Town
TOWN of CAROLINE: budget and spending
- $4.4Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 54%
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other operations | $2.3M | $965K | ▲ 135% |
| Buildings and construction | $1.1M | $924K | ▲ 20% |
| Insurance and benefits | $433K | $346K | ▲ 25% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $244K | $261K | ▼ 6% |
| Public safety | $173K | $167K | ▲ 3% |
| Debt payments | $49K | $49K | ±0% |
| Staff and payroll | $48K | $108K | ▼ 56% |
| Professional services | $38K | $18K | ▲ 107% |
Line by line
Other operations $2.3M
- Broadband Improvements: equipment and capital outlay: $1M
- Home and Community Services, Other: contractual: $486K
- Snow Removal: contractual: $185K
- Supervisor: personal services: $93K
- Snow Removal: personal services: $75K
- Brush And Weeds: personal services: $61K
- Conservation: contractual: $57K
- Municipal Court: personal services: $56K
- Clerk: personal services: $52K
- Playground and Recreation Centers: personal services: $37K
Buildings and construction $1.1M
- Permanent Improvements Highway: equipment and capital outlay: $485K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $249K
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $153K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $126K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $76K
- Highway and Street Administration: contractual: $11K
- Operation of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $6,842
- Operation of Plant: personal services: $2,576
- Highway and Street Administration: equipment and capital outlay: $368
Insurance and benefits $433K
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $348K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $45K
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $40K
Vehicles and transportation $244K
- Machinery: equipment and capital outlay: $179K
- Machinery: contractual: $49K
- Machinery: personal services: $16K
- Transportation, Other: contractual: $714
Public safety $173K
- Fire Protection: contractual: $88K
- Safety Inspection: personal services: $50K
- Dog Control: contractual: $20K
- Safety Inspection: contractual: $9,641
- Traffic Control: contractual: $4,408
Debt payments $49K
- Installment Purchase Debt: debt principal: $48K
- Installment Purchase Debt: debt interest: $1,103
Staff and payroll $48K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $48K
Professional services $38K
- Law: contractual: $38K
From TOWN of CAROLINE’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 ↗
Other purchases and projects
- $56K (2022) Town of Caroline - LED Street Lighting (energy efficiency - led street lighting) · New York Power Authority · NYPA
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.