Certified 43,890.00 spent two years before it was paid

The FY2023 report certifies that Perth Amboy had expended 43,890.00 of its settlement money as of 06/30/2023, all on one program, Anti-Drug Prevention, recipient City of Perth Amboy, funded 43,890.00, described as a Media Campaign. The 43,890.00 is the price of a sign with an electronic message center from KC Sign and Awnings under contract C2300091, awarded by Resolution R-254-5/23 on 05/24/2023 and encumbered 06/05/2023. The quotation required a 50 percent deposit. KC Sign invoice 92560, dated 02/28/2025, prints payments and credits of 0.00 and a balance due of 43,890.00. Requisition R2502317, dated 05/15/2025, prints paid purchase orders of 0.00 and 43,890.00 available on the contract. Check 111324 paid the 43,890.00 on 05/22/2025 under purchase order 25-02539, in three lines of 42,500.00, 695.00 and 695.00. The City's vendor history for KC Sign, all funds from 01/01/2018 to 09/02/2026, shows that check as the only payment the City ever made to the vendor. The FY2024 report certifies 0.00 expended. No dollar of the 43,890.00 had been paid when the FY2023 report certified it as expended. The certified figure was false.