Waldwick
- 01Certified 3,434.28 spent in a year with no paymentsCertified against books conflict3,434.28
- 02Certified 0.00 spent in a year it paid 3,480.493,480.49
- 03Certified police body armor as opioid prevention3,434.28
- 04Listed pizza and event rentals as opioid prevention3,480.49
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Waldwick has received $81,804.78 in opioid settlement funds and spent $10,014.77 of it. Its reports to the State certify $3,434.28 with no payee in the books.
The money, four ways.
Four figures describe the same settlement money. Each one comes from a different document.
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.
filed
- Program name
- Warriors Night out
- Recipient
- Borough of Waldwick
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $18,947.25
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $63,413.66
- Received to date
- $54,324.18
filed
- Program name
- Special Law Enforcement Officers in the Schools
- Recipient
- Borough of Waldwick
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances);First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services;Schools, Colleges, Universities
- Amount expended
- $3,434.28
- Unspent on hand
- $78,370.50
- Received to date
- $81,804.78
8 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.
The FY2025 report certifies 3,434.28 expended in the reporting period 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025 (p1).
It certifies the same 3,434.28 as the amount expended on its one program, Special Law Enforcement Officers in the Schools, funded 04/29/2025 and launching 09/03/2025 (p3). Neither settlement account records a payment or an order in that period. Account 3-01-41-700-775 shows nothing after 10/24/2023. Account 5-01-41-700-775 shows only budget entries until 09/30/2025. The certified figure equals three police equipment lines to the cent. Somes Uniforms order 25-01170, SLEO body armor at 2,389.48 and a Guardian carrier at 508.40, was encumbered on 08/12/2025 and paid by check 22638 on 11/13/2025. Motorola order 25-01189, a portable radio battery at 536.40, was encumbered on 08/21/2025 and paid by check 23024 on 03/10/2026. All three orders were placed after the period closed, so the report counts as spent money the Borough had not yet committed.
misreported-expenditure · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 0.00 expended in the reporting period 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024 and answers No when asked whether the Borough funded any programs with settlement money that year (pp1 to 2).
Account 3-01-41-700-775 paid 3,480.49 on 10/24/2023, inside that period, for the Warriors Night Out event. Superdome Sports was paid 1,000.00 for a rental on order 23-01311, check 19754. Entertainment on Wheels was paid 2,050.00 for rentals on order 23-01426, check 19723. Mangias was paid 248.44 for pizza on order 23-01427, check 19733. Nellie's Place was paid 182.05 for food on order 23-01430, check 19736. The FY2023 report had listed Warriors Night out as the Borough's one program, launching 10/20/2023. The FY2024 report says the Borough plans to use funds for the event again in the fall of 2024, and still reports nothing spent.
zero-certification · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies 3,434.28 expended on Special Law Enforcement Officers in the Schools, filed under Primary Prevention, Education, and Training, with the Schedule B strategies Prevent Misuse of Opioids, Prevent Overdose Deaths and Other Harms, First Responders, and Leadership, Planning and Coordination (pp3 to 4).
It says the Borough bought the equipment used to outfit the new officers (pp4 to 5). The account shows what that equipment was. Somes Uniforms order 25-01170 is SLEO body armor at 2,389.48 and a Guardian carrier at 508.40, paid by check 22638 on 11/13/2025. Motorola order 25-01189 is a portable radio battery at 536.40, paid by check 23024 on 03/10/2026. The three lines make 3,434.28 to the cent. Asked how the program addresses opioid use disorder through evidence-based practices, the report answers Unknown at this time (p4). Police body armor and radio equipment are not among the uses Exhibit E lists. No overdose program using this equipment is documented.
program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2023 report lists one program, Warriors Night out, under Prevention and Education, with Harm Reduction and Recovery and Support as other categories (p2).
It describes an event with food, music, games and stations with first responders, and an opioid booth (pp1 to 2). The account shows what the program bought. On 10/24/2023 account 3-01-41-700-775 paid Superdome Sports 1,000.00 for a rental on order 23-01311, check 19754, Entertainment on Wheels 2,050.00 for rentals on order 23-01426, check 19723, Mangias 248.44 for pizza on order 23-01427, check 19733, and Nellie's Place 182.05 for food on order 23-01430, check 19736. The four payments make 3,480.49. No pamphlet, printing, presenter or prevention service appears on the account. Event food and entertainment rentals are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers them.
program-misclassification · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024 report certifies 54,324.18 received since the distribution began in 2022, 0.00 in interest, 0.00 expended, 0.00 encumbered and 0.00 in administrative expenses (p1).
It then certifies 63,413.66 in unspent and uncommitted funds on hand. That is 9,089.48 more than the Borough reports it ever received, in a year it reports spending nothing. The books make the gap wider. Account 3-01-41-700-775 paid 3,480.49 on 10/24/2023, inside the period, so no more than 50,843.69 of the receipts the report lists could have been on hand.
self-contradiction · 2 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report says the Borough funded one new program with opioid abatement funds, Special Law Enforcement Officers in the Schools, at 150,000.00 on 04/29/2025, with 0.00 encumbered or appropriated for it (p3).
On p1 it certifies 81,804.78 received since 2022 including interest, 0.00 appropriated or encumbered and 78,370.50 unspent and uncommitted on hand. The program's funding is 68,195.22 more than everything the Borough reports it ever received. The books show settlement account 5-01-41-700-775 budgeted at 44,471.00 on 04/29/2025, the funding date the report gives, and 6,534.28 spent from it through 09/01/2026. The report cannot fund 150,000.00 from 81,804.78 and also hold 78,370.50 of it uncommitted.
self-contradiction · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies Special Law Enforcement Officers in the Schools as the Borough's opioid abatement program, under Primary Prevention, Education, and Training (pp3 to 4).
It says the Borough will use the money to help offset the cost of the officers (p2). The settlement account then paid to screen the recruits. Institute for Forensic Psychology order 25-01373, Psych Evals-SLEOs, 950.00 by check 22444 on 09/30/2025. Hackensack Meridian Health order 25-01707, SLEOs - Bundled Exam, 1,200.00 by check 22955 on 02/24/2026. The two make 2,150.00. No listed use covers screening police recruits. Asked how the program addresses opioid use disorder through evidence-based practices, the report answers Unknown at this time (p4). No FY2026 report was filed, so no report accounts for these payments.
non-conforming-spending · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 81,804.78 received since 2022 including interest and 78,370.50 unspent and uncommitted on hand (p1).
78,370.50 is 81,804.78 less the 3,434.28 the report certifies as spent in the period 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025. The books show nothing paid in that period. They show 3,480.49 paid on 10/24/2023 from account 3-01-41-700-775 on orders 23-01311, 23-01426, 23-01427 and 23-01430, which no report counts as spent. On the Borough's own receipts figure, the books leave 78,324.29 on hand at 06/30/2025. The certified balance is 46.21 higher. It removes gear first ordered on 08/12/2025 and 08/21/2025 and keeps money paid out in 2023.
unspent-misstated · 3 documents · 10/04/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Police vehicles and gear · Zero certification
The ledger, as printed.
Account 153, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2023 | 19723 | 23-01426 | ENTERTAINMENT ON WHEELS · WARRIORS NIGHT OUT RENTALS | 2,050.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/24/2023 | 19733 | 23-01427 | MANGIAS · PIZZA WARRIORS NIGHT OUT | 248.44 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/24/2023 | 19736 | 23-01430 | NELLIE'S PLACE · FOOD FOR WARRIORS NIGHT OUT | 182.05 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/24/2023 | 19754 | 23-01311 | SUPERDOME SPORTS · SDOME RENTAL WARRIORS NIGHTOUT | 1,000.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/30/2025 | 22444 | 25-01373 | INST. FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY · Psych Evals-SLEOs | 950.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/28/2025 | 22561 | 25-01523 | NJASRO · RESOURCE OFFICER TRAINING | 950.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/13/2025 | 22638 | 25-01170 | SOMES UNIFORMS · SLEO BODY ARMOR | 2,389.48 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/13/2025 | 22638 | 25-01170 | SOMES UNIFORMS · GUARDIAN CARRIER | 508.40 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/24/2026 | 22955 | 25-01707 | HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH · SLEOs - Bundled Exam | 1,200.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 03/10/2026 | 23024 | 25-01189 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. · PORTABLE RADIO BATTERY | 536.40 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/06/2026 | 110969563 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS | 1,353.23 | Receipt | |
| 06/23/2026 | 38708 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS | 815.47 | Receipt | |
| 07/29/2026 | 41496 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS | 5,559.94 | Receipt | |
| 08/04/2026 | 111016806 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS | 1,612.62 | Receipt | |
| 08/04/2026 | 111021047 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS | 2,939.58 | Receipt | |
| 08/04/2026 | 111023653 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS | 1,662.90 | Receipt | |
| Total paid | 10,014.77 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 0.00 |
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 $2,897.88, the largest payee total. Solid is the opioid account. Hatched is every other fund.
All documents are public records produced by the jurisdiction. Titles are the documents' own.
No dated event is published for this jurisdiction yet.
No correction received from this jurisdiction. If a figure on this page is wrong, send the record that shows it. The response is published here word for word.
Correct the recordCan 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 Waldwick tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 2 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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Waldwick certified police body armor and a radio battery as opioid prevention spent in FY2025 before it had ordered them, listed pizza and event rentals as a prevention program, and filed no FY2026 report after spending 6,534.28 on its new school officers.