The FY2026 report certifies 67,266.05 received since the distribution began in 2022 (p1) and 45,981.43 of unspent funds the Borough currently has on hand (p2). It certifies 0.00 encumbered and no interest. The Borough's four filed reports certify 57,052.99 spent: 0.00 for FY2023, 1,000.00 for FY2024, 34,404.86 for FY2025 and 21,648.13 for FY2026, each on p1. Received less spent leaves 10,213.06. Carrying forward the 13,427.27 the FY2025 report put on hand, adding the 12,658.14 the FY2026 report says was received in the year and taking off the 21,648.13 it says was spent leaves 4,437.28. The report names no other source of money. Its on hand figure is 35,768.37 above its own received and spent figures. Both cannot be true.
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NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2026, Hawthorne Borough, State ID NJ88
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2025, Hawthorne Borough, State ID NJ88
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2024, Hawthorne Borough, State ID NJ88
NJ DHS 2023 Opioid Abatement Report, FY2023, Hawthorne Borough, State ID NJ88