Ridgewood Village
Ridgewood Village reported 192,654.98 in opioid settlement money received, then certified a FY2026 balance on hand of 29,742.10 that it built from a 50,000.00 county transfer, beside spending on a program that launched after the year.
Published 10/03/2026
TLDR
- Ridgewood has received 192,654.98 in opioid settlement money since 2022, by its own count.
- The FY2026 report says 29,742.10 is left. Its own figures leave 122,397.08.
- The 29,742.10 is the 50,000.00 the Village sent to the county, less what it spent and encumbered. To the cent.
- The report counts 13,207.90 as spent in the year on a program that launched on 9/1/2026. It served 0 people.
- It certifies 7,050.00 encumbered. No program in the report carries it.
- The FY2023 report funded a 59,596.30 Board of Education program on 12/1/23. The FY2024 report says no program was funded that year and nothing was spent.
- The Village has not produced a ledger.
Summary
Ridgewood Village, Bergen County, reported receiving 192,654.98 in opioid settlement money through 06/30/2026. That is 192,554.98 of settlement payments and 100.00 of interest. 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 Village reported spending nothing for three years. In FY2026 it reported sending 50,000.00 to Bergen County and spending 13,207.90 itself. This project has no ledger for the Village's settlement money. No account record has been produced, so the books cannot be checked against the reports. Its five findings rest on the reports' own figures. Read the Village's findings.
What the Village told the State
| Report | Received in the year | Received since 2022 | Spent | Encumbered | On hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 59,596.30 | 59,596.30 | 0.00 | not asked | not asked |
| FY2024 | 53,727.21 | 113,423.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 113,423.51 |
| FY2025 | 50,953.47 | 164,376.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 164,276.98 |
| FY2026 | 28,278.00 | 192,654.98 | 13,207.90 | 7,050.00 | 29,742.10 |
The FY2024 report certifies 100.00 of interest since 2022. The FY2026 report also certifies 50,000.00 transferred to the county. Every report certifies 0.00 administrative expense.
The FY2026 report names department heads and the Mayor and Council as the officials who decided how to spend it.
The FY2026 balance
The FY2026 report certifies 192,654.98 received since 2022. It certifies 50,000.00 transferred to the county, 13,207.90 spent and 7,050.00 encumbered. Those figures leave 122,397.08.
The report certifies 29,742.10 on hand. That is 50,000.00 less 13,207.90 less 7,050.00, to the cent. The balance starts from the county transfer, not from the money received. It is 92,654.98 below what the report's own figures give. Reported 29,742.10 on hand, its own figures give 122,397.08.
The FY2026 program
The report lists one program. Its name is Village of Ridgewood. Its recipient is the Village of Ridgewood. Its purpose is "Stop Substance Abuse."
| Field | Report |
|---|---|
| Date funded | 4/15/2026 |
| Spent in the year | 13,207.90 |
| Encumbered | 0.00 |
| Launch date | 9/1/2026 |
| People served | 0 |
| Primary category | Workforce Development and Capacity Building |
| Schedule B strategy | First Responders |
| Target | Members of the general public |
The reporting year closed on 06/30/2026. The program launched two months later. The report's account of how it addresses opioid use disorder reads "Supplies will assist curtailing substance abuse." It names no supply, vendor or purchase. Without a ledger, what the 13,207.90 paid for is not on the record. 13,207.90 certified spent, program launched after year end.
The same report certifies 7,050.00 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent. Its one program shows 0.00 encumbered. No program carries the 7,050.00. Certified 7,050.00 encumbered that no program carries.
The report says the Village decided its spending using "evidence informed strategies outlined in Bergen County seminar June 1 2026." That is after the program was funded on 4/15/2026.
The Board of Education program
The FY2023 report lists one program, MISUSE OF OPIOIDS. The recipient is the Board of Education. The amount is 59,596.30, every dollar the Village had received by 06/30/2023. The report gives the date funded and the launch date as 12/1/23, disbursed one time only, under Harm Reduction.
12/1/23 falls in FY2024. The FY2024 report certifies 0.00 spent and 0.00 encumbered for that year. It answers No when asked whether the Village funded any program. It certifies all 113,423.51 received as still on hand. No later report updates the program. FY2023 report funds a 59,596.30 program, FY2024 says none.
The FY2025 balance
The FY2025 report certifies 164,376.98 received since 2022, including interest. Nothing had been spent, encumbered or transferred in any year. The report certifies 164,276.98 on hand. That is 100.00 short. The 100.00 is the interest the FY2024 report certified and counted in its own balance. FY2025 balance is 100.00 below receipts with nothing spent.
What the record does not show
The Village has not produced a ledger. Its reports give a balance that does not follow from its own figures, an encumbrance no program carries and a program that spent before it launched. Only the account that holds the money can show what was spent, on what and when. That record is owed.
How this project classifies spending is set out in the methodology and the rubric. Corrections follow the corrections policy.