Program misclassification

Outreach program paid for purple grille lights and a wrap

$22,528.14

Amount in this finding

AGrade A · provisionalMorris County

Program misclassification · Verified · Updated 10/04/2026 · 4 documents

The FY2025 report certifies 155,040.41 spent on Hope One Mobile Outreach (p9). The FY2026 report certifies 112,256.11 (p10). The County describes Hope One as outreach and harm reduction that connects people with substance use disorder to care (FY2024 report, pp11 to 13). Both figures include payments to First Priority Emergency on the Hope One contracts. Check 137486 of 04/23/2025 paid 9,414.34 on invoice 31509 for purple grille lights, two in total, purchase order 299854. Check 147705 of 01/21/2026 paid 13,113.80 on invoices 18637 and 18638 for a Hope One transit graphics re-wrap on two vehicles, purchase order 315487. Emergency vehicle lighting and vehicle graphics are not among the uses Exhibit E lists. No listed use covers them, and no overdose program using this equipment is documented. The reports certify them as outreach.