Program misclassification

Certified police training that was half fire department

$22,500.00

Amount in this finding

FGrade FPerth Amboy

Program misclassification · Verified · Updated 09/25/2026 · 4 documents

The FY2025 report certifies a new program, Operational Readiness for Police Officers, recipient Perth Amboy Police Department, funded 06/03/2025 at 22,500.00, with 0.00 expended and 22,500.00 encumbered. It describes a four hour online certificate course from the Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business. The ledger shows the 22,500.00 as ZSchool, LLC purchase order 25-02699 in two lines, Certificate Program FD 11,250.00 and Certificate Program PD 11,250.00, paid by check 113475 on 11/20/2025. Half of the certified police program is a Fire Department program. The report does not name the Fire Department. The ZSchool vendor history, all funds from 01/01/2018 to 09/02/2026, shows no other payment. A second purchase order, 25-05289, encumbered 11/04/2025, was open at 26,550.00 on the 07/09/2026 purchase order status report, 11,250.00 for police and 15,300.00 for fire.