Somers Point City
Somers Point City has spent none of its opioid settlement money, and its reports give on hand, appropriation and receipt figures that its own books and its own reports do not support.
Published 10/03/2026
TLDR
- Somers Point has not spent any of its opioid settlement money. Its two settlement budget lines show no expenditure from 01/01/2022 to 05/27/2026.
- The FY2025 report told the State the City had 42,272.57 on hand. That is the balance of one budget line. The City's own revenue prints record 54,097.52 received by then.
- The FY2026 report says the City has received 66,664.57 since 2022 and spent nothing. It says the City has 98,902.12 on hand.
- That is 32,237.55 more than the report says the City has ever received.
- The FY2024 and FY2025 reports certify 0.00 appropriated. The City's budget lines took 50,662.95 of settlement money in those two years.
- The FY2025 report certifies 10,867.18 received. The City's revenue print records 12,949.76 in that year.
The City spent nothing in FY2026. Its on hand figure rose 56,629.55 in that year anyway.
Summary
Somers Point City, Atlantic County, reports receiving 66,664.57 in opioid settlement money through 06/30/2026. 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 listed uses cover treatment, recovery, connection to care, prevention and harm reduction.
On 05/28/2026 the City produced two budget lines and two revenue lines, all printed 05/27/2026 and covering 01/01/2022 to that date. No payment, encumbrance or transfer to another fund appears on any of them. There is no spending to classify. Every report the City has filed certifies 0.00 spent, and the books agree. Read the City's findings.
Where the money sits
The City's settlement receipts land on revenue line G-02-40-400-351.
| Date | Receipt | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 01/11/2023 | Check 19466 | 5,513.15 |
| 06/21/2023 | Check 22640 | 3,017.17 |
| 11/20/2023 | Settlement payment | 1,090.85 |
| 05/08/2024 | Settlements, various | 24,860.46 |
| 05/15/2024 | Settlement payment | 1,882.45 |
| 06/24/2024 | Check 29202 | 4,783.68 |
| 08/07/2024 | Wilmington Trust | 5,799.29 |
| 08/07/2024 | Allergan, US Bank | 1,748.88 |
| 08/07/2024 | Teva, US Bank | 1,711.72 |
| 08/07/2024 | CVS, US Bank | 1,486.09 |
| 09/20/2024 | Settlement payment | 2,203.78 |
| Total | 54,097.52 |
Posting corrections moved 42,272.57 of it to a second revenue line, G-02-10-604-000. On 09/20/2024 another posting correction moved the 2,203.78 to a reserve for the settlement. That reserve was not produced. The other 9,621.17 stayed on G-02-40-400-351.
| Where | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue line G-02-40-400-351 | 9,621.17 |
| Revenue line G-02-10-604-000 | 42,272.57 |
| Reserve, not produced | 2,203.78 |
| Total receipts | 54,097.52 |
The City budgeted the money through Chapter 159 insertions. Budget line G-02-40-400-351 took three, 22,943.68 in all, from 05/25/2023 to 12/14/2023. Budget line G-02-41-604-000 took four, 42,272.57 in all, from 05/09/2024 to 09/12/2024. Neither line has been charged.
No receipt posts to either revenue line after 09/20/2024. The FY2026 report certifies 14,649.63 received from 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. The record does not show where that money was deposited.
What the City told the State
The State's reporting year runs 07/01 to 06/30.
| Report | Received in the year | Received since 2022 | Certified spent | On hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 8,530.32 through 06/30/2023 | 8,530.32 | 0.00 | not asked |
| FY2024 | 32,617.44 | 41,147.76 | 0.00 | 41,147.76 |
| FY2025 | 10,867.18 | 52,014.94 | 0.00 | 42,272.57 |
| FY2026 | 14,649.63 | 66,664.57 | 0.00 | 98,902.12 |
No report names a program. The FY2024 report gives the City's goals as "Under consideration by governing body." The FY2025 report says "Under review." The FY2026 report answers "None Spent" for goals and "None" for the officials involved and the resources used.
The FY2023 and FY2024 receipt and on hand figures tie to the books. The FY2023 receipts, 8,530.32, are the two receipts of 01/11/2023 and 06/21/2023. The FY2024 receipts, 32,617.44, are the four receipts from 11/20/2023 to 06/24/2024. The FY2024 on hand figure, 41,147.76, is the cash on the two revenue lines at 06/30/2024, 9,621.17 and 31,526.59.
The FY2024 report certifies 0.00 appropriated or encumbered and not yet spent. In that year the City inserted 35,133.29 of settlement money into its two budget lines. Line G-02-40-400-351 took 7,299.53 on 11/06/2023 and 1,090.85 on 12/14/2023. Line G-02-41-604-000 took 24,860.46 on 05/09/2024 and 1,882.45 on 06/27/2024. None of it was spent.
FY2025
The revenue prints record 12,949.76 received between 07/01/2024 and 06/30/2025. Four receipts arrived on 08/07/2024, 5,799.29, 1,748.88, 1,711.72 and 1,486.09, and one of 2,203.78 on 09/20/2024. The report certifies 10,867.18. That is 2,082.58 less than the books, and no combination of the five receipts gives it. Understated FY2025 receipts by 2,082.58.
The report certifies 0.00 appropriated or encumbered and not yet spent. In that year line G-02-41-604-000 took 4,783.68 on 08/08/2024 and 10,745.98 on 09/12/2024, 15,529.66 in all. With the FY2024 insertions, the two reports certify none of 50,662.95 the City appropriated and did not spend. Certified 0.00 appropriated with 50,662.95 budgeted.
The report certifies 42,272.57 on hand. That is the balance of budget line G-02-41-604-000, the four Chapter 159 insertions of 24,860.46, 1,882.45, 4,783.68 and 10,745.98. It leaves out the 9,621.17 still on G-02-40-400-351 and the 2,203.78 in the reserve. The report's own figures, 52,014.94 received and nothing spent, leave 9,742.37 more than it certified. Reported one budget line as all the money on hand.
FY2026
The State published the City's FY2026 report on 10/01/2026. It covers 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026.
| Record | Amount |
|---|---|
| Received since 2022, as reported | 66,664.57 |
| Interest, as reported | 0.00 |
| Spent in every report, FY2023 to FY2026 | 0.00 |
| Certified on hand | 98,902.12 |
| On hand above everything received | 32,237.55 |
The report certifies 0.00 spent, 0.00 encumbered and 0.00 of administrative expenses. It answers No to funding any program. With nothing spent, the City cannot hold more than it received. No receipt, balance or sum of them in the record gives 98,902.12. Reported 32,237.55 more on hand than it ever received.
The produced budget lines run to 05/27/2026 and show no expenditure in FY2026. June 2026 is not in the print.
What should happen
The State relies on these reports to track settlement money. The Department of Human Services should ask the City what balance the 98,902.12 describes, where the FY2025 and FY2026 receipts were deposited, and what the reserve for the settlement holds.
How this project classifies spending is set out in the methodology and the rubric. Corrections follow the corrections policy.