Unspent misstated

Certified 1,028,010.14 more on hand than the books hold

$1,028,010.14

Amount in this finding

CGrade C · provisionalEssex County

Unspent misstated · Verified · Updated 10/04/2026 · 1 document

The FY2025 report certifies 3,231,754.84 of unspent and uncommitted settlement money on hand (p1). The County's ledger shows 2,379,292.09 inserted into its settlement accounts through 06/30/2025. The report counts the 07/01/2025 Walgreen insertion of 48,738.61 as FY2025 money, which brings the total to 2,428,030.70. By 11/27/2024 the County had paid Public Consulting Group 224,286.00, eleven installments by checks 72493 to 81423. That leaves 2,203,744.70. The certified figure is 1,028,010.14 higher. The difference is the 905,672.36 batch of 07/23/2024 counted as received in both FY2024 and FY2025, plus the 122,337.78 paid in FY2024 that the figure never deducts. The certified figure is also higher than every insertion the County made through 08/20/2026, 3,226,215.47, before any spending is taken out.