Thirty four payroll postings to the settlement accounts between 03/31/2023 and 03/13/2026, described as LEAD, STEP GRANT or by payroll number, net to 45,907.70 after same day reversals. Each is paid to the Lacey Township Payroll Account or posted by journal. L.E.A.D. is Law Enforcement Against Drugs, a course the Township has bought on its police training line since 2018. The FY2023, FY2024 and FY2025 reports give the LEAD payroll as the L.E.A.D. Program and the figures tie to the postings. Asked for the payroll register or labor distribution for each posting, the Township produced none and gave no reason. Which employees were paid, in what position and for what hours is not in the record. Reading the postings as police officer pay is an inference from the program name and the vendor history.
Inference, not a finding
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