Washington Township, Morris County
Washington Township in Morris County has reported 113,232.82 in opioid settlement money received and none of it spent, its FY2025 report states a balance its own figures do not support, and it has produced no ledger of its settlement account.
Published 10/03/2026
TLDR
- Washington Township has received 113,232.82 in opioid settlement money since 2022. It has reported spending none of it.
- Four reports in a row certify 0.00 expended. Every report from FY2024 on also certifies 0.00 encumbered and 0.00 administrative.
- The FY2025 report says the Township had 83,726.65 on hand. By its own figures it should have had 95,774.39. The 12,047.74 difference is not explained.
- The next year the balance jumped 29,506.17 on 17,458.43 of new money.
- The FY2026 answer to which resources the Township used in deciding how to spend the money is "None."
- The Township has not produced a ledger.
Summary
Washington Township, Morris County, reported receiving 113,232.82 in opioid settlement money through 06/30/2026. It reports no interest in any year. 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 Township has told the State each year that it spent nothing. This project has no ledger for the Township's settlement money. No account record has been produced, so the books cannot be checked against the reports. Its one finding rests on the reports' own figures. Read the Township's findings.
What the Township told the State
| Report | Received in the year | Interest | Received since 2022 | Spent | On hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 26,042.69 | not asked | 26,042.69 | 0.00 | not asked |
| FY2024 | 43,974.66 | 0.00 | 70,017.35 | 0.00 | 70,017.35 |
| FY2025 | 25,757.04 | 0.00 | 95,774.39 | 0.00 | 83,726.65 |
| FY2026 | 17,458.43 | 0.00 | 113,232.82 | 0.00 | 113,232.82 |
The received totals add up each year to the cent. The FY2023 report gives 0.00 for administrative expenses. Each report from FY2024 on certifies 0.00 appropriated or encumbered and 0.00 administrative. Each of those three answers No when asked whether the Township funded a program, or a new program, that year.
The goals the Township gave have not changed in substance. In FY2023 and FY2024 the Township Committee "will be assessing and prioritizing goals." In FY2025 the Township Committee and the Municipal Alliance Committee would determine the programs to fund, "as well as the possibility of transferring to the county." In FY2026 the Municipal Alliance Committee "is reviewing possible programs to fund." Every report says the Township did not transfer its funds to the County. The Township reports no strategic plan, no risk assessment and no public engagement in any year.
The FY2025 balance
The FY2025 report certifies 95,774.39 received since 2022. That is the 26,042.69 from FY2023, the 43,974.66 from FY2024 and the 25,757.04 from FY2025, to the cent. Nothing was spent in any of the three years. The FY2024 report had put the balance on hand at 70,017.35, everything received to that date. The FY2025 report still certifies 83,726.65 unspent and uncommitted on hand. That is 12,047.74 less than the Township says it received. The report does not say where the difference went. FY2025 balance is 12,047.74 short with nothing spent.
FY2026
The State published the Township's FY2026 report on 10/01/2026. It covers 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. It certifies 17,458.43 received, 0.00 of interest, 0.00 spent and 0.00 encumbered. Its received total and its balance on hand are both 113,232.82. That is 29,506.17 more on hand than the year before, on 17,458.43 of new money and nothing spent. The FY2026 balance agrees with every receipt the Township has reported. The FY2025 balance does not.
What the record does not show
The Township has produced no ledger. Its reports say the money sits unspent. Only the account that holds it can show whether that is so, and what explains the FY2025 balance. That record is owed.
How this project classifies spending is set out in the methodology and the rubric. Corrections follow the corrections policy.