Funding-source substitution

Moved Youth Academy apparel off the DARE trust to the fund

$11,578.50

Amount in this finding

BGrade BHackensack

Funding-source substitution · Verified · Updated 09/25/2026 · 2 documents

The Police Department runs a Youth Academy each summer. The City's TRUST-DARE account paid Some's Uniforms for Youth Academy clothing and uniforms in 2019 at 2,205.50, in 2021 at 4,344.50, in 2022 at 1,947.77 and in 2023 at 5,594.00. The 2023 order, purchase order 23-02961, bought tactical polo shirts for 1,100.00, tactical pants for 1,375.00, caps for 484.00, Youth Academy shorts for 1,572.50 and Youth Academy shirts for 1,062.50. In 2024 the order moved to the settlement account. Purchase order 24-02510, placed 07/11/2024, bought polo shirts for 1,309.00, tactical pants for 1,375.00, logo shirts for 1,189.00 and academy shorts for 1,558.00, a total of 5,431.00. In 2025 purchase order 25-02823 bought Youth Academy shirts, adult shirts, caps, custom polos and khaki pants for 6,147.50, again from the settlement account. In July 2026 the City bought T-shirts with logo and shorts, water bottles, backpacks and instructor shirts from the same vendor for 4,872.00, back on the trust. The trust kept paying other Youth Academy costs in 2024 and 2025, including plaques, brochures and lunches. It held 4,526.84 when the 2024 order was placed and 1,514.52 when the 2025 order was placed, less than either order. The settlement money carried a cost the City had paid from its own trust for years.