The City's first three reports certify no spending of its opioid settlement money. The FY2023 report certifies 391,628.14 received and 0.00 expended as of 06/30/2023. The FY2024 report certifies 1,219,434.34 received since 2022 and 0.00 expended, encumbered or spent on administration, and answers No to funding any program. It says RealFix, a medication assisted treatment program then paid for by a 1,000,000.00 grant, would be the main recipient of the settlement money and that spending would likely begin in 2025. The FY2025 report certifies 1,508,824.88 received since 2022 and again 0.00 expended, encumbered or spent on administration, and answers No to funding any new program. The State's FY2026 page for the City, published 10/01/2026, reads "No Report Received." The City has produced no ledger, so none of these figures can be tested against the books.
How we know
NJ DHS 2023 Opioid Abatement Report, FY2023, Paterson City, State ID NJ173
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2024, Paterson City, State ID NJ173
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2025, Paterson City, State ID NJ173
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2026, Paterson City, State ID NJ173, No Report Received