Burlington Township
- 01Certified traffic cones and food as harm reduction17,337.54
- 02Told the State 0.00 was left with 157,385.99 unspent157,385.99
- 03Reported 185,664.34 on hand after receiving 135,426.1850,238.16
- 04Certified 3,028.24 more spending than its books showCertified against books conflict3,028.24
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Burlington Township has received $248,548.46 in opioid settlement funds and spent $44,484.91 of it. Its reports to the State certify $521.47 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
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- Not stated
- Received to date
- $38,304.71
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $185,664.34
- Received to date
- $135,426.18
filed
- Program name
- Initial set up for Community Outreach
- Recipient
- Burlington Township
- Recipient category
- Community Based Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations
- Programs listed
- 3
- Amount expended
- $27,530.96
- Unspent on hand
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $192,312.62
filed
- Program name
- Burlington Township Opioid Court Support Program
- Recipient
- Burlington Township Police Department/Burlington Township Municipal Court
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances); First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Programs listed
- 5
- Amount expended
- $19,485.22
- Unspent on hand
- $201,532.28
- Received to date
- $248,548.46
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 a program named Initial set up for Community Outreach at 17,337.54 funded and expended (pp4 to 5).
It names Burlington Township as the recipient, files it under the recipient category Community Based Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations and gives the primary category as Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention. Its Schedule B strategies include Treat Opioid Use Disorder and Support People in Treatment and Recovery. It reports 500 participants served, 10 encounters and 3 referrals to treatment. The books show the Township buying goods. Traffic Safety Service was paid 2,701.90 on check 84813 on 05/13/2025 for 28 inch cones, cone stencils, a STOP SLOW paddle, A-frame blanks, cone signs and a CHILDREN AT PLAY sign. Burlington Truck Center was paid 5,903.00 on check 83522 on 11/26/2024 for a line described as to assist with outreach and, a 3500 lb drop spring and freight. Home Depot was paid 2,102.21, 811.60 of it for shelves in a trailer. Six Amazon invoices total 5,844.75 and the ledger does not say what they bought. A police officer was reimbursed 379.88 for condiments, buns, a meat market order and an Edmars purchase. The rest is 219.80 of L.E.A.D. shipping, 150.00 of vinyl, 36.00 of propane, and 102.29 of flowers that budget journal 6009 moved to a police line. These are every FY2025 payment except the Lexipol app, the Thanksgiving items and the 1,712.82 overtime journal, and they make the certified figure to the cent. No community organization was paid. No naloxone, treatment or harm reduction service appears in the purchases.
program-misclassification · 6 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies 0.00 of unspent or uncommitted opioid abatement funds on hand, and 0.00 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent (p1).
The same page certifies 192,312.62 received since 2022 and 27,530.96 expended in the period 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025. By the report's own figures, with 0.00 spent in FY2024 and no spending stated for FY2023, 164,781.66 remained. The FY2024 report had certified 185,664.34 on hand. The settlement line, 5-02-41-767-030, stood at 157,385.99 after its last payment of the period, the Acerbo vinyl on check 84925 on 05/27/2025, and did not change until Kaeser and Blair check 85162 on 07/08/2025. It never fell below 153,991.09 for the rest of 2025. It closed the year at 156,660.38, and the Township carried that amount to its 2026 settlement line, G-02-41-701-025, on 01/01/2026. The FY2026 report certifies 201,532.28 on hand.
unspent-misstated · 5 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 135,426.18 received since the distribution began in 2022, 0.00 of interest, 0.00 expended and 0.00 encumbered between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 (p1).
The same page certifies 185,664.34 of unspent opioid abatement funds on hand. That is 50,238.16 more than every dollar the report says the Township ever received. The books show no payment from any settlement line until 11/26/2024. The FY2025 report then certifies 192,312.62 received through 06/30/2025, and 0.00 on hand.
self-contradiction · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 19,485.22 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1).
It lists the Opioid Court Support Program at 521.47, the L.E.A.D. program at 4,577.56, the Wellness app at 7,999.00 and the Community Outreach update at 6,387.19 (pp6, 9, 12 and 13). The settlement lines paid 16,456.98 in that window. The L.E.A.D. and Wellness app figures tie to the books to the cent. The Opioid Court overtime of 06/16/2026 posts to no settlement line through 09/10/2026. The Community Outreach rows total 3,880.42, two Amazon orders, two police overtime journals and three reimbursements to a police officer, 2,506.77 less than certified. The report's 201,532.28 on hand is 248,548.46 received less the 27,530.96 and 19,485.22 the FY2025 and FY2026 reports certify, so it carries the same 3,028.24.
misreported-expenditure · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report lists the Burlington Township Opioid Court Support Program, funded and launched 06/16/2026, at 521.47 funded and 521.47 spent (pp5 to 8).
It says the money paid police overtime for Opioid Court activities on 06/16/2026 and calls it a direct program cost. The settlement lines, G-02-41-701-025 and 6-02-41-767-030, show no charge for it through 09/10/2026. In 2025 the Township moved police overtime to the fund by journal, crediting the police overtime line. The 2026 police overtime line, printed through 08/31/2026, shows grant recharges in April and May 2026 and no recharge to the settlement fund.
phantom-program · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report lists Thanksgiving Outreach at 481.60 funded and expended (pp5 to 7).
It names Burlington Township as the recipient under the category Community Based Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations, gives the primary category as Primary Prevention, Education, and Training, and reports 300 participants. The books show ShopRite paid 230.40 for turkey breasts and pie on check 83697 on 12/10/2024, and Edmar paid 216.20 and 35.00 on invoices 20369 and 20370, check 83486 on 11/26/2024. The ledger does not say what the Edmar invoices bought. The same check paid Edmar for tissues on the janitorial line. No community organization was paid. Holiday food is not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers it.
program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report lists the L.E.A.D.
Drug Education and Prevention Program at 4,577.56 spent, under the primary category Primary Prevention, Education, and Training (pp8 to 12). It names 1,115.00 of L.E.A.D. identification materials and 1,480.00 of youth and instructor shirts, patches and design (p12). The books show Devo Designs paid 1,480.00 on check 88061 on 06/22/2026 for Sport-Tek youth academy shirts, instructor shirts, sticker patches and a vectorizing fee. They show Kaeser and Blair paid 1,115.00 on check 85162 on 07/08/2025 for line 2 of purchase order 25-01664, described as same as above. Line 1 of that order, square power clips, went to a police equipment line for 4,256.79 on the same check. Apparel and identification clips are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers them. The rest of the program is the Fatal Vision Roadster, 1,982.56.
program-misclassification · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report updates Initial set up for Community Outreach at 6,387.19 spent (p13).
The FY2025 report filed that program under the primary category Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention (p5). The books show a police officer reimbursed 381.93 for a Clover Meat Market order on check 87925 on 05/26/2026, charged to the settlement line. Food is not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers it.
program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/04/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Phantom programs
The ledger, as printed.
Account 3-02-41-767-030, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/2024 | 83486 | 24-03103 | EDMAR INC. · INVOICE #20370 | 35.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/26/2024 | 83486 | 24-03103 | EDMAR INC. · INVOICE #20369 | 216.20 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/26/2024 | 83522 | 24-03104 | BURLINGTON TRUCK CENTER · 3500 LB DROP SPRING W/EB | 224.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/26/2024 | 83522 | 24-03104 | BURLINGTON TRUCK CENTER · FREIGHT CHARGES | 980.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/26/2024 | 83522 | 24-03104 | BURLINGTON TRUCK CENTER · TO ASSIST WITH OUTREACH AND | 4,699.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/10/2024 | 83697 | 24-03160 | SHOPRITE EICKHOFF SUPERMARKETS · TURKEY BREASTS AND PIE | 230.40 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/11/2025 | 84097 | 25-00396 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · MISC ITEMS | 1,581.91 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/25/2025 | 84166 | 25-00439 | HOME DEPOT - CREDIT SVR · FOR SHELVES IN TRAILER | 811.60 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/25/2025 | 84392 | 25-00709 | HOME DEPOT - CREDIT SVR · INVOICE #5112648 | 1,290.61 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/08/2025 | 84602 | 25-00788 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · INVOICE #1YDQ-DVJJ-1VGG | 882.57 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/22/2025 | 84688 | 25-00970 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · INVOICE #1F4N-796K-CXJC | 588.90 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · TRAFFIC CON STENCIL | 12.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · CONE 28 IN 7LB ORANG | 522.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · TRAFFIC CONE STENCIL | 12.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · STOP SLOW PADDLE | 269.70 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · A-FRAME BLANK | 627.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · CONE SIGN ORANGE | 65.70 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · CONE SIGN ANY COLOR | 190.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · CHILDREN AT PLAY SIGN | 210.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · SHIPPING AND HANDLING | 150.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84813 | 25-01201 | TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICE · CONE 28 IN 7LB | 642.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 84826 | 25-01002 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · INVOICE #1GQK-DCRR-GVX4 | 960.97 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/15/2025 | OT FOR POLICE OPIOID OUTREACH | 1,712.82 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/27/2025 | 84890 | 25-01231 | L.E.A.D. INC. · SHIPPING COSTS | 219.80 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/27/2025 | 84895 | 25-01244 | LEXIPOL LLC · CORDICO WELLNESS APP | 7,999.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/27/2025 | 84925 | 25-01280 | ACERBO'S AUTO TRIM & LETTERING · ORACAL 851 PREMIUM CAST | 150.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/27/2025 | 84933 | 25-01259 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · INVOICE #1HRW-WKR9-HXP1 | 1,198.86 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/27/2025 | 84933 | 25-01259 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · INVOICE #1HGH-63GP-4HGG | 631.54 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/27/2025 | 84955 | 25-01236 | ANTHONY FONTANA · WALMART (CONDIMENTS/BUNS) | 84.88 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/27/2025 | 84955 | 25-01236 | ANTHONY FONTANA · CLOVER MEAT MARKET | 270.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/27/2025 | 84955 | 25-01236 | ANTHONY FONTANA · EDMARS | 25.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/27/2025 | 84957 | 25-01263 | BRUCE E. PAINTER · FONTANA: FILL PROPANE TANKS | 36.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/27/2025 | 84957 | 25-01263 | BRUCE E. PAINTER · PAINTER: FLOWERS FOR | 102.29 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/27/2025 | CHRG TO WR ACCT | -102.29 | Reversal · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/08/2025 | 85162 | 25-01664 | KAESER & BLAIR INC · SAME AS ABOVE | 1,115.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/14/2025 | 86002 | 25-02705 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · MULTIPLE INVOICES | 109.99 | Paid · Unverified |
| 10/14/2025 | 86002 | 25-02598 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · INVOICE #13CF-CPL1-3HDR | 174.73 | Paid · Unverified |
| 10/18/2025 | OT FOR OPERATION HANDS | 1,995.18 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 10/28/2025 | 86123 | 25-02770 | ANTHONY FONTANA · FOR OUTREACH PROGRAM 10/16/25 | 486.12 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/22/2025 | A. FONTANA OT | 632.52 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/12/2026 | 87696 | 26-01258 | LEXIPOL LLC · CORICO WELLNESS APP | 7,999.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/26/2026 | 87925 | 26-01431 | ANTHONY FONTANA · WALMART | 99.95 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/26/2026 | 87925 | 26-01431 | ANTHONY FONTANA · CLOVER MEAT MARKET | 381.93 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/09/2026 | 88035 | 26-01488 | INNOCORP LTD. · FATAL VISION ROADSTER | 1,982.56 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/22/2026 | 88061 | 26-01718 | DEVO DESIGNS, LETTERING · INSTRUCTOR SHIRT (3XL) | 18.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/22/2026 | 88061 | 26-01718 | DEVO DESIGNS, LETTERING · INSTRUCTOR SHIRTS (S,M,L,XL) | 378.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/22/2026 | 88061 | 26-01718 | DEVO DESIGNS, LETTERING · VECTORIZING FEE | 30.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/22/2026 | 88061 | 26-01718 | DEVO DESIGNS, LETTERING · SPORT-TEK YOUTH ACADEMY SHIRTS | 900.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/22/2026 | 88061 | 26-01718 | DEVO DESIGNS, LETTERING · 4" STICKER PATCH | 120.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/22/2026 | 88061 | 26-01718 | DEVO DESIGNS, LETTERING · INSTRUCTOR SHIRTS (2XL) | 34.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/14/2026 | 88297 | 26-01928 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · WATER BOTTLE BULK | 116.97 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/28/2026 | 88393 | 26-02016 | ENDEAVOR EMERGENCY SQUAD · HEARTSAVER K-12 CPR TRAINING | 380.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| Total paid | 44,587.20 | ||||
| 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 $15,998.00, 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 Burlington Township tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 8 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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Burlington Township
Burlington Township certified 17,337.54 of its own purchases, among them traffic cones, a CHILDREN AT PLAY sign, buns and condiments, to the State as a harm reduction program run by a community organization, told the State it had 0.00 left while 157,385.99 sat unspent, and certified an Opioid Court program its books never paid.