FY2026 committed figure omits 422,328.54 of open contracts

The FY2026 report certifies 118,682.55 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent (Q7, p2). The County's books show 536,996.39 of open contract balances and 4,014.70 of open purchase orders on the settlement account at 06/30/2026, 541,011.09 in all. The open balances sit on contracts with NewBridge, NourishNJ, Homeless Solutions, Prevention Is Key, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Milestone House and the Hope One program. The report's figure is 422,328.54 below the books. The 3,977,946.08 the report certifies as unspent at Q9 is the account balance after the full 541,011.09 is set aside. The same report counts the open contracts as committed in one answer and leaves most of them out of the other.