The FY2026 report certifies 37,026.38 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1) and files 34,941.38 of it under question 8, administrative expenses (p2). Question 8a lists the items. FL Lead apparel 5,334.51. LEAD Grad Lunch 581.87. LEAD Conference hotel stay for representatives 828.00. 2026 Early Bird Conference 1,197.00. Operational Readiness Program by ZSchool 27,000.00. The books show the same five purchases, and they are every payment from the settlement lines between 07/01/2025 and 05/28/2026. JCM Associates purchase order 25-03928, check 117384 on 11/25/2025, Fair Lawn LEAD T-Shirts, sweatshirts, silicone bracelets, a long sleeve tee and shipping, 5,334.51. Ness Pizza purchase order 26-00763, check 118353 on 01/29/2026, L.E.A.D. Grad Lunch, 581.87. Harrah's Resort Atlantic City purchase order 26-00764, check 118344 on 01/29/2026, L.E.A.D. Conference Hotel Stay, 828.00. Lead Inc. purchase order 26-00765, check 118415 on 02/11/2026, 2026 Early Bird Conference, 1,197.00. Zschool LLC purchase order 26-01558, check 119678 on 04/24/2026, Operational Readiness Program, 15,005.19 and 11,994.81 on two lines, 27,000.00. They total 34,941.38, the certified figure to the cent. The same report describes the conference and the t-shirts as program activity, not administration. Its answer at question 12 (pp3 to 4) says the LEAD conference equips police personnel with diversion and intervention strategies and that three police officers attended, and that t-shirts and small engagement items extend the school assembly curriculum. Page 5 of the form requires a town that reports spending at question 6 to answer the program questions for each program the money funded. Filed as administration, these purchases have no program block, no recipient, no category and no count of people served. The report answers those questions only for Too Smart to Start, 2,085.00, 5.6 percent of the spending it certifies.
Program misclassification
Certified 34,941.38 of program purchases as administration
$34,941.38
Amount in this finding
CGrade C · provisionalFair Lawn
Program misclassification · Verified · Updated 10/03/2026 · 2 documents