West New York
- 01Reported 1,070,070.03 encumbered with no orders open1,070,070.03
- 02Reported 918,915.26 on hand, more than it ever received114,605.44
- 03Filed no FY2026 report after spending 43,594.0143,594.01
- 04FY2025 report certifies 1,213.00 less than the account paid1,213.00
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
West New York has received $1,077,861.72 in opioid settlement funds and spent $84,515.24 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $1,213.00.
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
- Narcan
- Recipient
- Police and EMS
- Amount expended
- $3,784.75
- Received to date
- $245,620.93
filed
- Program name
- Narcan
- Amount expended
- $1,684.60
- Unspent on hand
- $918,915.26
- Received to date
- $804,309.82
filed
- Program name
- Narcan
- Amount expended
- $1,561.84
- Unspent on hand
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $1,077,861.72
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 1,070,070.03 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent for 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025, and 0.00 unspent on hand (p1).
On 06/30/2025 no purchase order was open on any settlement account. Account 02-213-40-054-022 held 119,868.46 and account -024 held 580,744.57, each with nothing encumbered. The other 369,456.91 sat in the unappropriated reserves, 295,064.82 in 02-214-40-054-022 and 74,392.09 in 02-214-40-054-025. The Town appropriated it as 369,457.00 to account -025 on 07/30/2025, a month after the year closed. The three figures make 1,070,070.03. Apart from legal bills of 117.00 and 99.00, the first order against the money is dated 06/10/2026. Money with no order behind it is not encumbered. And 369,456.91 of it was uncommitted on 06/30/2025, so the books also contradict the 0.00 on hand.
fake-encumbrance · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies that the Town received 804,309.82 since the distribution began in 2022 and that it has 918,915.26 unspent and uncommitted on hand (p1).
The on hand figure is 114,605.44 more than everything the same page says the Town received. On 06/30/2024 the settlement accounts held 770,341.54. Account 02-213-40-054-022 held 121,313.26 with 198.20 still encumbered on purchase order 42614, and the unappropriated reserve 02-214-40-054-022 held 648,830.08. The certified figure is 148,573.72 above the books. A town cannot hold more of the money than it received.
unspent-misstated · 2 documents · 10/03/2026The State's FY2026 page for the Town reads No Report Received (p1).
Between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 the account paid 43,594.01. Scarinci Hollenbeck check 16847 paid 117.00 on 10/29/2025 and check 18629 paid 99.00 on 05/06/2026 for opioid settlement matters. Check 19089 paid Vinnies Competition Cycle Sport, Hanover Powersports, 43,378.01 on 06/17/2026 for two Honda Pioneer utility vehicles shipped to the Police Department. On 06/30/2026 another 554,873.42 sat on open orders for two ambulances, a powered cot, two radios and EMS supplies. No program for any of it has been reported to the State. The FY2024 and FY2025 reports both answer No to funding any new program.
unreported-spending · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies 1,561.84 expended between 07/01/2024 and 06/30/2025 (p1).
Its Narcan update prints the same 1,561.84 under the heading 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024 (p2). The account paid 2,774.84 in the period. Amazon check 12975 paid 452.50 on 08/21/2024 and check 13226 paid 11.50 on 09/18/2024 for naloxone cases on purchase order 44513. V. E. Ralph check 13206 paid 1,179.00 of naloxone on 09/04/2024 and check 15231 paid 1,131.84 on 04/09/2025. The certified figure is 1,213.00 below the books. The FY2024 report had already counted 452.50 of it. The record does not explain the other 760.50.
misreported-expenditure · 2 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 1,684.60 expended between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024, with 760.50 of it legal counsel as administrative expense (p1).
Its Narcan update says that in this reporting year 924.10 was spent, 471.60 on Narcan and 452.50 on protective cases for the Narcan (p2). The account paid 1,232.10 in that period. V. E. Ralph check 12131 paid 471.60 of naloxone on 05/15/2024. Scarinci Hollenbeck checks 11854 and 12485 paid 526.50 on 04/18/2024 and 234.00 on 06/26/2024. The cases are Amazon purchase order 44513. It was encumbered on 08/02/2024 and check 12975 paid 452.50 on 08/21/2024, after the period closed. The certified figure is 452.50 above the books, the amount of the cases.
misreported-expenditure · 3 documents · 10/03/2026Purchase order 53318, dated 06/10/2026, buys two Honda Pioneer 700-4 Deluxe utility task vehicles from Vinnies Competition Cycle Sport, doing business as Hanover Powersports.
It ships to the Town of West New York Police Department. Its special instruction reads Emergency Vehicles UTV. Each vehicle is 14,400.00, with freight, accessories, dealer prep, other charges and labor, 43,378.01 in all. Every line is charged to the settlement account. The order notes Resolution Need To Be Attached. Resolution R26-139 authorizes the two vehicles as required by the Town and certifies funds in account 02-213-40-054-022. It states no abatement purpose. Check 19089 paid the order on 06/17/2026, seven days after it was cut. No overdose program using the vehicles is documented, and utility vehicles are not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
non-conforming-spending · 3 documents · 10/03/2026On 06/30/2026 four orders dated 06/10/2026 to 06/18/2026 were open on the settlement accounts, 554,873.42 in all.
First Priority Emergency Vehicles order 53429 is two 2026 Type III Ford E350 remount ambulances at 396,682.00, booked 225,505.18 on account -024 and 171,176.82 on account -025. Ferno Washington order 53317 is a powered cot and loading system at 106,497.28. Its face reads Waiting for resolution and contract#. Motorola order 53338 is two APX8500 mobile radios with P25 trunking software at 19,119.00. V. E. Ralph order 53455 is 32,575.14 of EMS supplies, among them protective goggles 6,677.72, AUVI-Q epinephrine 6,473.20, two stair chairs at 10,240.00 and 5,445.00 and a scoop stretcher 1,951.20. Check 19541 paid it on 08/05/2026. The other three orders were still open on 09/01/2026. All four ship to the Department of Public Safety, Ambulance Headquarters. On 06/11/2026 the Town also encumbered 139,883.90 for a converted Ford Transit and cancelled it the same day. No overdose program using any of this equipment is documented, and none of it is among the uses Exhibit E lists.
non-conforming-spending · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2023 report certifies 3,784.75 expended as of 06/30/2023 and a Narcan program for Police and EMS at the same figure, listing purchase orders 36901, 36989 and 38334 (pp1 to 2).
V. E. Ralph checks 576 for 1,425.00 on 01/25/2023, 7608 for 1,179.00 on 02/15/2023 and 8739 for 1,180.75 on 06/08/2023 paid those orders and make the figure to the cent.
conforming-spending · 2 documents · 10/03/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Fake encumbrances · Police vehicles and gear
The ledger, as printed.
Account 02-213-40-054-022, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/25/2023 | 576 | 36901 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · Narcan 4MG Nasal Spray - 6/10/2022 | 1,425.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 02/15/2023 | 7608 | 36989 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · NALOXONE (NARCAN) SYRINGE - PREFILLED NEEDLEL | 1,179.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 06/08/2023 | 8739 | 38334 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#453419 NALOXONE (NARCAN) SYRINGE - PREFILLED NEEDLELESS - RX | 1,180.75 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/18/2024 | 11854 | 42996 | SCARINCI HOLLENBECK ATTORNEYS · INV#273978 Professional Services on 02/15/24 SLB Analize Mallinckrodt National Opioid Abatement Overv | 526.50 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/15/2024 | 12131 | 42614 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#468529 NALOXONE (NARCAN) SYRINGE - PREFILLED NEEDLELESS - RX | 471.60 | Paid · Conforming |
| 06/26/2024 | 12485 | 43968 | SCARINCI HOLLENBECK ATTORNEYS · INV#275924 COST CENTER FOR OPIOID BILLING SERVICES THROUGH 05/31/24 | 234.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/21/2024 | 12975 | 44513 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES INC · Narcan protective Pelican Ruck R20 hard case (orange) | 452.50 | Paid · Conforming |
| 09/04/2024 | 13206 | 44855 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#473417 Naloxone (Narcan) Syringe - Prefilled Needleless - RX | 1,179.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 09/18/2024 | 13226 | 44513 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES INC · Narcan protective Pelican Ruck R20 hard case (orange) (balance) | 11.50 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/09/2025 | 15231 | 47631 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#481964 item# 10-1195731, Naloxone (Narcan) Syringe - Prefilled needleless - RX 1MG/ML 2ML Syring | 1,131.84 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/29/2025 | 16847 | 50134 | SCARINCI HOLLENBECK ATTORNEYS · INV#289855 OPIOID SETTLEMENT MATTER. | 117.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/29/2026 | open | 52625 | SCARINCI HOLLENBECK ATTOR · OPIOD SETTLEMENT MATTERS. | 99.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 05/06/2026 | 18629 | 52625 | SCARINCI HOLLENBECK ATTORNEY · INV#293783 OPIOD SETTLEMENT MATTERS | 99.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/06/2026 | open | 52625 | SCARINCI HOLLENBECK ATTORNEY · Release of the pre-window 99.00 Scarinci encumbrance on payment | -99.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 06/10/2026 | open | 53317 | FERNO WASHINGTON INC · INX INLINE W/DWL SHIP KIT (powered cot / loading system, ship to Public Safety / Ambulance HQ) | 25,153.31 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 06/10/2026 | open | 53317 | FERNO WASHINGTON INC · INX INLINE W/DWL SHIP KIT (powered cot / loading system) | 81,343.97 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 06/11/2026 | open | 53338 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC · 2 x APX8500 ALL BAND MP MOBILE radio (P25 trunking) | 18,546.00 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 06/11/2026 | open | 53333 | 2025 HIGH GROUND CONVERSION FORD TRANSIT T-35 | 139,883.90 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 06/11/2026 | open | 53333 | To Cancel Balance | -139,883.90 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 06/17/2026 | 19089 | 53318 | VINNIES COMPETITION CYCLE SPORT / HANOVER POWERSPORTS · 2 x HONDA PIONEER 700-4 DELUXE UTV (ship to POLICE DEPARTMENT, 'EMERGENCY VEHICLES UTV') | 43,378.01 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/18/2026 | open | 53429 | FIRST PRIORITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES · 2 x Ford E350 Remount Ambulance (Type III) | 225,505.18 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 06/18/2026 | open | 53429 | FIRST PRIORITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES · BTT M6 (ambulance leg) | 171,176.82 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 06/22/2026 | open | 53338 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC · (Line Added) software license leg of the Motorola radio PO | 573.00 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 07/15/2026 | 19325 | 53724 | SCARINCI HOLLENBECK ATTORNEY · INV#294339 COST CENTER FOR OPIOD BILLING | 336.60 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/05/2026 | 19515 | 54018 | SCARINCI HOLLENBECK ATTORNEY · INV#295746 COST CENTER FOR OPIOD BILLING | 217.80 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#499825 SYSTEM 5 SPHYGMO KIT/BLUE, Catalog #18-007129 | 151.20 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#499895 FERNO S-240 STAIR CHAIR, Catalog #16-0721324 | 5,445.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#499944 SCOOP STRETCHER, Catalog #17-000065 | 1,951.20 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#499210 AAA CELL BATTERY BX PROCELL - DURACELL | 63.32 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#498657 BOU441 PROTECTIVE GOGGLES, Catalog #10-020216 | 6,677.72 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#499025 AUVI-Q 0.3MG EPINEPHRINE INJECTION/TWIN PACK | 6,473.20 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#499122 TRANSCEND MNL STD W/ TELESCOPIC U BAR (stair chair) | 10,240.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#499626 ISOLATION KIT - DELUXE EACH, Catalog #10-006 | 117.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | 19541 | 53455 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV#499694 STREAMLIGHT E-SPOT LITEBOX 120V AC/12V DC | 1,456.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | open | 53429 | FIRST PRIORITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES · (Increased) Ford E350 Remount Ambulance | 171,176.82 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 08/05/2026 | open | 53429 | FIRST PRIORITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES · (Line Removed) BTT M6 | -171,176.82 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 08/21/2026 | open | 54324 | EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT SALES LLC · Supply Fenix Typhoon Ultra Rugged Handheld 10 (service estimate 326-2293) | 5,738.06 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| Total paid | 84,515.24 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 7,031.19 |
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 $43,378.01, 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 West New York 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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Town of West New York
West New York spent 7,031.19 of its opioid settlement money on naloxone in three years, then in June 2026 paid 43,378.01 for two police utility vehicles and ordered 554,873.42 of ambulances and EMS equipment, and filed no FY2026 report.