Franklin Township

Composite score60.51DGrade D · provisional
Provisional. The ledger this grade reads is partial.
ComponentWeightScore
Reporting integrity50 %98.57 / 100
Spending conformity40 %3.06 / 100
Transparency10 %100 / 100
Weighted, before caps60.51
Grade after capsD
In one page

What the reports say,
and what the books show.

Franklin Township has received $249,812.62 in opioid settlement funds and spent $131,666.17 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $842.65.

Certified FY2023 · Laptop for Drug Testing for Impaired Drivers0.00
Certified FY2024 · Steered Straight Drug Awareness Program+ 3,000.00
Certified+ 689.98
Certified FY2024 · Narcan Purchase+ 759.80
Certified FY2025 · National Night Out - Police Youth Week+ 5,713.10
Certified FY2025 · Police Department - Overdose Response Vehicle+ 46,844.19
Certified+ 7,022.53
Certified FY2026 · Officer Wellness Initiative+ 2,634.15
Certified FY2026 · Steered Straight Drug Awareness Program+ 862.50
Certified+ 3,759.80
Certified FY2025 · Steered Straight Drug Awareness Program+ 59,620.63
Certified FY2025 · Police Department Trading Cards+ 4,599.95
Certified FY2026 · National Night Out - Police Youth Week+ 3,525.88
Certified to the State139,032.51
Steered Straight Inc · ck 1432253,000.00
Sam's Club/Synchrony Bank · ck 140714+ 689.98
Amazon Capital Services · ck 143298+ 759.80
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 143743+ 485.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 143743+ 60.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 143743+ 63.10
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 143743+ 600.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 143743+ 1,400.00
The Morey Organization Inc · ck 144671+ 2,227.50
The Morey Organization Inc · ck 144671+ 877.50
Nielsen Ford of Morristown Inc · ck 143792+ 33,311.03
Effective Sign Works · ck 145010+ 862.65
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145129+ 615.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145129+ 645.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145129+ 60.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145129+ 55.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145129+ 555.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145129+ 55.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145129+ 241.43
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145223+ 1,100.00
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · ck 145223+ 199.45
Big Papa Jai's LLC · ck 146201+ 1,170.00
Big Papa Jai's LLC · ck 146201+ 175.00
Big Papa Jai's LLC · ck 146201+ 350.00
Big Papa Jai's LLC · ck 146201+ 18.00
Big Papa Jai's LLC · ck 146201+ 21.00
Mary E. Sweeney LLC · ck 146251+ 900.00
Effective Sign Works · ck 144004+ 26,705.00
Effective Sign Works · ck 144623+ 26,705.00
Genna Electric Corp · ck 144403+ 3,200.00
Genna Electric Corp · ck 144629+ 725.00
Rockland Computer Service LLC · ck 144099+ 1,422.98
Guzman, Veronica P · ck 143895+ 650.00
Choice Marketing Inc · ck 144235+ 3,827.00
Choice Marketing Inc · ck 144235+ 122.95
Matched purchases113,854.37
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$249,812.62Cumulative 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$128,250.18What the jurisdiction told the State it spent, by program.DHS annual reports
4 · Spent, per the booksCertified against books conflict$131,666.17Non-conforming under the Exhibit E gates: $118,909.46.Account G-02-10-717-003
Unreported to date: $4,608.64. 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 program page reports the laptop funded at 689.98 and leaves the expended column blank. There is nothing certified as expended on the program page to reconcile.
Certified689.98Laptop for Drug Testing for Impaired Drivers
The books689.98paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2023 · NJ66
Program name
Laptop for Drug Testing for Impaired Drivers
Recipient
Franklin Township Police Department
Amount expended
$689.98
Received to date
$36,621.60
Fig. 1 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202407/2023 to 06/2024
filed
MatchTies to the centThe certified 3,000.00 for school drug awareness assemblies matches the payment of 3,000.00 on check 143225.
Certified3,759.80Narcan Purchase · Steered Straight Drug Awareness Program
The books3,759.80paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2024 · NJ66
Program name
Narcan Purchase
Recipient
Franklin Township Police Department
Recipient category
First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
Programs listed
2
Amount expended
$3,759.80
Unspent on hand
$105,225.82
Received to date
$109,675.60
Fig. 2 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202507/2024 to 06/2025
filed
MatchTies as a sumThe FY2025 report certifies 5,713.10 for a program named National Night Out Police Youth Week. Seven ledger lines on three purchase orders sum to that figure exactly, 608.10 for community day fly swatters, 2,000.00 for night out and community day shirts, and 3,105.00 for a youth week amusement park field trip.
Certified116,777.87National Night Out - Police Youth Week · Police Department - Overdose Response Vehicle · Police Department Trading Cards · Steered Straight Drug Awareness Program
The books115,935.22paid in window
DifferenceCertified against books conflict842.65overstated
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2025 · NJ66
Program name
National Night Out - Police Youth Week
Recipient
Franklin Township Police Department
Recipient category
First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
Programs listed
4
Amount expended
$116,777.87
Unspent on hand
$0.00
Received to date
$208,367.42
Fig. 3 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202607/2025 to 06/2026
filed
MatchPartial matchThe FY2026 report certifies 7,022.53 expended between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026. The account paid 6,672.53 in that window, the 862.65 sign permit, 3,525.88 of night out merchandise and 2,284.00 for officer wellness net of a 175.00 credit. The certified figure is 350.00 higher because it adds the 175.00 credit on purchase order 26-00852 as a charge instead of subtracting it.
Certified7,022.53National Night Out - Police Youth Week · Officer Wellness Initiative · Steered Straight Drug Awareness Program
The books6,672.53paid in window
DifferenceCertified against books conflict350.00overstated
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2026 · NJ66
Program name
National Night Out - Police Youth Week
Programs listed
3
Amount expended
$7,022.53
Unspent on hand
$49,691.12
Received to date
$249,812.62
Fig. 4 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202707/2026 to 06/2027
MatchPending
CertifiedPendingreport due 09/01/2027
The books4,608.64paid in window
Difference4,608.64paid so far, not yet due
The filed report
No facsimileThe FY2027 report is due 09/01/2027.
Findings

15 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 Township paid 58,197.65 from the dedicated opioid account to replace the illuminated sign at the municipal building.

53,410.00 to a sign contractor on purchase order 24-02382 across checks 144004 and 144623, 3,200.00 and 725.00 to an electrical contractor on purchase orders 25-00308 and 25-00620 for wiring run from the building basement to the sign, and 862.65 in permit fees on purchase order 25-01415. The contract covers two digital message boards and a new double sided illuminated cabinet reusing the existing pole, with removal of the old sign. The governing body resolution adopted 10/08/2024 states the purpose in its own words, to replace the administrative and police department illuminated sign that borders the highway, funded from the National Opioids Settlement Fund. The Township also told the State what it wanted the sign to do. The FY2024 report says the new digital sign will run revolving displays and that every other display will be narcotics prevention related. The FY2025 report says the board advertises the straight to treatment program, narcotics anonymous meeting dates, locations and times, and a purple flag remembrance. The FY2025 report then books the sign package under the Steered Straight school drug awareness assembly program, which it is not. The resolution replaces a sign the building already had. No record documents an evidence-based prevention campaign that the board carries. Permanent signage at a municipal building is not among the uses Exhibit E lists, whatever is displayed on it. An open encumbrance of 450.00 dated 07/30/2026 for electronic sign repair carries the same sign onto the account again. Page 4 of the sign contractor's own proposal names that vendor as the service and warranty department for this sign. The FY2026 report, published 10/01/2026, counts the 862.65 permit fee a second time, as 862.50 under the Steered Straight heading.

non-conforming-spending · 11 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified58,197.65per the books
02

The Township bought the same police package twice in the same month and paid for one copy from the opioid account.

The vendor payment history for the Ford dealer contains exactly two purchases since 2018. Purchase order 24-01828, a 2022 Ford vehicle at 33,311.03, charged to the National Opioids Settlement Fund and paid on check 143792. Purchase order 24-01829, an identical 2022 Ford police vehicle at the same price, charged to capital ordinance line C-04-23-012-002, Ordinance 12-2023 Police Vehicles and Equipment, and paid on check 2204. Both were encumbered on 08/14/2024 and paid on 09/10/2024. The upfit vendor history shows the same split. Purchase order 24-01827, 24 line items at 13,553.16, all charged to the capital ordinance. Purchase order 24-01896, the same 24 line items at the same prices, all charged to the opioid account. The governing body resolution adopted 08/13/2024 authorizes two identical vehicles at 66,622.06 and certifies half to the police vehicle capital line and half to the opioid fund. The capital ordinance line is the ordinary funding source for this purchase by the naming in the books. The opioid account paid for a police vehicle and an upfit the capital budget was already buying.

funding-source-substitution · 4 documents · 09/11/2026
Verified46,864.19per the books
03

The FY2025 report certifies a program named Police Department Overdose Response Vehicle at 46,844.19 and files it under Treatment.

The books show what was bought. 33,311.03 on check 143792 to a Ford dealer for a 2022 Ford vehicle and 13,553.16 on check 144211 for a 24 line emergency light package fitted to it. The two payments total 46,864.19, which is 20.00 above the certified figure. The vendor quotation titles the package a marked patrol unit and itemizes a push bumper, emergency light bars, a siren and light controller, a console and a weapon mount. The governing body resolution describes the vehicle as a Ford Police Interceptor. The report states the program's impact as police responding in an additional unmarked vehicle for privacy. The vendor quotation for the same vehicle is headed PATROL MARKED UNIT. The program name on the report does not describe the purchase. A police patrol car is not treatment of opioid use disorder. The Township bought an identical car the same day on its police vehicle capital line. No listed use covers a patrol car.

program-misclassification · 5 documents · 09/23/2026
Verified46,864.19per the books
04

The FY2025 report certifies 116,777.87 expended for 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025 at question 6.

Three new programs account for 57,157.24 of it, 46,844.19 for the vehicle, 5,713.10 for national night out and 4,599.95 for trading cards. The remaining 59,620.63 is certified on the update block for a prior program, the Steered Straight school drug awareness assemblies, as the amount expended on that program in this reporting period. The books show what the 59,620.63 bought. The municipal building sign package at 58,197.65 and a television and soundbar for the community center at 1,422.98 total 59,620.63 exactly. The Township paid the school assembly vendor 3,000.00 once, on 04/23/2024, in the prior reporting year, and nothing since. The update block itself names the purchases, a digital message board and a large TV and soundbar, under the heading of a program that is neither.

program-misclassification · 3 documents · 09/20/2026
Verified59,620.63per the books
05

The FY2025 report certifies 0.00 unspent or uncommitted opioid abatement funds on hand from any reporting year, at question 9.

The revenue ledger for the settlement account posts cumulative cash receipts of 152,465.13 through 06/30/2025. The dedicated appropriation account had paid 120,385.00 through the same date, 689.98 in FY2023, 3,759.80 in FY2024 and 115,935.22 in FY2025. The difference is 32,080.13. The account kept paying after the period closed, 6,672.53 in the year to 06/30/2026 and 4,608.64 on 08/11/2026, and carries an open encumbrance of 450.00 dated 07/30/2026. The 32,080.13 splits into two printed figures. 14,928.42 was the balance left on the appropriation at 06/30/2025, and 17,151.71 was three receipts, 3,779.59 on 10/17/2024, 2,849.25 on 04/21/2025 and 10,522.87 on 06/23/2025, that had arrived in the revenue account but had not yet been appropriated.

certification-contradicted-by-the-books · 4 documents · 09/23/2026
Verified32,080.13per the books
06

The FY2025 report certifies 98,691.82 received between 07/01/2024 and 06/30/2025 at question 1, and 208,367.42 received since 2022 at question 3.

The revenue ledger for account G-02-10-717-003 shows cumulative cash of 109,675.60 through 06/30/2024 and 152,465.13 through 06/30/2025. Cash actually received in the certified window was 42,789.53. The difference is 55,902.29. The figure 98,691.82 appears in the revenue ledger once, on 10/10/2024, as a change to current anticipated revenue from 58,702.41 to 98,691.82 under Chapter 159 resolution RES 153-24. That is an anticipated revenue insertion into the budget, not a receipt. The certified cumulative figure is built on the same number. 109,675.60 plus 98,691.82 equals 208,367.42 exactly. The insertion itself equals cash received from 07/01/2023 through 09/17/2024. The revenue ledger prints YTD cash of 135,313.42 after the 09/17/2024 receipt, and 135,313.42 less the 36,621.60 received through 06/30/2023 is 98,691.82. That window includes the 73,054.00 the FY2024 report already certified as received in its own year.

certified-receipts-do-not-match-cash · 3 documents · 09/23/2026
Verified55,902.29per the books
07

The FY2025 report certifies 14,065.77 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent in the period, at question 7.

No encumbrance in the books supports that figure. The only purchase order open across the period end was the 862.65 sign permit, encumbered 06/30/2025 and paid 07/08/2025. What equals 14,065.77 to the penny is the printed balance remaining on appropriation account G-02-41-717-003 immediately after that permit payment, at the top of page 4 of the 06/03/2026 Budget Detail Inquiry. The Township reported an unspent appropriation balance in the field that asks for funds committed but not yet spent.

certified-encumbrance-not-in-the-books · 2 documents · 09/23/2026
Verified14,065.77per the books
08

The Township has bought National Night Out and community day merchandise from the same vendor since 2018, charged to the police community policing and D.A.R.E. line and to the fire prevention lines.

From August 2024 the same merchandise for the same events moved to the opioid account. The account paid 608.10 and 2,000.00 in September 2024, 2,226.43 in August 2025, 1,299.45 in September 2025 and 4,608.64 in August 2026, a total of 10,742.62. Youth week uniforms from the same vendor stayed on the D.A.R.E. line in August 2024 and again in June 2025, so both funding lines ran in parallel in the same months. The vendor payment history carries the whole sequence. No record documents an evidence-based prevention program that the merchandise serves, and promotional merchandise for a community event is not among the uses Exhibit E lists. The FY2026 report, published 10/01/2026, certifies the August and September 2025 orders, 3,525.88 to the cent, as spending on the National Night Out Police Youth Week program (page 7).

funding-source-substitution · 3 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified10,742.62per the books
09

The FY2025 report certifies a program named National Night Out Police Youth Week at 5,713.10 under primary prevention.

Three purchase orders in the window account for that figure to the cent. 608.10 for fly swatters for community day on purchase order 24-01881, 2,000.00 for night out and community day shirts on purchase order 24-01882, and 3,105.00 for a youth week field trip to an amusement park on purchase order 25-00472. The three total 5,713.10. The fly swatters and the shirts are night out merchandise the Township paid from police and fire lines from 2018 until it moved the same purchases to the opioid account in August 2024. No record documents an evidence-based prevention program that the merchandise or the park outing serves. Neither is among the uses Exhibit E lists.

non-conforming-spending · 2 documents · 09/23/2026
Verified5,713.10per the books
10

The FY2025 report certifies a program named Police Department Trading Cards at 4,599.95.

The vendor payment history for the trading card printer shows 3,949.95 ever paid, all of it on purchase order 24-01789 from the opioid account. The remaining 650.00 is a separate payment on purchase order 24-01814 for trading card photographs, also from the opioid account. The two payments total 4,599.95. The certified figure ties to the books.

reconciliation · 3 documents · 09/23/2026
Verified4,599.95per the books
11

The dedicated account has paid 131,666.17 since it opened.

The police vehicle package at 46,864.19 and the municipal building sign package at 58,197.65 total 105,061.84, or 79.8 percent of every dollar the account has paid. Naloxone at 759.80 and school drug awareness assemblies at 3,000.00 are the only payments in the account that match an Exhibit E Schedule B use and a certified program.

non-conforming-spending · 2 documents · 09/23/2026
Verified105,061.84per the books
12

The FY2026 report certifies 7,022.53 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (page 1).

Its administrative details on page 2 break that into 3,525.88 of National Night Out merchandise, 2,634.00 on officer wellness and 862.65 of sign permit fees. The books show 6,672.53 paid in the window. The difference is in the officer wellness spending. Purchase order 26-00852 to Big Papa Jai's LLC, paid on check 146201 on 05/12/2026, carries lines of 1,170.00, 350.00, 18.00 and 21.00 and a 175.00 credit on line 2. The account balance rises by 175.00 on that line. Purchase order 26-00905 to Mary E. Sweeney LLC, paid on check 146251 the same day, is 900.00. The officer wellness spending nets to 2,284.00. Adding the 175.00 credit as a charge instead of subtracting it gives 2,634.00. The certified total is 350.00 above the books, twice the credit. A credit reduces spending. The report adds it.

misreported-expenditure · 3 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified350.00per the books
13

Purchase order 25-01415 paid Effective Sign Works 862.65 in permit acquisition fees for the municipal building sign, on check 145010 dated 07/08/2025, eight days into FY2026.

The FY2025 report already counted it. Its Steered Straight update certified 59,620.63, which is the sign package of 58,197.65, this permit included, plus a 1,422.98 television and soundbar. The FY2026 report counts the same payment again. Its administrative details on page 2 list 862.65 of digital sign permitting inside the 7,022.53 certified, and the Steered Straight update on page 7 certifies 862.50 for the sign permit package in the 2025 to 2026 period. One payment now sits in two years of certified spending. By its payment date it belongs to FY2026, so the FY2025 figure is the one that ran ahead of the books.

misreported-expenditure · 3 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified862.65per the books
14

The account paid 1,422.98 on 11/26/2024 for a television and a soundbar for the community center, on purchase order 24-02228, check 144099.

The Township told the State what the purchase was for. The FY2024 report says the Township is expanding its community center audio visual system for use by the Narcotics Anonymous group which hosts meetings and uses the facility on a weekly basis. The FY2025 report repeats it, saying the Township installed a large TV and soundbar into the community center for use by Narcotics Anonymous at the weekly meeting held on location, and that the Township continues to waive the rental cost and provide the space free. This finding held that the equipment was not among the uses Exhibit E lists.

Withdrawn. Withdrawn on 2026-09-23. The finding rested on the television and soundbar not being a listed use. The Township's reports document a Narcotics Anonymous group that meets weekly at the community center, and a recovery support meeting can sit inside a listed use. The purchase is classified unverified until the record shows how the equipment serves that meeting. The misfiled program heading on the FY2025 report stands in its own finding.

non-conforming-spending · 3 documents · 09/23/2026
Withdrawn1,422.98per the books
15

This finding said the FY2025 report certified 59,620.63 expended, 56,314.59 below the 115,935.22 the account paid in the same window.

It read the prior program update figure as the certified expenditure total.

Withdrawn. Question 6 of the FY2025 report certifies 116,777.87 expended, not 59,620.63. That is 842.65 above the books for the same window, not below them. The 59,620.63 is the prior program update figure on the last page of the report. What it bought is now its own finding, on the sign and the television.

certified-below-actual · 1 document · 09/23/2026
WithdrawnNo figure publishedper 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-02-10-717-003, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.

Every published line of account G-02-10-717-003
DateCheckPOPayee and descriptionAmountClass
08/22/202216607NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND8,748.22Receipt
10/11/202214071422-01654Sam's Club/Synchrony Bank · Laptop689.98Paid · Unverified
11/17/202217845NATIONAL OPOIDS SETTLEMENT · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPOIDS SETTLEMENT9,149.40Receipt
01/04/202319373NATIONAL OPIOIDS TRUST · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS TRUST10,914.90Receipt
02/07/202320466NATIONAL OPIOID GRANT · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOID GRANT1,835.71Receipt
06/21/202322554NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT5,973.37Receipt
08/07/202323975NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND8,478.20Receipt
11/17/202325416NATIONAL OPIOID ABATEMENT TRUST · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOID ABATEMENT TRUST2,159.66Receipt
04/23/202414322524-00607Steered Straight Inc · Delsea Assemblies3,000.00Paid · Conforming
05/07/202428616NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT4,880.89Receipt
05/09/2024NUMEROUSNUMEROUS · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NUMEROUS48,064.55Receipt
05/14/202414329824-01031Amazon Capital Services · Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray759.80Paid · Conforming
06/25/202429498NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND9,470.70Receipt
08/05/2024NUMEROUSNATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND21,274.79Receipt
09/10/202414374324-01882Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO & Community Day Shirts1,400.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/10/202414374324-01881Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · Fly Swatters Community Day485.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/10/202414374324-01881Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · Fly Swatters Community Day60.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/10/202414374324-01881Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · Fly Swatters Community Day63.10Paid · Non-conforming
09/10/202414374324-01882Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO & Community Day Shirts600.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/10/202414379224-01828Nielsen Ford of Morristown Inc · Ford 2022 Vehicle33,311.03Paid · Non-conforming
09/17/20242003MCKINSEY SUBDIVISIONS SETTLEMENT · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev MCKINSEY SUBDIVISIONS SETTLEMENT4,363.03Receipt
10/08/202414389524-01814Guzman, Veronica P · Trading card pictures650.00Paid · Unverified
10/17/202432535ENDO PUBLIC OPIOID TRUST ABATEMENT FUND · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev ENDO PUBLIC OPIOID TRUST ABATEMENT FUND3,779.59Receipt
10/24/202414400424-02382Effective Sign Works · Digital Watchfire Message Bd26,705.00Paid · Non-conforming
11/26/202414409924-02228Rockland Computer Service LLC · TV & Soundbar Community Ctr1,422.98Paid · Unverified
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install263.12Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install455.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install205.58Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install1,070.96Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install308.44Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install54.04Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install509.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install750.22Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install558.81Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install485.76Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install205.58Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install89.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install322.52Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install39.91Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install822.25Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install551.07Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install322.04Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install310.50Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install66.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install58.79Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install93.89Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install66.68Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install244.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/202414421124-01896Tactical Public Safety LLC · Emergency Light buy & install5,700.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/30/202414423524-01789Choice Marketing Inc · Trading Cards Shipping122.95Paid · Unverified
12/30/202414423524-01789Choice Marketing Inc · Trading Cards3,827.00Paid · Unverified
02/11/202514440325-00308Genna Electric Corp · Wiring for New Sign3,200.00Paid · Non-conforming
04/08/202514462324-02382Effective Sign Works · Digital Watchfire Message Bd26,705.00Paid · Non-conforming
04/08/202514462925-00620Genna Electric Corp · Complete Wiring TH New Sign725.00Paid · Non-conforming
04/08/202514467125-00472The Morey Organization Inc · Youth Week Field Trip2,227.50Paid · Non-conforming
04/08/202514467125-00472The Morey Organization Inc · Youth Week Field Trip877.50Paid · Non-conforming
04/21/2025110703275WALGREENS NATL' OPIOID SETTLEMENT · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev WALGREENS NATL' OPIOID SETTLEMENT2,849.25Receipt
06/23/202535004NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FD TRUST · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FD TRUST10,522.87Receipt
07/08/202514501025-01415Effective Sign Works · Permit Acquisition Fees862.65Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/2025110797974NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT ALLERGAN · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT ALLERGAN3,433.92Receipt
08/12/202514512925-01600Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO Give aways55.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/202514512925-01600Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO Give aways645.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/202514512925-01600Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO Give aways60.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/202514512925-01600Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO Give aways241.43Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/202514512925-01600Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO Give aways615.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/202514512925-01600Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO Give aways555.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/202514512925-01600Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · NNO Give aways55.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/15/202536676NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FD TRUST · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FD TRUST11,481.39Receipt
08/18/2025110805928NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT CVS · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT CVS6,070.28Receipt
08/18/2025110806718NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT TEVA · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT TEVA3,297.93Receipt
09/09/202514522325-01775Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · Pop Up Tent1,100.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/09/202514522325-01775Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc. · Pop Up Tent199.45Paid · Non-conforming
11/07/2025110862883NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT WALMART · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT WALMART241.34Receipt
05/06/2026110969223NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT WALGREENS · Cash Receipt/Accrued Rev NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT WALGREENS2,794.44Receipt
05/12/202614620126-00852Big Papa Jai's LLC · Officer Wellness Day1,170.00Paid · Unverified
05/12/202614620126-00852Big Papa Jai's LLC · Officer Wellness Day-175.00Reversal · Unverified
05/12/202614620126-00852Big Papa Jai's LLC · Officer Wellness Day18.00Paid · Unverified
05/12/202614620126-00852Big Papa Jai's LLC · Officer Wellness Day21.00Paid · Unverified
05/12/202614620126-00852Big Papa Jai's LLC · Officer Wellness Day350.00Paid · Unverified
05/12/202614625126-00905Mary E. Sweeney LLC · Officer Wellness900.00Paid · Unverified
07/30/2026open26-01465YESCO SIGN AND LIGHTING · ELECTRONIC SIGN REPAIR450.00Open encumbrance · Non-conforming
08/11/202614659426-01431MARY BRIDGET ENTERPRISES, INC. · NNO & Community Day Giveaways83.08Paid · Non-conforming
08/11/202614659426-01431MARY BRIDGET ENTERPRISES, INC. · NNO & Community Day Giveaways182.30Paid · Non-conforming
08/11/202614659426-01431MARY BRIDGET ENTERPRISES, INC. · NNO & Community Day Giveaways1,100.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/11/202614659426-01431MARY BRIDGET ENTERPRISES, INC. · NNO & Community Day Giveaways60.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/11/202614659426-01431MARY BRIDGET ENTERPRISES, INC. · NNO & Community Day Giveaways108.26Paid · Non-conforming
08/11/202614659426-01431MARY BRIDGET ENTERPRISES, INC. · NNO & Community Day Giveaways1,025.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/11/202614659426-01431MARY BRIDGET ENTERPRISES, INC. · NNO & Community Day Giveaways60.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/11/202614659426-01431MARY BRIDGET ENTERPRISES, INC. · NNO & Community Day Giveaways1,990.00Paid · Non-conforming
Total paid131,841.17
Conforming abatement spending3,759.80
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 $54,272.65, the largest payee total. Solid is the opioid account. Hatched is every other fund.

Effective Sign Works54,272.65 54,272.65 from the opioid account
Nielsen Ford of Morristown Inc33,311.03 33,311.03 from the opioid account
Tactical Public Safety LLC13,553.16 13,553.16 from the opioid account
Mary Bridget Enterprises, Inc.10,742.62 10,742.62 from the opioid account
Choice Marketing Inc3,949.95 3,949.95 from the opioid account
Genna Electric Corp3,925.00 3,925.00 from the opioid account
The Morey Organization Inc3,105.00 3,105.00 from the opioid account
Steered Straight Inc3,000.00 3,000.00 from the opioid account
Rockland Computer Service LLC1,422.98 1,422.98 from the opioid account
Big Papa Jai's LLC1,384.00 1,384.00 from the opioid account
Documents · 17
ledgerTownship Detail Vendor Activity Reports and Budget Detail Inquiry, account G-02-41-717-003, 05/01/2026 to 08/19/2026, printed 08/27/202608/27/2026Open
ledgerTownship Budget Detail Inquiry, account G-02-41-717-003, 01/01/2022 to 07/13/2026, printed 07/13/202607/13/2026Open
ledgerTownship Revenue Detail Inquiry, account G-02-10-717-003, and Budget Detail Inquiry, account G-02-41-717-003, National Opioids Settlement Fund, 01/01/2022 to 06/03/2026, printed 06/03/202606/03/2026Open
purchase orderPurchase order 25-01415, voucher and invoice, Effective Sign Works, sign permit acquisition fees, check 14501007/08/2025Open
purchase orderPurchase order 24-02382, voucher and invoices, Effective Sign Works, digital Watchfire message boards and illuminated cabinet, checks 144004 and 14462304/08/2025Open
purchase orderPurchase order 25-00620, voucher and invoice 13647, Genna Electric Corp, completion of wiring for the new town hall sign, check 14462904/08/2025Open
purchase orderPurchase order 25-00308, voucher and invoice 13632, Genna Electric Corp, wiring for the new town hall sign, check 14440302/11/2025Open
purchase orderPurchase order 24-01896, voucher, invoice and itemized quotation, Tactical Public Safety LLC, marked patrol unit emergency light package, check 14421112/10/2024Open
resolutionResolution R-155-24 adopted 10/08/2024, replacement of the administrative and police department illuminated sign, funded from the National Opioids Settlement Fund10/08/2024Open
purchase orderPurchase order 24-01828, voucher and invoice, Nielsen Ford of Morristown, 2022 Ford Police Interceptor Utility K8A AWD, check 14379209/10/2024Open
resolutionResolution R-123-24 adopted 08/13/2024, purchase of two 2022 Ford Police Interceptor vehicles, funds certified to the police vehicle capital ordinance and to the National Opioids Settlement Fund08/13/2024Open
otherCancelled check images, Township of Franklin current account, seven checks drawn against account G-02-41-717-003, 09/10/2024 to 07/08/2025Open
contractEffective Sign Works proposal and contract 240261-04, replacement double sided illuminated sign with two digital message boards, sales price 53,410.00Open
dhs reportNJ DHS 2023 Opioid Abatement Report, FY2023, Franklin Township, State ID NJ66Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2024, Franklin Township, State ID NJ66Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2025, Franklin Township, State ID NJ66Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2026, Franklin Township, State ID NJ66Open

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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 Franklin Township 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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  1. ReportFranklin Township10/03/2026

    Franklin Township, Gloucester County

    Franklin Township in Gloucester County spent 105,061.84 of its 131,666.17 in opioid settlement payments on a police patrol car it bought in a matched pair with capital money and on a new illuminated sign for its municipal building, and certified the car to the State as an overdose response vehicle.

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