Glen Rock Borough
Glen Rock spent nothing from its settlement money for three years, then paid 3,004.40 for an ice cream truck and filed no FY2026 report with the State.
Published 10/03/2026
TLDR
- Glen Rock held its settlement money for three years and spent none of it. Its reports for FY2023, FY2024 and FY2025 say so, and the books agree.
- Those same reports put less money on hand than the Borough received, with nothing spent. The FY2025 report is 6,434.67 short. Read the finding
- The first payment came on 05/08/2026. The second, on 05/18/2026, was 3,004.40 for an ice cream truck for a Stigma Free event. Read the finding
- The two payments total 3,081.03. The ice cream truck is 97.5 percent of it.
- The State's FY2026 page for the Borough reads No Report Received. Read the finding
Summary
Glen Rock Borough, Bergen County, reported receiving 48,381.28 in opioid settlement money through 06/30/2025. The money must go to the abatement uses the national settlements list, or to documented evidence-based programs that address the epidemic. It must add to local spending, not replace it.
The Borough produced one record of its settlement spending. It is a Budget Status Report and Account Detail for line 01-2030-41-8800-003, Appropriation Reserves, Opioid Settlement, from 01/01/2022 to 06/10/2026. The line is budgeted at 40,433.00. It shows 3,081.03 paid, 310.00 encumbered and a balance of 37,041.97. No settlement revenue account was produced, so the receipts on this page come from the Borough's reports.
Of the 3,081.03 paid, this project classifies 3,004.40 as non-conforming, 76.63 as unverified and nothing as conforming. The open 310.00 order is non-conforming. Read the Borough's page.
What the Borough told the State
| Report | Received in the year | Received since 2022 | Spent | Encumbered | Unspent on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | not asked | 13,109.93 | 0.00 | not asked | not asked |
| FY2024 | 22,972.24 | 36,771.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36,588.27 |
| FY2025 | 11,609.94 | 48,381.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41,946.61 |
| FY2026 | No Report Received |
FY2023. The report lists one planned program, Opioid Awareness from Youth to Senior, with CRAN Community Relations Advocacy Network as the recipient. It gives the funding as undetermined, the launch as not determined and the money disbursed as none. Its performance measures read "Unsure." No payment to the program appears on the line through 06/10/2026.
FY2024. The report certifies nothing spent and no programs funded. It says the Board of Health is continuing to plan programming. The books agree.
FY2025. The report certifies nothing spent and no new programs. It describes the Borough's goals as "NA not established yet" and its method as "Still deciding." The books agree.
FY2026. The State published its FY2026 reports on 10/01/2026. The Borough's page reads No Report Received. The year covers 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, and every payment the line has made falls in it. Read the finding
The reports' balances do not follow from their own figures. The FY2024 report lists 36,771.34 received and nothing spent, and certifies 36,588.27 on hand, 183.07 less. Read the finding The FY2025 report lists 48,381.28 received and nothing spent, and certifies 41,946.61 on hand, 6,434.67 less. Read the finding Neither report says where the difference went. The line shows no payment before 05/08/2026.
What the line paid for
| Date | Order and check | Payee | Ledger description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08/2026 | 105486, check 74174 | An individual | Kindness Rocks, Paint for Stigma Free Committee | 76.63 |
| 05/18/2026 | 105493, check 74205 | Sunrise Delight | Ice Cream Truck for Stigma Free Event | 3,004.40 |
| Paid | 3,081.03 | |||
| Open since 07/21/2025 | 104504 | Equipment Express LLC | Outdoor Waterproof AED Defibrillator Cabinet | 310.00 |
| Paid and committed | 3,391.03 |
The ice cream truck is the largest use of the fund to date. No record produced describes the event, who attended or any prevention program built around it. Event food and entertainment are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no evidence-based program the truck serves is documented. Read the finding
The paint was reimbursed to an individual for a Stigma Free Committee activity. No record produced describes the activity. This project classifies it as unverified.
Defibrillators treat cardiac arrest. No overdose program using this cabinet is documented. The order was still open on 06/10/2026.
What should happen
The Borough can restore the 3,004.40 spent on the ice cream truck to the fund and spend it on a listed use or a documented abatement program. It can produce a record of the Stigma Free event and the committee activity the fund paid for.
The State relies on these reports to verify compliance. The Department of Human Services should ask the Borough to account for its FY2026 spending, which is every payment the line has made.
How this project classifies spending is set out in the methodology and the rubric. Corrections follow the corrections policy.