Town
Town of Berkshire: budget and spending
- $1.1Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 27%
- $15Ktechnology and telecom, 2025
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings and construction | $375K | $459K | ▼ 18% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $315K | $903 | ▲ 34806% |
| Other operations | $200K | $304K | ▼ 34% |
| Staff and payroll | $115K | $27K | ▲ 321% |
| Insurance and benefits | $85K | $74K | ▲ 15% |
| Technology and telecom | $15K | $2,349 | ▲ 547% |
| Professional services | $4,910 | $6,808 | ▼ 28% |
| Public safety | $4,555 | $4,262 | ▲ 7% |
Line by line
Buildings and construction $375K
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $189K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $114K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $50K
- Permanent Improvements Highway: equipment and capital outlay: $11K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $8,672
- Maintenance of Bridges: contractual: $1,220
- Operation of Plant: personal services: $360
- Highway and Street Administration: contractual: $165
Vehicles and transportation $315K
- Machinery: equipment and capital outlay: $265K
- Machinery: contractual: $51K
Other operations $200K
- Ambulance: contractual: $66K
- Parks: contractual: $35K
- Snow Removal: contractual: $16K
- Library: contractual: $12K
- Clerk: personal services: $9,400
- Municipal Court: personal services: $9,133
- Zoning: personal services: $8,000
- Street Lighting: contractual: $7,634
- Comptroller: personal services: $7,000
- Legislative Board: personal services: $6,000
Staff and payroll $115K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $91K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $24K
Insurance and benefits $85K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $37K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $28K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $19K
- Disability Insurance: employee benefits: $490
Technology and telecom $15K
- Central Data Processing: contractual: $15K
Professional services $4,910
- Law: personal services: $4,910
Public safety $4,555
- Dog Control: personal services: $4,000
- Dog Control: contractual: $555
From Town of Berkshire’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.