Pennsauken Township
- 01Certified EMS payroll as care for people who use drugs226,269.00
- 02Certified EMS pay raises as care for people who use drugs136,857.15
- 03Certified police dog training as workforce development15,000.00
- 04Moved 14,485.00 of paid EMS wages onto the settlement fund14,485.00
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Pennsauken Township has received $607,215.05 in opioid settlement funds and spent $408,510.72 of it.
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
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $69,249.04
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $405,625.95
- Received to date
- $364,176.41
filed
- Program name
- Community Resource Canine Training for our K9 dog
- Recipient
- Pennsauken Township
- Recipient category
- First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Programs listed
- 2
- Amount expended
- $151,857.15
- Unspent on hand
- $362,566.62
- Received to date
- $496,277.49
filed
- Program name
- Community Resource Canine Training for our K9 dog
- Programs listed
- 2
- Amount expended
- $233,244.32
- Unspent on hand
- $129,137.88
- Received to date
- $607,215.05
9 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 FY2026 report, pages 4 to 6, certifies a new program named First Responders at 226,269.00 spent.
Its primary category is Wraparound and Connected Care Supports and its target population is Individuals who Use Drugs. It reports 67 people served. The same block states the problem as staffing shortages due to inability to pay at a competitive rate and the purpose as ensuring the public receives EMS services. It says the budget can pay part-time EMTs 18.00 an hour and the grant pays the additional 9.00. The books match the figure to the cent. Account G-02-41-779-002 paid 39 payroll charges from PR 27 on 07/03/2025 to PR 12 on 06/30/2026, a total of 226,269.00. The payroll register, which runs to pay date 05/15/2026, lists every allocation under Home Dept EMS. The charge follows hours worked by EMS staff, not services to people who use drugs, and no wraparound or connected care service is documented. Exhibit E Category I, First Responders, adds two uses to the first-responder items in sections C, D and H: education on fentanyl precautions and wellness support for first responders. No listed use in C, D, H or I names EMT pay.
program-misclassification · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies a program named First Responders at 136,857.15 expended.
It gives the primary category as Wraparound and Connected Care Supports and the target population as Individuals who Use Drugs. It reports 74 participants served. The same program block states the problem as Staffing shortages due to inability to pay at a competitive rate. It says the budget can only handle 18 dollars an hour for part-time EMTs and that the grant pays the additional 9 dollars an hour, with each person's wage allocation set up upon hire. The books match the certified figure to the cent. Account G-02-41-779-002 paid 31 weekly payroll charges from 11/27/2024 to 06/26/2025, a total of 122,372.15. A journal of 12/26/2024 charged 14,485.00 to account G-02-41-779-001. The payroll register lists every allocation under Home Dept EMS. The worksheet behind the journal prices each hour at 27.00 less a normal hourly rate of 19.00, and each overtime hour at 40.50 less 28.50, which is 8.00 and 12.00, not the 9.00 the report states. Exhibit E Category I, First Responders, adds two uses to the first-responder items in sections C, D and H: education on fentanyl precautions and wellness support for first responders. No listed use in C, D, H or I names EMT pay. The charge follows hours worked, not overdose calls, and no overdose program is documented.
program-misclassification · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies a program named Community Resource Canine Training for our K9 dog at 15,000.00 expended.
It gives the primary problem as Providing resources to law enforcement, the target population as First Responders, Law Enforcement and other Emergency Responders, and the primary category as Workforce Development and Capacity Building. Asked how the program addresses opioid use disorder, it answers that the program provides law enforcement with additional resources to interact with the public in a positive way. Its one performance indicator is positive interactions with K9 animals and the public. Alpha and Omega Working Dogs invoice 144, dated 01/18/2025, bills K9 West Community Resource Canine Training at 15,000.00 and ships to the Pennsauken Township Police Department. The report gives 01/18/2025, the invoice date, as the date the program was funded. Purchase order 25-00663 followed on 02/13/2025, and check 156 dated 03/05/2025 paid it. The vendor history from 01/01/2018 to 08/24/2026 shows this one payment to the vendor from any fund. No overdose program using the dog is documented, and police dog training is not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
program-misclassification · 6 documents · 09/25/2026On 12/26/2024 a journal, reference 6745, charged 14,485.00 to settlement account G-02-41-779-001 with the description 09/30/24-11/10/24 Opioid Grant Allocatio.
The same day the general fund line 4-01-25-261-101 First Aid Regular Pay took a credit of 14,485.00 under the same reference. Its balance rose from 152,582.47 to 167,067.47. The worksheet behind the journal lists 15 EMTs by name for work weeks from 09/30/2024 to 11/10/2024. It charges 8.00 for each regular hour and 12.00 for each overtime hour and totals 14,485.00 under the word Reclassify. Those wages had already been paid through the general fund line. The FY2025 report states that budget funds are not being supplanted. It gives the program launch date as 10/01/2024, one day after the first work week the journal covers. In six years of EMS salary and wage ledgers, 2021 to 2026, this credit is the only entry that names the opioid grant.
supplantation · 4 documents · 09/25/2026Through 08/24/2026 the three settlement accounts paid 408,510.72.
Of that, 386,350.98 is EMS pay, the weekly payroll charges and the 14,485.00 journal. That is 94.6 percent of the spending. The other 22,159.74 went to the police dog West. By state fiscal year the EMS pay is 136,857.15 for July 2024 to June 2025, 226,269.00 for July 2025 to June 2026, and 23,224.83 from 07/01/2026 to 08/24/2026. Account G-02-41-779-002, National Opioids 2024, was appropriated 347,626.01 and had paid 363,081.08 by 08/24/2026. The print shows a balance of negative 15,455.07, 104 percent used. The next payroll charge, PR 14 of 07/31/2026 for 8,784.90, posted to account G-02-41-779-001 instead. The payroll register the Township produced runs to pay date 05/15/2026. The five later charges, 53,250.11, rest on the ledger's payroll captions, PR 10 to PR 14, on the same accounts. The FY2026 report certifies the July 2025 to June 2026 EMS pay, 226,269.00, as its First Responders program, to the cent.
non-conforming-spending · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 program block for First Responders reports funding of 638,689.95, 136,857.15 expended and 501,832.80 encumbered or appropriated.
The encumbered figure is the funding less the amount expended. Page 1 of the same report certifies 0.00 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent for the year. From 01/01/2022 to 08/24/2026 no payroll charge on the settlement accounts is ever encumbered. Payroll posts as a direct expenditure. The only orders ever encumbered on the three accounts are purchases for the police dog. The funding figure of 638,689.95 is larger than the three settlement appropriations together, 514,423.77, and larger than the 496,277.49 the report says the Township had received since 2022.
fake-encumbrance · 3 documents · 09/25/2026The FY2025 report certifies 362,566.62 of unspent settlement funds on hand.
That is the three settlement appropriations, 66,192.83, 100,604.93 and 347,626.01, which total 514,423.77, less the 151,857.15 certified as spent. The same report says the Township had received 496,277.49 since 2022, interest included. On that figure the unspent balance would be 344,420.34, which is 18,146.28 less than certified. The FY2024 report certifies 405,625.95 on hand after 0.00 spent, while stating 364,176.41 received since 2022. That is 41,449.54 more than the Township said it had received. No revenue ledger for the settlement receipts has been produced.
unspent-misstated · 4 documents · 09/25/2026After the 15,000.00 training payment the settlement accounts paid 7,159.74 more for the police dog West through 08/24/2026.
Purchase order 25-04695 paid 583.80 for Lodging for Mandatory Training for K-9 West in Fredricksburg VA, a Hilton Garden Inn booking from 11/16/2025 to 11/21/2025. Purchase order 25-04675 paid 1,203.25 in purchasing card charges of 10/09/2025. They are crate pads at 210.00, a nail grinder at 143.75, a car kennel at 633.34, a harness vest at 91.35, and a PayPal payment to an individual of 121.00 plus a 3.81 fee for three personalized bandanas. Amazon orders bought dog food, supplements, grooming supplies, dog cologne, leads, a bed and a shock collar. Two 600.00 fees went to Community Resource Canines LLC. All of it was paid after the FY2025 reporting period closed. The FY2026 report, pages 6 and 7, certifies 6,975.32 of it, every payment through 06/30/2026, as its Community Resource Canine Training update. The last order, 184.42 of dog treats encumbered 06/25/2026 and paid 07/08/2026, is the 184.42 the report certifies as encumbered. No overdose program using the dog is documented.
non-conforming-spending · 9 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report, page 2, certifies 129,137.88 of unspent settlement funds on hand.
That is the three settlement appropriations, 514,423.77, less the 151,857.15 and 233,244.32 certified as spent in FY2025 and FY2026 and the 184.42 certified as encumbered, to the cent. Both spending figures tie to the books. Page 1 of the same report certifies 607,215.05 received since 2022. Receipts less spending and the encumbrance leave 221,929.16. The 92,791.28 difference is money the report says the Township received that was never appropriated to the settlement accounts. The unspent figure leaves it out. The FY2025 report built its unspent figure the same way.
unspent-misstated · 3 documents · 10/03/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Funding-source substitution · Fake encumbrances · Year-end salary reclass
The ledger, as printed.
Account G-02-41-779-000, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/27/2024 | Payroll PR 48 | 2,619.94 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/05/2024 | Payroll PR 49 | 3,296.17 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/12/2024 | Opioid Grant payroll | 3,031.06 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/19/2024 | Payroll PR 51 | 3,731.33 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/26/2024 | Payroll PR 52 FINAL | 4,077.59 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/26/2024 | 09/30/24-11/10/24 Opioid Grant Allocatio | 14,485.00 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 01/02/2025 | Payroll PR 1 | 3,293.84 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 01/09/2025 | Payroll PR 2 | 5,266.66 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 01/16/2025 | Payroll PR 3 | 4,217.32 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 01/23/2025 | Payroll PR 4 | 3,470.20 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 01/30/2025 | Payroll PR 5 | 3,747.31 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 02/06/2025 | Payroll PR 6 | 2,957.05 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 02/13/2025 | Payroll PR 7 | 3,506.22 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 02/20/2025 | Payroll PR 8 | 3,537.20 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 02/27/2025 | Payroll PR 9 | 3,880.36 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 03/05/2025 | 156 | 25-00663 | ALPHA & OMEGA WORKING DOGS · K9 West Community Resource | 15,000.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 03/06/2025 | Payroll PR 10 | 3,512.23 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 03/13/2025 | Payroll PR 11 | 4,143.45 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 03/20/2025 | Payroll PR 12 | 3,905.41 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 03/27/2025 | Payroll PR 13 | 3,753.53 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 04/03/2025 | Payroll PR 14 | 3,460.06 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 04/10/2025 | Payroll PR 15 | 3,119.98 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 04/17/2025 | Payroll PR 16 | 4,024.48 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 04/24/2025 | Payroll PR 17 | 3,779.45 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 05/01/2025 | Payroll PR 18 | 4,018.72 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 05/08/2025 | Payroll PR 19 | 4,022.11 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 05/15/2025 | Payroll PR 20 | 5,178.83 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 05/22/2025 | Payroll PR 21 | 4,499.69 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 05/29/2025 | Payroll PR 22 | 5,794.16 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 06/05/2025 | Payroll PR 23 | 5,360.12 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 06/12/2025 | Payroll PR 24 | 4,419.55 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 06/18/2025 | Payroll PR 25 | 4,304.74 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 06/26/2025 | Payroll PR 26 | 4,443.39 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/03/2025 | Payroll PR 27 | 4,327.49 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/10/2025 | Payroll PR 28 | 4,930.71 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/17/2025 | Payroll PR 29 | 4,547.26 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/24/2025 | Payroll PR 30 | 4,589.72 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/31/2025 | Payroll PR 31 | 4,810.60 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/06/2025 | 187 | 25-03251 | COMMUNITY RESOURCE CANINES LLC · K9 West Training | 600.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/07/2025 | Payroll PR 32 | 4,834.99 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/14/2025 | Payroll PR 33 | 4,592.75 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/21/2025 | Payroll PR 34 | 4,535.17 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/28/2025 | Payroll PR 35 | 4,743.98 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 09/04/2025 | Payroll PR 36 | 4,600.07 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 09/11/2025 | Payroll PR 37 | 5,080.43 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 09/18/2025 | Payroll PR 38 | 4,934.27 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 09/25/2025 | Payroll PR 39 | 4,215.31 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 10/02/2025 | Payroll PR 40 | 4,365.36 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 10/09/2025 | Payroll PR 41 | 3,995.85 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 10/16/2025 | Payroll PR 42 | 4,300.66 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 10/23/2025 | Payroll PR 43 | 4,120.70 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 10/29/2025 | 212 | 25-04645 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Amazon Grant Order K-9 West | 1,190.30 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/29/2025 | 212 | 25-04645 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Amazon Grant Order K-9 West | 334.93 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/29/2025 | 212 | 25-04664 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · K-9 West Grant Order | 134.88 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/29/2025 | 212 | 25-04646 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Amazon Order Grant K-9 West | 72.80 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/29/2025 | 212 | 25-04645 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Amazon Grant Order K-9 West | 45.98 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/29/2025 | 218 | 25-04695 | US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION · Lodging K-9 West Grant | 583.80 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/29/2025 | 218 | 25-04675 | US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION · P-Card Purchases Grant K9 West | 1,203.25 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/30/2025 | Payroll PR 44 | 4,516.61 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 11/06/2025 | Payroll PR 45 | 3,855.92 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 11/13/2025 | Payroll PR 46 | 3,933.38 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 11/20/2025 | Payroll PR 47 | 3,790.67 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 11/26/2025 | Payroll PR 48 | 4,003.74 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/04/2025 | Payroll PR 49 | 4,485.73 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/11/2025 | Payroll PR 50 | 3,999.20 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/18/2025 | Payroll PR 51 | 3,427.79 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/24/2025 | Payroll PR 52 | 3,693.63 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/31/2025 | Payroll PR 53 | 4,166.11 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 01/15/2026 | Payroll PR 1 | 6,896.11 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 01/23/2026 | 246 | 26-00057 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Food & Supplements K-9 West | 1,146.36 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/30/2026 | Payroll PR 2 | 7,906.78 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 02/13/2026 | Payroll PR 3 | 6,885.33 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 02/27/2026 | Payroll PR 4 | 7,757.48 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 03/13/2026 | Payroll PR 5 | 8,482.95 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 03/20/2026 | 275 | 26-00536 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Dog Waste Bags and Lead | 49.08 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 03/31/2026 | Payroll PR 6 | 8,005.62 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 04/15/2026 | Payroll PR 7 | 9,481.15 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 04/28/2026 | 289 | 26-00451 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · E-Collar K9 West | 75.97 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/30/2026 | Payroll PR 8 | 13,830.28 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 05/13/2026 | 291 | 26-01562 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Vital Freeze Dried Dog Food | 369.90 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2026 | 291 | 26-01562 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Dog Poop Leak Proof Bag | 17.99 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2026 | 291 | 26-01562 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Pet Botanics Treat Pouches | 70.14 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2026 | 291 | 26-01562 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · Acana Grain Free Dog Food | 479.94 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/15/2026 | Payroll PR 9 | 9,599.92 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 05/27/2026 | 297 | 26-02273 | COMMUNITY RESOURCE CANINES LLC · USPCA and AKC Certification | 600.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/29/2026 | Payroll PR 10 | 9,501.65 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 06/15/2026 | Payroll PR 11 | 10,219.88 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 06/30/2026 | Payroll PR 12 | 10,303.75 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/08/2026 | 305 | 26-02921 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · K9 West Treats Stool Hardener | 184.42 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/15/2026 | Payroll PR 13 | 14,439.93 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/31/2026 | Payroll PR 14 | 8,784.90 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| Total paid | 408,510.72 | ||||
| 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 $15,000.00, 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 Pennsauken Township tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 4 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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Pennsauken Township spent its opioid settlement money on EMS pay raises and a police dog, and told the State the raises were wraparound care for people who use drugs.