2.3Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 26%
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings and construction | $1.2M | $955K | ▲ 21% |
| Other operations | $543K | $370K | ▲ 47% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $253K | $157K | ▲ 61% |
| Insurance and benefits | $151K | $155K | ▼ 3% |
| Staff and payroll | $117K | $96K | ▲ 21% |
| Public safety | $115K | $111K | ▲ 4% |
Line by line
Buildings and construction $1.2M
- Permanent Improvements Highway: equipment and capital outlay: $546K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $263K
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $143K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $124K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $75K
- Highway and Street Administration: contractual: $1,515
Other operations $543K
- Snow Removal: personal services: $188K
- Snow Removal: contractual: $140K
- Library: contractual: $39K
- Ambulance: contractual: $36K
- Supervisor: personal services: $17K
- Assessment: personal services: $17K
- Clerk: personal services: $16K
- Municipal Court: personal services: $16K
- Playground and Recreation Centers: contractual: $13K
- Clerk: contractual: $12K
Vehicles and transportation $253K
- Machinery: equipment and capital outlay: $163K
- Machinery: contractual: $90K
Insurance and benefits $151K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $123K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $26K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $2,293
Staff and payroll $117K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $77K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $40K
- Employee Benefits, Other (Specify): employee benefits: $642
Public safety $115K
- Fire Protection: contractual: $105K
- Safety Inspection: personal services: $7,883
- Dog Control: personal services: $2,375
- Dog Control: contractual: $220
From Town of Howard’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.