Town
Town of Nichols: budget and spending
- $3.4Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 39%
- $12Ktechnology and telecom, 2025
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings and construction | $1.6M | $802K | ▲ 94% |
| Other operations | $1.1M | $1M | ▲ 3% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $424K | $295K | ▲ 43% |
| Insurance and benefits | $199K | $174K | ▲ 14% |
| Staff and payroll | $139K | $126K | ▲ 10% |
| Public safety | $23K | $26K | ▼ 11% |
| Professional services | $17K | $22K | ▼ 22% |
| Technology and telecom | $12K | $1,600 | ▲ 622% |
Line by line
Buildings and construction $1.6M
- Permanent Improvements Highway: equipment and capital outlay: $500K
- Operation of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $495K
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $175K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $115K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $110K
- Operation of Plant: personal services: $99K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $61K
- Highway and Street Administration: contractual: $418
Other operations $1.1M
- Flood and Erosion Control: equipment and capital outlay: $220K
- Sewer Administration: contractual: $91K
- Municipal Court: personal services: $88K
- Library: contractual: $88K
- Water Administration: contractual: $75K
- Snow Removal: contractual: $71K
- Snow Removal: personal services: $67K
- Clerk: personal services: $45K
- Library: personal services: $44K
- Sewer Administration: personal services: $36K
Vehicles and transportation $424K
- Machinery: equipment and capital outlay: $385K
- Machinery: contractual: $39K
Insurance and benefits $199K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $117K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $56K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $14K
- Unemployment Insurance: employee benefits: $12K
Staff and payroll $139K
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $81K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $57K
Public safety $23K
- Public Safety Administration: personal services: $21K
- Public Safety Administration: contractual: $2,393
- Safety Inspection: contractual: $492
Professional services $17K
- Law: contractual: $17K
Technology and telecom $12K
- Central Communication System: contractual: $12K
From Town of Nichols’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.