Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls Borough reports 183,692.89 in opioid settlement money received since 2022 and none of it spent, and certifies nothing appropriated while its books carry 140,798.07 budgeted.
Published 10/03/2026
TLDR
- Tinton Falls Borough reports receiving 183,692.89 in opioid settlement money through 06/30/2026. It reports spending none of it.
- Its settlement account shows 140,798.07 budgeted and no payment and no order from 01/01/2022 to 06/03/2026.
- Its FY2026 report certifies 0.00 appropriated and calls all 183,692.89 uncommitted. On 06/03/2026 its books held 140,798.07 appropriated and unspent. Certified 0.00 appropriated with 140,798.07 budgeted.
- Every report it filed agrees with the books on spending.
- In four years no report names a program, a plan or a decision on how to use the money.
Summary
Tinton Falls Borough, Monmouth County, reports receiving 183,692.89 in opioid settlement money from 2022 through 06/30/2026. The national settlements list uses for the money, 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. In either case the money must add to local spending, not replace it.
The Borough keeps the money on account G-02-41-828-000-001, National Opioid Settlement, in its Grant Fund. Its Budget Account Status print of 06/03/2026 covers 01/01/2022 to 06/03/2026. It shows 31,023.92 adopted and 109,774.15 amended, 140,798.07 in all. It shows 0.00 expended, 0.00 encumbered and no transaction line.
This project has no spending to classify. Nothing is conforming, non-conforming or unverified. Read the Borough's page.
What the Borough told the State
| Year | Received in year | Received since 2022 | Spent | Encumbered | On hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 37,070.51 | 0.00 | |||
| FY2024 | 73,949.53 | 111,020.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 111,020.04 |
| FY2025 | 43,314.07 | 154,334.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 154,334.11 |
| FY2026 | 29,358.78 | 183,692.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 183,692.89 |
Each report answers that the Borough is a municipality and did not transfer its funds to the county. Each reports 0.00 of administrative expenses and 0.00 of interest where the form asks. None reports a funded program, a strategic plan, a risk assessment or public engagement. Each year's figures add to the next to the cent.
Asked about its goals, the FY2023 report answers "To Enhance the Borough's Educational Prevention and Outreach Efforts to those most vulnerable in our Community." The FY2024 and FY2025 reports say the Borough is implementing a Drug Alliance Committee to determine goals for the future.
What the books show
The print shows no payment, no purchase order and no journal on the account from 01/01/2022 to 06/03/2026. That agrees with the 0.00 spent in each report.
The print does not show receipts. The Borough budgeted 140,798.07 on the account. It reports 183,692.89 received. The other 42,894.82 does not appear in any produced record. The reports put all 183,692.89 on hand, which fits a fund that has paid nothing out.
FY2026
The State published the Borough's FY2026 report on 10/01/2026. It covers 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. It certifies 29,358.78 received, 0.00 spent, 0.00 encumbered and 183,692.89 currently on hand. It funded no program.
Asked about its goals, the report answers that the Borough formed a committee to determine the best use of the funds. It says the committee met in July 2026 and that expenditures are expected in the second half of 2026. Asked which officials decided how to spend the money, it answers N/A. Asked for how many years allocations have been decided, it answers "In process."
The ledger print agrees with the spending figure through 06/03/2026. It does not reach the last four weeks of the year.
The print does not agree with question 7. The report certifies 0.00 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent in the period. The print is as of 06/03/2026, inside the period. It shows 140,798.07 appropriated on the account, 31,023.92 adopted and 109,774.15 amended, and none of it spent. The print gives no date for either amount. The FY2024 and FY2025 reports also certify 0.00 appropriated or encumbered. Certified 0.00 appropriated with 140,798.07 budgeted.
What is still open
The produced print shows the budget line and nothing else. A record of the receipts, and of the account or trust that holds them, would show where the 183,692.89 sits.
How this project classifies spending is set out in the methodology and the rubric. Corrections follow the corrections policy.