Town
Town of Wheeler: budget and spending
- $2Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 72%
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings and construction | $1.3M | $388K | ▲ 247% |
| Other operations | $289K | $235K | ▲ 23% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $132K | $197K | ▼ 33% |
| Staff and payroll | $73K | $68K | ▲ 7% |
| Insurance and benefits | $69K | $71K | ▼ 3% |
| Public safety | $66K | $167K | ▼ 61% |
| Debt payments | $46K | $46K | ±0% |
| Professional services | $6,120 | $5,500 | ▲ 11% |
Line by line
Buildings and construction $1.3M
- Permanent Improvements Highway: contractual: $1M
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $131K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $99K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $62K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $14K
- Operation of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $7,771
- Operation of Plant: personal services: $638
- Highway and Street Administration: contractual: $206
Other operations $289K
- Snow Removal: personal services: $102K
- Snow Removal: contractual: $87K
- Clerk: personal services: $19K
- Garage: contractual: $18K
- Assessment: personal services: $16K
- Supervisor: personal services: $13K
- Municipal Court: personal services: $9,612
- Cemetery: contractual: $7,975
- Clerk: contractual: $3,858
- Legislative Board: personal services: $3,837
Vehicles and transportation $132K
- Machinery: contractual: $132K
Staff and payroll $73K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $45K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $28K
Insurance and benefits $69K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $39K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $18K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $10K
- Unemployment Insurance: employee benefits: $1,669
Public safety $66K
- Fire Protection: contractual: $54K
- Safety Inspection: personal services: $6,978
- Dog Control: personal services: $2,320
- Public Safety Administration: contractual: $1,390
- Dog Control: contractual: $1,148
Debt payments $46K
- Installment Purchase Debt: debt principal: $45K
- Installment Purchase Debt: debt interest: $845
Professional services $6,120
- Law: contractual: $6,120
From Town of Wheeler’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.