Manville
Manville certified every FY2025 opioid charge to the State except a 6,992.36 police overtime journal, split police and fire class payments across a police program and a 2023 children's camp, and spent its DARE money on gel pens and wireless chargers.
Published 09/25/2026 · Updated 10/03/2026
TLDR
- Manville's FY2025 report certifies 16,995.63 spent. Its ledger charged 23,987.99 in the same year. The difference is one journal, 6,992.36 of police overtime for officers to attend an opioid awareness class.
- The report splits 11,700.00 of police and fire class payments between a police training program and a 2023 summer camp for middle school students. No camp spending appears in the year.
- Every payment certified as DARE, 11,008.02 across two reports, went to one vendor for gel pens and wireless chargers.
- A 5,400.00 order was open at year end. The report certifies 0.00 encumbered.
- The FY2024 report certifies 8,081.13 more unspent money than it says the Borough ever received.
One purchase ties to a listed use. The 9,900.00 police class matches the 22 officers the report counts.
Summary
Manville Borough, Somerset County, took in 115,540.77 of opioid settlement money in 26 deposits from 11/04/2022 to 10/31/2025. The receipts account shows 99,362.92 of it by 06/30/2025, the figure the FY2025 report certifies. The national settlements list approved abatement uses, among them treatment, recovery, connection to care, prevention and harm reduction. The list is not exhaustive. Other documented, evidence-based programs that address the epidemic also qualify. Settlement money must add to what a town already spends, not replace it.
The Borough's opioid expenditure account, 01-280-55-792, charged 39,281.15 from 08/14/2023 to 09/08/2025, on a print that runs to 02/28/2026. That is 32,288.79 in checks and one 6,992.36 journal. One more order, 5,681.80 for bulk adult tees, was open on 01/28/2026.
| Classification | Amount |
|---|---|
| Conforming | 9,900.00 |
| Not conforming | 14,536.98 |
| Unverified | 14,844.17 |
| Charged through 02/28/2026 | 39,281.15 |
This project classifies the police class as conforming. The badge stickers and the DARE merchandise are not conforming. The camp reimbursement, the police overtime journal, the fire company class payments and a later firefighter class are unverified, because the records produced do not show enough to decide. Read the Borough's findings.
What the Borough told the State
| Report | Received in year | Received since 2022 | Expended in year | Encumbered | Unspent on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 19,006.22 | 19,006.22 | 0.00 | not asked | not asked |
| FY2024 | 41,942.82 | 60,949.04 | 9,893.16 | 0.00 | 69,030.17 |
| FY2025 | 38,413.88 | 99,362.92 | 16,995.63 | 0.00 | 62,298.81 |
The FY2023 and FY2024 expended figures tie to the books. The account made no payment before 08/14/2023. The FY2024 figure of 9,893.16 equals the five payments in that year to the cent. The FY2025 figure does not.
The overtime journal left off the report
The FY2025 report covers 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025. In that window the account charged eight items.
| Date | Record | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2025 | General journal GJ 5, Seton Hall Opioid Awareness Training - PD OT | 6,992.36 |
| 01/13/2025 | Check 13316, ZSchool, three police class invoices | 9,900.00 |
| 04/14/2025 | Checks 13623, 13625, 13626, Fire Company 1, 2 and 3, firefighter class | 1,800.00 |
| 04/28/2025 | Check 13701, Creative Product Sourcing, wireless chargers | 5,295.63 |
| Charged in FY2025 | 23,987.99 | |
| Certified expended | 16,995.63 |
The certified figure is every charge in the year except the police overtime journal. The seven other charges sum to 16,995.63 to the cent. No program block in the report carries the 6,992.36. FY2025 report left out a 6,992.36 police overtime journal.
The journal has no purchase order and no check. The fire company payments are described on the ledger as "Opioid Awareness Class for Firefighters - Ove". The print cuts the line off. Reading them as overtime is this project's inference. Together the two come to 8,792.36. No payroll detail, roster, hours or rates were in the records produced. Charged 8,792.36 of likely overtime around opioid classes.
Police classes and a summer camp
The FY2025 report certifies a new program, Operational Readiness for Police Officers, at 11,581.32. It reports 22 participants. It also certifies 118.68 for the Forensics / Murder Mystery Summer Camp, in a block headed 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024. The FY2023 report describes that camp as a week long summer camp for middle school students.
The two figures total 11,700.00. The books hold 11,700.00 in two groups, 9,900.00 of ZSchool police class invoices and 1,800.00 of fire company class payments. No payment for a camp appears in the FY2025 window. Only the combined figure ties. Neither certified program names the fire companies. Split police and fire class payments onto two programs.
The police class itself fits a listed use. The report describes it as educating officers to handle interactions with people affected by opioid use. The 9,900.00 is 450.00 for each of the 22 participants the report counts. Training first responders to deal with people who have opioid use disorder is among the uses Exhibit E lists. Police class matches 22 participants.
DARE was pens and chargers
The FY2023 report describes DARE as an annual workshop held in the school system, with the Police Department as recipient. Every payment the account made under that program went to Creative Product Sourcing Inc.
| Date | Check | Purchase | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/25/2023 | 11674 | Red gel pens sold in packs | 5,675.39 |
| 11/13/2023 | 11824 | Same gel pen order, reopened | 37.00 |
| 04/28/2025 | 13701 | 3-in-1 foldable travel wireless chargers | 5,295.63 |
| Total | 11,008.02 |
The FY2024 report says the Borough spent 5,712.39 on DARE. The FY2025 report certifies 5,295.63 more, in a block headed 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024, with 130 participants and 15 sessions. No payment for a curriculum, workbooks or instruction appears in the account. No evidence-based program built around the merchandise is documented, and giveaway merchandise is not among the uses Exhibit E lists. Certified gel pens and wireless chargers as DARE.
The National Night Out program followed the same shape. The FY2023 report says the Borough bought Manville PD materials with the department logo and gave every participant a giveaway. Check 11480 paid 4Imprint 3,528.96 for Junior Officer badge sticker rolls. National Night Out program was 3,528.96 of badge stickers.
The balances
On 02/03/2025 the account encumbered 5,400.00 for a ZSchool opioid awareness class for firefighters. The order was still open on 06/30/2025 and was paid on 09/08/2025. The FY2025 report certifies 0.00 encumbered. Its unspent figure of 62,298.81 equals the two account balances on 06/30/2025, and the expenditure account balance is struck after the 5,400.00 was set aside. The open order appears nowhere in the report. Certified 0.00 encumbered with a 5,400.00 order open.
The FY2024 report certifies 60,949.04 received since 2022 and 69,030.17 unspent on hand. That is 8,081.13 more unspent money than it says the Borough ever received. The books at 06/30/2024 show 61,243.58. FY2024 report shows more unspent money than it received.
The receipts figures ran behind the account. Deposits of 3,940.34 on 06/16/2023 and 6,247.36 on 06/17/2024 are missing from the FY2023 and FY2024 figures. The FY2025 report adds both to its figure for the year, which is why it certifies 38,413.88 received when the account took in 28,226.18. Left two June deposits out until the FY2025 report.
FY2026
The FY2026 reporting year ran from 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. The State's FY2026 report file, published 10/01/2026, prints No Report Received for the Borough. In that year the account paid ZSchool 5,400.00 for the firefighter class on 09/08/2025, the order the FY2025 report left out of its encumbered figure. It opened the 5,681.80 tee order on 01/28/2026. The account print produced stops at 02/28/2026, so the rest of the year is not in the record. Certified 0.00 encumbered with a 5,400.00 order open.
What should happen
The Borough has spent 14,536.98 of settlement money on giveaway merchandise certified as prevention programs. No evidence-based program built around the merchandise is documented. It can restore that money to the fund and spend it on an approved use. The 5,681.80 tee order was still open on 02/28/2026. The Borough can cancel it against this account.
The State relies on these reports to verify compliance. The Department of Human Services should examine the FY2025 report, who prepared it, and what records support its program figures.
How this project classifies spending is set out in the methodology and the rubric. Corrections follow the corrections policy.