Hackensack

Composite score80.73BGrade B
ComponentWeightScore
Reporting integrity50 %100 / 100
Spending conformity40 %51.83 / 100
Transparency10 %100 / 100
Weighted, before caps80.73
Grade after capsB
In one page

What the reports say,
and what the books show.

Hackensack has received $532,164.07 in opioid settlement funds and spent $117,518.13 of it.

Certified0.00
Certified FY2023 · Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership+ 0.00
Certified+ 0.00
Certified FY2025 · Hackensack Police Department Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) Program & Youth AcademyYouth Academy+ 12,776.65
Certified FY2025 · Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership+ 0.00
Certified+ 69,666.75
Certified FY2024 · Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership+ 0.00
Certified+ 40,295.42
Certified FY2025 · NJ Elks Leadership Conference+ 17,518.78
Certified FY2026 · NJ Elks Leadership Conference+ 21,615.26
Certified FY2026 · Hackensack Police Department Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) Program & Youth AcademyYouth Academy+ 21,224.01
Certified FY2026 · School Education - Speakers & Workshops+ 1,700.00
Certified to the State184,796.87
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck1131061,309.00
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck113106+ 1,375.00
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck113106+ 1,189.00
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck113106+ 1,558.00
HARRAH'S CASINO HOTEL · ck Ck115530+ 184.00
HARRAH'S CASINO HOTEL · ck Ck115530+ 184.00
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS · ck Ck115736+ 399.00
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS · ck Ck115736+ 399.00
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 378.56
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 445.50
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 301.90
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 320.85
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 289.00
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 156.95
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 205.34
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 387.50
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 493.95
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 209.50
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 356.78
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 390.95
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 766.00
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 555.85
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck116737+ 314.12
THE ICE CREAM LADY, LLC · ck Ck116792+ 606.89
LEXIPOL, LLC · ck Ck117084+ 16,000.00
LEXIPOL, LLC · ck Ck117084+ 3,200.00
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck117590+ 1,472.50
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck117590+ 1,995.00
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck117590+ 390.00
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck117590+ 990.00
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ck Ck117590+ 1,300.00
JOSEPH'S PIZZA · ck Ck117747+ 160.00
JOSEPH'S PIZZA · ck Ck118131+ 160.00
TIMOTHY M. SHOEMAKER · ck Ck118145+ 1,700.00
Matched payment+ 2,500.00
4IMPRINT, INC. · ck Ck118425+ 512.50
4IMPRINT, INC. · ck Ck118425+ 55.00
4IMPRINT, INC. · ck Ck118425+ 59.98
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 287.24
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 674.60
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 199.50
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 935.84
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 1,096.28
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 357.18
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 333.47
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 1,052.02
JOSEPH'S PIZZA · ck Ck118918+ 160.00
JAMIE ENGLAND · ck Ck118896+ 2,500.00
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 296.92
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 1,056.72
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · ck Ck118875+ 588.00
JOSEPH'S PIZZA · ck Ck119070+ 160.00
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck119027+ 1,930.00
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck119027+ 212.12
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck119027+ 1,930.00
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck119027+ 218.14
COURTHOUSE AUTO BODY · ck Ck119046+ 976.25
COURTHOUSE AUTO BODY · ck Ck119046+ 1,288.20
COURTHOUSE AUTO BODY · ck Ck119046+ 832.20
COURTHOUSE AUTO BODY · ck Ck119046+ 37.50
COURTHOUSE AUTO BODY · ck Ck119046+ 588.90
COURTHOUSE AUTO BODY · ck Ck119046+ 142.80
COURTHOUSE AUTO BODY · ck Ck119046+ 5.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck119240+ 385.00
SIGN-A-RAMA USA · ck Ck119815+ 1,850.00
TIMOTHY M. SHOEMAKER · ck Ck120013+ 1,700.00
Matched payment+ 2,500.00
NJ GAMETRUCK, LLC · ck Ck120656+ 900.00
JAMIE ENGLAND · ck Ck120605+ 2,500.00
THE ICE CREAM LADY, LLC · ck Ck120628+ 937.89
AMAZON BUSINESS · ck Ck113204+ 42.99
AMAZON BUSINESS · ck Ck113204+ 28.02
AMAZON BUSINESS · ck Ck113204+ 24.99
AMAZON BUSINESS · ck Ck113204+ 9.72
AMAZON BUSINESS · ck Ck113204+ 9.72
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 171.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 162.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 258.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 258.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 213.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 171.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 162.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 492.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 492.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 627.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 33.90
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 927.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 240.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 297.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 50.97
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 84.95
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 84.95
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 84.95
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 183.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 411.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 572.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 171.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 404.85
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 694.21
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · ck Ck113731+ 52.48
Matched payment+ 2,500.00
JAMIE ENGLAND · ck Ck115133+ 5,000.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ck Ck115382+ 385.00
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck115276+ 1,095.00
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck115276+ 82.00
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck115276+ 33.19
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck115276+ 1,095.00
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck115276+ 82.00
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · ck Ck115276+ 37.33
JAMIE ENGLAND · ck Ck116769+ 2,500.00
Matched purchases116,381.61
Both totals are summed from the published rows, in whole cents.
The account

The money, four ways.

Four figures describe the same settlement money. Each one comes from a different document.

1 · Received$532,164.07Cumulative receipts as certified to the Department of Human Services.DHS annual reports
2 · AuthorizedNo figure publishedBudget insertions and appropriations recorded against the account.Governing body resolutions
3 · Certified expended$109,962.17What the jurisdiction told the State it spent, by program.DHS annual reports
4 · Spent, per the books$117,518.13Non-conforming under the Exhibit E gates: $30,838.80.Account G-02-41-836-000-000
Unreported to date: $7,555.96. It enters the grade when the report lands.Red marks a certified against books conflict.
Reconciliation

Certified against the books,
every report year.

Every year this jurisdiction has filed, and the year it has not. The match on each row is computed from the rows, not judged.

FY202307/2022 to 06/2023
filed
MatchNo matchThe FY2023 report certifies 0.00 expended as of 06/30/2023. The account audit trail runs from 01/01/2018 and shows no charge before 08/12/2024. Report and books agree.
Certified0.00Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership
The books0.00paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2023 · NJ78
Program name
Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership
Recipient
City of Hackensack
Amount expended
$0.00
Received to date
$107,394.46
Fig. 1 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202407/2023 to 06/2024
filed
MatchNo matchThe FY2024 report certifies 0.00 expended and 0.00 encumbered between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 and states that the City did not expend any funds. The account shows no charge in that window. Report and books agree on spending.
Certified0.00Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership
The books0.00paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2024 · NJ78
Program name
Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership
Amount expended
$0.00
Unspent on hand
$384,017.82
Received to date
$321,628.56
Fig. 2 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202507/2024 to 06/2025
filed
MatchPartial matchThe Police Department L.E.A.D. and Youth Academy program is certified at 12,776.65 expended. The five orders left once the conference figure is taken out total 12,776.64, one cent less. They are Youth Academy apparel 5,431.00, two Harrah's Casino Hotel rooms 368.00, two L.E.A.D. registrations 798.00, L.E.A.D. giveaway merchandise 5,572.75 and ice cream 606.89. The two program figures together are 30,295.43, one cent more than the 30,295.42 of program charges.
Certified40,295.42Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership · Hackensack Police Department Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) Program & Youth AcademyYouth Academy · NJ Elks Leadership Conference
The books40,295.42paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2025 · NJ78
Program name
Hackensack City/HUMC Opioid Addiction/Education Partnership
Programs listed
3
Amount expended
$40,295.42
Unspent on hand
$394,015.35
Received to date
$447,110.77
Fig. 3 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202607/2025 to 06/2026
filed
MatchTies as a sumThe FY2026 report certifies 69,666.75 expended between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026. Every charge to the account in that window, nineteen orders and two stipend journals, nets to 69,666.75 to the cent after the 3,200.00 decrease on the Lexipol order. The report's 10,059.98 of administrative expense is inside that figure.
Certified69,666.75Community Awareness & Education · Cordico App for First Responders Mental Health · Hackensack Police Department Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) Program & Youth AcademyYouth Academy · NJ Elks Leadership Conference · School Education - Speakers & Workshops
The books69,666.75paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2026 · NJ78
Program name
Community Awareness & Education
Recipient
Hackensack Municipal Alliance & Hackensack Stigma-Free
Recipient category
County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances)
Programs listed
5
Amount expended
$69,666.75
Unspent on hand
$403,387.85
Received to date
$532,164.07
Fig. 4 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202707/2026 to 06/2027
MatchPending
CertifiedPendingreport due 09/01/2027
The books7,555.96paid in window
Difference7,555.96paid so far, not yet due
The filed report
No facsimileThe FY2027 report is due 09/01/2027.
Findings

10 findings.

Every finding is verified to the documents in its own row. An inference is labelled as one.

Red with the marker: a certified figure the books contradict.

01

The FY2026 report, pages 17 and 18, certifies 21,224.01 expended from 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026 on the Hackensack Police Department Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) Program and Youth Academy.

The program's FY2025 page gives its category as Primary Prevention, Education, and Training and says the funding covers program materials, supplies and instructional support. The report does not list the purchases. Of the year's 21 orders and journals on the settlement account, one set of whole orders makes 21,224.01 to the cent. Purchase order 25-04820 paid Courthouse Auto Body 3,870.85 for LEAD vehicle body work, paint and parts by check 119046 on 01/20/2026. Purchase order 26-00779 paid Sign-A-Rama 1,850.00 for LEAD vehicle graphics by check 119815 on 03/24/2026. Purchase order 25-02823 paid Some's Uniforms 6,147.50 for Youth Academy shirts, caps, polos and khaki pants by check 117590 on 09/09/2025. Purchase orders 25-03768 and 25-04800 paid Blue Dog Graphics 4,936.13 for giveaways and 1,941.64 for a Police Department outreach tent, banner and table throw by check 118875 on 01/06/2026. The rest is four youth night pizza orders, 640.00, a game truck, 900.00, and LEAD graduation ice cream, 937.89. None of these orders buys instruction or curriculum. Vehicle body work and graphics are not program materials, and no overdose program using the vehicle is documented.

program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified21,224.01per the books
02

The FY2025 report certifies a program named NJ Elks Leadership Conference at 17,518.78 expended.

It names the New Jersey State Elks Association as the recipient and gives 02/07/2025 as both the funding date and the launch date. Four purchase orders make 17,518.78 to the cent. Purchase order 25-00171 pays the Elks 7,700.00 in student stipends, 20 at 385.00, by check 115382 on 02/11/2025. Purchase order 25-00234 pays Academy Express 2,424.52 for buses, safety fees and tolls to and from the conference. Purchase order 24-02668 pays Positive Promotions 7,298.26 for 25 lines of pamphlets, bookmarks, crayons, pens, T-shirts, tote bags, drawstring backpacks, hand sanitizer, kits and 694.21 of shipping. It was ordered 07/22/2024 and paid 10/08/2024. Purchase order 24-03156 pays Amazon 96.00 net for Overdose Awareness Day candles, batteries and ribbons. It was ordered 08/30/2024 and paid 09/10/2024. No other combination of the year's nine program orders makes 17,518.78. Neither of the last two orders mentions the conference. They were bought five to seven months before the program's funding date. Of the 17,518.78 the City certified as a conference paid to the Elks, the Elks received 7,700.00.

false-characterization · 2 documents · 09/25/2026
Verified17,518.78per the books
03

The FY2025 report certifies a program named Hackensack Police Department Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) Program and Youth Academy at 12,776.65 expended.

Its primary category is Primary Prevention, Education, and Training, and its target population is children, teenagers and the general public. It says the funding covers program materials, supplies and instructional support. The five FY2025 program orders left once the conference figure is taken out total 12,776.64, one cent less. Purchase order 24-02510 pays Some's Uniforms 5,431.00 for polo shirts, tactical pants, logo shirts and academy shorts. Purchase order 25-00786 pays Harrah's Casino Hotel 368.00 for two rooms, one for a police lieutenant and one for a detective. Purchase order 25-00787 pays Law Enforcement Against Drugs 798.00 for the same two officers' registrations. Purchase order 25-01853 pays Blue Dog Graphics 5,572.75 for fifteen lines of L.E.A.D. branded items, among them earbuds in a pouch, stadium cups, beach balls, phone grip sockets, superhero capes and power clips. Purchase order 25-02350 pays The Ice Cream Lady 606.89 for ice cream for the L.E.A.D. program. Apart from the two registrations, none of the orders buys instruction or curriculum. The report gives the program's funding date as 06/29/2025. The first of these orders was placed on 07/11/2024.

program-misclassification · 2 documents · 09/25/2026
Verified12,776.64per the books
04

The Police Department runs a Youth Academy each summer.

The City's TRUST-DARE account paid Some's Uniforms for Youth Academy clothing and uniforms in 2019 at 2,205.50, in 2021 at 4,344.50, in 2022 at 1,947.77 and in 2023 at 5,594.00. The 2023 order, purchase order 23-02961, bought tactical polo shirts for 1,100.00, tactical pants for 1,375.00, caps for 484.00, Youth Academy shorts for 1,572.50 and Youth Academy shirts for 1,062.50. In 2024 the order moved to the settlement account. Purchase order 24-02510, placed 07/11/2024, bought polo shirts for 1,309.00, tactical pants for 1,375.00, logo shirts for 1,189.00 and academy shorts for 1,558.00, a total of 5,431.00. In 2025 purchase order 25-02823 bought Youth Academy shirts, adult shirts, caps, custom polos and khaki pants for 6,147.50, again from the settlement account. In July 2026 the City bought T-shirts with logo and shorts, water bottles, backpacks and instructor shirts from the same vendor for 4,872.00, back on the trust. The trust kept paying other Youth Academy costs in 2024 and 2025, including plaques, brochures and lunches. It held 4,526.84 when the 2024 order was placed and 1,514.52 when the 2025 order was placed, less than either order. The settlement money carried a cost the City had paid from its own trust for years.

supplantation · 2 documents · 09/25/2026
Verified11,578.50per the books
05

Through 09/01/2026 the account paid 17,410.30 for branded giveaways, outreach displays, food and entertainment.

Blue Dog Graphics received 12,450.52 on three orders. Purchase order 25-01853, 5,572.75, bought earbuds, stadium cups, beach balls, phone grips, superhero capes, pens and coloring books, most of them L.E.A.D. branded. Purchase order 25-03768, 4,936.13, bought silicone wristbands, pumpkin strobes, pencils, 500 promotional sunglasses, 250 superhero capes, beach balls, badge stickers and smiley pens. Purchase order 25-04800, 1,941.64, bought a Police Department community outreach tent, banner and table throw. The Ice Cream Lady received 1,544.78 for L.E.A.D. program and graduation ice cream. Joseph's Pizza received 640.00 for four youth nights. NJ GameTruck received 900.00 for a youth night. AJ Food Delivery received 450.00 for ice cream at two youth nights. The Crafty Kit received 1,425.00 for youth night hats. Another 569.24 of pizza and stickers is on open orders. The FY2025 report describes L.E.A.D. as a curriculum taught by trained officers. No record ties these items or events to that curriculum or to any other evidence-based program, and giveaways, food and entertainment are not among the uses Exhibit E lists.

non-conforming-spending · 2 documents · 09/25/2026
Verified17,410.30per the books
06

Sign-A-Rama USA does the City's police vehicle graphics.

The City's vendor report shows those orders charged to POLICE-REPAIR TO MOTOR VEHICLE in 2023, 2024 and 2026, to the Law and Public Safety grant in 2024, to the FESPA/DEA forfeiture trust in 2023 and 2026, and to capital ordinance 12-26 in 2026. On 02/10/2026 purchase order 26-00719, graphics for police cars, 850.00, went to the repair line. Nine days later purchase order 26-00779, LEAD vehicle graphics, 1,850.00, went to the settlement account. Check 119815 paid it on 03/24/2026. Purchase order 25-04820, also for the LEAD vehicle, paid Courthouse Auto Body 3,870.85 from the settlement account for body work, paint and parts, by check 119046 on 01/20/2026. No overdose program using the vehicle is documented, and vehicle graphics are not among the uses Exhibit E lists.

supplantation · 1 document · 09/25/2026
Verified1,850.00per the books
07

The FY2024 report certifies 321,628.56 received since distribution began in 2022, 0.00 of interest, 0.00 expended, 0.00 encumbered and 0.00 of administrative expense.

It certifies 384,017.82 of unspent money on hand. That is 62,389.26 more than the City reports it ever received. No figure in the report produces 384,017.82. The FY2025 report does follow from its own figures. 447,110.77 received less 40,295.42 expended and 12,800.00 encumbered is 394,015.35, the certified unspent figure.

self-contradiction · 2 documents · 09/25/2026
Verified62,389.26per the books
08

Three budget journals charged 2,500.00 each to the settlement account.

Reference 8129 on 12/06/2024 reads charge stipend to correct budget. Reference 8540 on 12/05/2025 reads move Opioid stipend to correct budget. Reference 8829 on 06/05/2026 reads move Opioid stipend exp to Opioid Grant. None names a payee or the account the expense came from, and no journal voucher was produced. The account also paid one individual 12,500.00 by four checks captioned as opioid administrative stipends, 5,000.00 on 01/28/2025 and 2,500.00 each on 06/24/2025, 01/06/2026 and 06/16/2026. The FY2025 report describes its 10,000.00 of administrative expense as annual stipends paid to two program coordinators. That figure equals the first journal and the first two checks to the cent.

undocumented-expenditure · 2 documents · 09/25/2026
Verified7,500.00per the books
09

The FY2026 report, pages 1 and 2, certifies 69,666.75 expended from 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026, 5,680.96 encumbered and 10,059.98 of administrative expense.

Every charge to the account in that window nets to 69,666.75. The largest items are 17,325.00 of Elks conference stipends, the Cordico police wellness app at 12,800.00, 10,000.00 of administrative stipends by check and journal, Youth Academy apparel at 6,147.50, Blue Dog giveaways and outreach displays at 6,877.77, conference buses at 4,290.26, body work on the LEAD vehicle at 3,870.85, two prevention presentations at 3,400.00 and vehicle graphics at 1,850.00. The FY2025 report had disclosed the 12,800.00 as encumbered. The encumbered figure is Positive Promotions purchase order 26-02542, ordered 06/26/2026 and paid 08/11/2026. The administrative figure is the four 2,500.00 stipend charges and a 59.98 shipping charge. The NJ Elks Leadership Conference page certifies 21,615.26, the stipends and buses to the cent. The totals match the books. What the LEAD program page says the money bought is covered in the finding above.

accurate-certification · 3 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified69,666.75per the books
10

The FY2023 and FY2024 reports certify 0.00 expended, and the account shows no charge before 08/12/2024.

The FY2025 report certifies 40,295.42 expended, 12,800.00 encumbered, 10,000.00 of administrative expense and 394,015.35 unspent. Every charge to the account between 07/01/2024 and 06/30/2025, eleven orders and one stipend journal, sums to 40,295.42. The only order open on 06/30/2025 was Lexipol purchase order 25-02312 for the Cordico wellness app, 16,000.00 less a 3,200.00 decrease, or 12,800.00, the certified encumbrance. The totals match the books. What the program pages say the money bought is covered in the findings above.

accurate-certification · 4 documents · 09/25/2026
Verified40,295.42per the books

Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Funding-source substitution · Police vehicles and gear

How the money was spent

The ledger, as printed.

Account G-02-41-836-000-000, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.

Every published line of account G-02-41-836-000-000
DateCheckPOPayee and descriptionAmountClass
08/12/2024Ck11310624-02510SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · POLO SHIRTS1,309.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/2024Ck11310624-02510SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · ACADEMY SHORTS1,558.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/2024Ck11310624-02510SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · LOGO SHIRTS1,189.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/2024Ck11310624-02510SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · TACTICAL PANTS1,375.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/10/2024Ck11320424-03156AMAZON BUSINESS · OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY RIBBONS24.99Paid · Unverified
09/10/2024Ck11320424-03156AMAZON BUSINESS · SHIPPING & HANDLING9.72Paid · Unverified
09/10/2024Ck11320424-03156AMAZON BUSINESS · OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY CANDLES42.99Paid · Unverified
09/10/2024Ck11320424-03156AMAZON BUSINESS · OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY BATTERY28.02Paid · Unverified
09/10/2024Ck11320424-03156AMAZON BUSINESS · PROMOS & DISCOUNTS-9.72Reversal · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · E CIGARETTE VAPING162.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · HEROIN & OPIOID ENGLISH258.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · BOOKMARK 101 WAYS183.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · TOTE BAGS ADULT411.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · PENS572.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · DANGERS OF VAPING171.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · BE THE CHANGE KITS404.85Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · SHIPPING CHARGE694.21Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · KIDS DRAWSTRING BACKPACKS927.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · INCREASE AMOUNT52.48Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · CRAYONS240.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · MENTAL HEALTH HAND SANI297.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · SMALL T SHIRTS50.97Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · MEDIUM T SHIRTS84.95Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · LARGE T SHIRTS84.95Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · XLARGE T SHIRTS84.95Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · VAPING213.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · HEROIN & OPIOID SPANISH258.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · FACTS ABOUT FENTANYL171.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · COPING STRATEGIES171.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · BOOKMARKS 10 WAYS162.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · BRAIN BUILDERS ALL AGES492.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · MORE BRAIN BUILDERS ALL AGES492.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · SURVIVAL KITS627.00Paid · Unverified
10/08/2024Ck11373124-02668POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC. · BULLY/DRUG STICKERS33.90Paid · Unverified
12/06/2024charge stipend to correct budget (Reference 8129 4)2,500.00Paid · Unverified
01/28/2025Ck11513325-00363JAMIE ENGLAND · 2024 OPIOID ADMIN STIPEND5,000.00Paid · Unverified
02/11/2025Ck11527625-00234ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · SAFETY FEE FROM CONFERENCE82.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11527625-00234ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · H.S BUS RENTAL FROM CONFERENCE1,095.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11527625-00234ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · TOLLS TO CONFERENCE33.19Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11527625-00234ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · SAFETY FEE TO CONFERENCE82.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11527625-00234ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · H.S. BUS RENTAL TO CONFERENCE1,095.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11527625-00234ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC · TOLL FEES FROM CONFERENCE37.33Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/11/2025Ck11538225-00171NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · STUDENT STIPEND (peer leadership conference)385.00Paid · Conforming
02/25/2025Ck11553025-00786HARRAH'S CASINO HOTEL · DET. FELIX KATSAROANS(SHO3LES)184.00Paid · Unverified
02/25/2025Ck11553025-00786HARRAH'S CASINO HOTEL · LT. ANTHONY DIPERSIA (SHO3LES)184.00Paid · Unverified
03/11/2025Ck11573625-00787LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS · DET. FELIX KATSAROANS399.00Paid · Unverified
03/11/2025Ck11573625-00787LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS · LT. ANTHONY DIPERSIA399.00Paid · Unverified
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. PHONE GRIP SOCKET387.50Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · KID SATIN SUPERHERO CAPES493.95Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. PENCILS209.50Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. BEACH BALLS356.78Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. OFFICER SMILEZ PENS390.95Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. EARBUDS IN POUCH766.00Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. ID KITS555.85Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. PLASTIC BAGS314.12Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. ZING RING FLYER301.90Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. STADIUM CUPS445.50Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. POWER CLIPS378.56Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. SLIMSTER #7827320.85Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. COLORING BOOKS289.00Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · JR OFFICER BADGE STICKERS156.95Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11673725-01853BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · L.E.A.D. WRISTBANDS205.34Paid · Non-conforming
06/24/2025Ck11676925-02295JAMIE ENGLAND · 2025 OPIOID ADMIN STIPEND2,500.00Paid · Unverified
06/24/2025Ck11679225-02350THE ICE CREAM LADY, LLC · ICE CREAM L.E.A.D. PROGRAM606.89Paid · Non-conforming
07/14/2025Ck11708425-02312LEXIPOL, LLC · CORDICO WELLNESS APP16,000.00Paid · Unverified
07/14/2025Ck11708425-02312LEXIPOL, LLC · DECREASE IN CONTRACT-3,200.00Reversal · Unverified
09/09/2025Ck11759025-02823SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · YOUTH ACADEMY POLO CUSTOM990.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/09/2025Ck11759025-02823SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · YOUTH ACADEMY KHAKI PANTS1,300.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/09/2025Ck11759025-02823SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · YOUTH ACADEMY SHIRTS1,472.50Paid · Non-conforming
09/09/2025Ck11759025-02823SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · YOUTH ACADEMY SHIRTS ADULT1,995.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/09/2025Ck11759025-02823SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC. · YOUTH ACADEMY BASEBALL CAPS390.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/30/2025Ck11774725-03370JOSEPH'S PIZZA · AUG 14 YOUTH NIGHT PIZZA160.00Paid · Non-conforming
10/28/2025Ck11813125-03767JOSEPH'S PIZZA · 9/25 YOUTH NIGHT PIZZA160.00Paid · Non-conforming
10/28/2025Ck11814525-03769TIMOTHY M. SHOEMAKER · HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT PROGRAM1,700.00Paid · Conforming
12/05/2025move Opioid stipend to correct budget (Reference 8540 4)2,500.00Paid · Unverified
12/16/2025Ck11842525-034184IMPRINT, INC. · SELF CARE DAY JOURNALS512.50Paid · Unverified
12/16/2025Ck11842525-034184IMPRINT, INC. · SELF CARE DAY SET UP CHARGE55.00Paid · Unverified
12/16/2025Ck11842525-034184IMPRINT, INC. · SHIPPING FEE59.98Paid · Unverified
01/06/2026Ck11887525-03768BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · 10 JR OFFICER BADGE STICKERS333.47Paid · Non-conforming
01/06/2026Ck11887525-03768BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · 300 SILICONE WRISTBANDS287.24Paid · Non-conforming
01/06/2026Ck11887525-03768BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC · 250 PUMPKIN STROBE674.60Paid · Non-conforming
Total paid120,727.85
Conforming abatement spending35,139.78
Rows 1 to 100 of 207
Vendors

Vendors, and what paid them before.

What fund carried each payee before the opioid account, and how large the opioid slice is against the whole relationship. Bars share one scale.

Full width is $25,025.00, the largest payee total. Solid is the opioid account. Hatched is every other fund.

NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION25,025.00 25,025.00 from the opioid account
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC.12,979.22 12,979.22 from the opioid account
LEXIPOL, LLC12,800.00 12,800.00 from the opioid account
BLUE DOG GRAPHICS, LLC12,450.52 12,450.52 from the opioid account
SOME'S UNIFORMS, INC.11,578.50 11,578.50 from the opioid account
ACADEMY EXPRESS, LLC6,714.78 6,714.78 from the opioid account
SIGN-A-RAMA USA1,850.00 1,850.00 from the opioid account
THE ICE CREAM LADY, LLC1,544.78 1,544.78 from the opioid account
NJ GAMETRUCK, LLC900.00 900.00 from the opioid account
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS798.00 798.00 from the opioid account
Documents · 5
ledgerCity records production of 09/08/2026. Detail Vendor Activity Reports for Some's Uniforms, Positive Promotions, Blue Dog Graphics, Sign-A-Rama and NJ State Elks Association, 01/01/2018 to 09/01/2026. Budget Detail Inquiry for account G-02-41-836-000-000 from 02/01/2026. Budget Transaction Audit Trails for TRUST-DARE, TRUST-NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, POLICE-UNIFORMS and POLICE-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. Budget Account Status and Transaction Audit Trail for account G-02-41-836-000-000, National Opioid Settlement, 01/01/2018 to 09/01/2026. Printed 09/01/2026 to 09/08/202609/08/2026Open
dhs reportNJ DHS 2023 Opioid Abatement Report, FY2023, Hackensack City, State ID NJ78Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2024, Hackensack City, State ID NJ78Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2025, Hackensack City, State ID NJ78Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2026, Hackensack City, State ID NJ78Open

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Correction from Hackensack

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Frequently asked questions

Can opioid settlement money be spent on police cars or license plate readers?

No. Exhibit E of the national settlement lists the approved uses: treatment, recovery, prevention, harm reduction and related supports. Vehicles and surveillance hardware are not among the uses it lists, and state law bars using the funds to replace money a town would otherwise have spent.The approved uses

What did Hackensack tell the State it spent the money on?

It certified 10 programs to the Department of Human Services. Each program, its recipient and its amount are reproduced above, beside the payments in the account.See the reports

How was this grade computed?

By code, from a published rubric: reporting integrity 50 percent, spending conformity 40 percent, transparency 10 percent, with hard caps for a certified program that has no payee in the books, for an uncertified transfer out, and for a records refusal.The rubric

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