Bloomfield Township
- 01Certified fire EMS equipment as overdose harm reduction52,601.63
- 02Moved 26,431.63 of fire department costs onto the fund26,431.63
- 03Paid 26,170.00 for two fire department CPR machines26,170.00
- 04Counted a voided 299.85 order as FY2024 spending299.85
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Bloomfield Township has received $240,730.83 in opioid settlement funds and spent $146,279.96 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $299.85.
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
- $49,358.16
filed
- Program name
- Bloomfield Substance Abuse Prevention and safety
- Recipient
- Township of Bloomfield
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances)
- Amount expended
- $17,055.10
- Unspent on hand
- $117,551.92
- Received to date
- $135,055.02
filed
- Program name
- Bloomfield Substance Abuse Prevention and Safety
- Recipient
- Township of Bloomfield
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances)
- Amount expended
- $20,820.70
- Unspent on hand
- $138,917.49
- Received to date
- $176,493.44
filed
- Program name
- Bloomfield Substance Use Prevention and Safety
- Recipient
- Township of Bloomfield
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances); First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Amount expended
- $108,404.16
- Unspent on hand
- $94,450.87
- Received to date
- $240,730.83
4 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 certifies 108,404.16 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1) on one program, Bloomfield Substance Use Prevention and Safety, recipient Township of Bloomfield, primary category Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention (pp4 to 7).
It describes the program as substance misuse prevention, education, medical equipment and safety. Its awareness indicators name the Black Poster Project and DARE supplies. The books put 52,601.63 of Fire Department equipment inside that figure. Journal reference 2666, dated 11/24/2025, moved 26,431.63 of Fire Department charges onto settlement account G-02-40-503-024. Its backup is V.E. Ralph and Son orders shipped to the Fire Department. Among them are an ambulance cot at 8,363.16 on purchase order 25-02614, a Transcend track stair chair with options at 4,672.00 on invoice 485527, oxygen regulators, defibrillator pads and batteries, extrication coats, tourniquets and gloves. The backup holds no naloxone. Purchase order 26-02035, paid by check dated 06/22/2026, bought two ARM XR automated chest compression devices for the Fire Department at 26,170.00. The report names medical equipment but files it as harm reduction. The harm reduction uses Exhibit E lists center on naloxone, overdose response education and syringe services. An ambulance cot, a stair chair and mechanical CPR devices are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no overdose program using this equipment is documented.
program-misclassification · 5 documents · 10/03/2026Journal reference 2666, dated 11/24/2025 and captioned RECLASS AMBULANCE/EMS EXP.
TO OPIOID, charged 26,431.63 to settlement account G-02-40-503-024. The posting report credits the fire lines first charged. Fire Department OE Mat/Supplies, 5-01-25-265-030, gets back 543.28. Fire Department OE Safety Equipment, 5-01-25-265-056, gets back 8,214.63. The Fire Prevention Program reserve, T-13-00-060-001, gets back 17,673.72. The schedule produced with the journal lists 17 Fire Department purchase orders to V.E. Ralph and Son by original charge account, ordered from 01/10/2025 to 10/28/2025, for EMS supplies, an ambulance cot and a stair chair. Purchase order 25-03350, for example, records check 625789 paid 09/15/2025, ten weeks before the journal. The fire budget lines and the reserve had carried these costs. The journal moved them onto the settlement account after the fact. The agreement between the State and its towns requires the money to supplement local spending, not replace it. The FY2026 report counts the 26,431.63 inside its Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention program.
supplantation · 4 documents · 10/03/2026Purchase order 26-02035, dated 05/28/2026 on Fire Department requisition R2602055, charged settlement account G-02-40-503-024 26,170.00 for automated chest compression under V.E.
Ralph quote 117596. Invoice 497705, dated 06/02/2026 and addressed to Chief Louis Venezia at the Bloomfield Fire Department, bills two ARM XR automated chest compression devices at 13,029.00 each and two suction cup assemblies at 56.00 each under Bergen County contract 24-15. The check stub is dated 06/22/2026, inside the FY2026 year. The audit trail printed 06/01/2026 still shows the order open. The FY2026 report counts the purchase inside its Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention program and names the Fire Chief among the officials who decided how to spend the money. A mechanical CPR device treats cardiac arrest. No overdose program using these devices is documented, and mechanical CPR devices are not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
non-conforming-spending · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 17,055.10 expended between 7/1/2023 and 6/30/2024 (p1), and its one program, Bloomfield Substance Abuse Prevention and safety, carries the same figure (p3).
The account paid 16,755.25 in that window, nine purchase orders with ten lines paid from 05/20/2024 to 06/24/2024. Amazon check 621989 was voided on 05/30/2024 and reissued the same day as check 622063, so that order counts once. The 299.85 difference is Life Savers purchase order 24-02339 for opioid overdose cabinets. The audit trail marks it Void on 06/13/2024 and leaves it out of the balance. It was never paid. The FY2025 report's unspent figure, 138,917.49, equals its cumulative receipts less the real payments. The FY2026 report then certifies 108,404.16, which is 299.85 below the 108,704.01 the account paid that year. Across FY2024 to FY2026 the certified figures and the payments both total 146,279.96.
misreported-expenditure · 4 documents · 10/03/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Funding-source substitution
The ledger, as printed.
Account G-02-40-503-024, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/20/2024 | 621920 | 24-02005 | ADVOCACY FOR DRUG EDUCATION · Drug Resistance Training | 1,250.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/20/2024 | 621959 | 24-02196 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · Training Manikins (line 2) | 837.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/20/2024 | 621959 | 24-02196 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · Training Manikins | 897.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/20/2024 | 621959 | 24-02195 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · AED Batteries | 599.80 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/20/2024 | 621959 | 24-02194 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · Wall Mounted AED Unit | 1,020.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/20/2024 | 621959 | 24-02193 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · Lifeline AED | 5,094.85 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/20/2024 | 621964 | 24-02027 | NATIONAL SPORTSWEAR · D.A.R.E. Supplies | 3,871.15 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/20/2024 | 621974 | 24-02210 | SIRCHIE FINGERPRINT LABS · OPIOD collection and storage | 1,067.03 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/20/2024 | 621989 | 24-02209 | Amazon Capital Services, Inc. · OPIOD Handling Gloves | 1,287.50 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/30/2024 | 621989 | 24-02209 | Amazon Capital Services, Inc. · OPIOD Handling Gloves (void of Ck621989) | -1,287.50 | Reversal · Unverified |
| 05/30/2024 | 622063 | 24-02209 | Amazon Capital Services, Inc. · OPIOD Handling Gloves (reissue) | 1,287.50 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/13/2024 | 24-02339 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · Opioid Overdose Cabnets | 299.85 | Journal · Unverified | |
| 06/14/2024 | 24-02634 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · AED Equipment | 726.42 | Journal · Non-conforming | |
| 06/24/2024 | 622247 | 24-02634 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · AED Equipment | 830.92 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/15/2024 | 622415 | 24-02933 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · Medical Equipment | 448.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 09/09/2024 | 622951 | 24-03637 | Rutgers Center for Govt Svcs · CONTINUING ED HRS WORKSHOP | 2,700.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 10/21/2024 | 623331 | 24-04225 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · AED Batteries | 749.75 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/27/2025 | 624145 | 25-00335 | METROPOLITAN MEDICAL CORP · First Aid Rescue Devices | 560.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/10/2025 | 624275 | 25-00312 | CREATIVE PRODUCTS SOURCING INC · DARE Training Books | 1,140.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/25/2025 | 24-04886 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · AED Trainers | 874.00 | Journal · Non-conforming | |
| 03/10/2025 | 624452 | 25-00848 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · CPR Training Equipment | 297.15 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/10/2025 | 624452 | 25-00871 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · AED Trainers | 481.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/19/2025 | 624963 | 25-01873 | NATIONAL SPORTSWEAR · DARE 2025 | 4,107.45 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/19/2025 | 625054 | 25-00040 | ZSCHOOL LLC · Opioid Training | 5,850.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 06/16/2025 | 625067 | 25-01616 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · CPR SUPPLIES | 4,486.85 | Paid · Unverified |
| 10/27/2025 | 626247 | 25-03165 | ZSCHOOL LLC · Opioid Training | 20,700.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 11/10/2025 | 626253 | 25-04351 | INNOCORP, LTD. · Fatal Vision Goggles | 5,302.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/24/2025 | RECLASS AMBULANCE/EMS EXP. TO OPIOID (Reference 2666) | 8,214.63 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 11/24/2025 | RECLASS AMBULANCE/EMS EXP. TO OPIOID (Reference 2666) | 17,673.72 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 11/24/2025 | RECLASS AMBULANCE/EMS EXP. TO OPIOID (Reference 2666) | 543.28 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 12/03/2025 | RECLASS PD TRAINING OT TO OPIOID (Reference 2670) | 2,765.99 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 12/03/2025 | RECLASS PD TRAINING OT TO OPIOID (Reference 2670) | 832.94 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 12/03/2025 | RECLASS PD TRAINING OT TO OPIOID (Reference 2670) | 11,881.45 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 12/08/2025 | 626525 | 25-04691 | CREATIVE PRODUCTS SOURCING INC · DARE Books | 950.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/08/2025 | 626536 | 25-04560 | ESSEX HEALTH & WELLNESS · BLACK POSTER PROJECT | 13,670.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 05/28/2026 | 26-02035 | V.E.RALPH CO · AUTOMATED CHEST COMPRESSION | 26,170.00 | Journal · Non-conforming | |
| 06/22/2026 | 26-02035 | V.E.RALPH CO · AUTOMATED CHEST COMPRESSION | 26,170.00 | Paid · Non-conforming | |
| Total paid | 147,567.46 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 54,867.44 |
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 $26,550.00, 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 Bloomfield Township tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 3 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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Bloomfield Township
Bloomfield Township certified 108,404.16 of FY2026 spending to the State as one harm reduction program, and 52,601.63 of it is Fire Department EMS equipment and mechanical CPR devices, much of it moved onto the fund from fire department accounts.