Trenton
- 01Certified no settlement spending while paying 137,514.99137,514.99
- 02Counted a July 2026 check as FY2026 spending37,679.38
- 03FY2025 unspent figure leaves out the police account1,180,030.40
- 04Certified 381,308.70 more on hand than it ever received381,308.70
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Trenton has received $3,524,962.85 in opioid settlement funds and spent $600,733.37 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $137,514.99.
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
- OPIOID AND OVERDOSE MAPPING RESPONSE TEAM
- Recipient
- City of Trenton
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $1,002,122.16
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $3,006,698.68
- Received to date
- $2,625,389.98
filed
- Program name
- Opioid and Overdose Mapping Response Team
- Amount expended
- $177,450.67
- Unspent on hand
- $1,093,543.44
- Received to date
- $2,880,507.61
filed
- Program name
- Opioid and Overdose Mapping Response Team
- Amount expended
- $285,767.71
- Unspent on hand
- $3,460,711.48
- Received to date
- $3,524,962.85
6 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 FY2024 report certifies 0.00 expended and 0.00 encumbered between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 (p1) and answers No to funding any program with settlement money (p3).
Its Q8a says the Police Department ran the opioid mapping and response team on grant funding in FY24 and would start using settlement funds in FY25. The account G-SS-24-50-101B-299, OPIOID SETTLEMENTS POLICE DEPT., 23, under the control NJDO HUMAN SERVICES OPIOID, POLICE, CY23, paid 137,514.99 in that window on seven lines, from check 283823 on 01/24/2024 to check 287610 on 06/14/2024. That is 131,163.73 to Recovery Advocates of America for the Opioid Response Team, 5,000.00 to NYU Wagner and 1,351.26 to Trenton Joe's for police uniforms and polos. The account's only money then was its 500,000.00 appropriation. The three CY23 settlement appropriations, 500,000.00 Police, 400,000.00 Health and Human Services and 102,122.16 Recreation, total 1,002,122.16, the settlement money the FY2023 report says the City received by 06/30/2023. The City's strategic plan says the team would use 240,000 of Opioid Settlement Funds. The FY2025 report then counts as settlement spending 116,161.51 paid from the same 500,000.00 between 08/09/2024 and 02/05/2025, before any transfer reached the account. A report of no spending and seven payments from the settlement account cannot both be true.
zero-certification · 5 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 285,767.71 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1) and 0.00 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent (p2).
Its one program, an update to the Opioid and Overdose Mapping Response Team, carries the same 285,767.71 (p6). The Police Department account G-SS-24-50-101B-299 paid Recovery Advocates of America 248,088.33 in that period, twelve payments from check 298952 on 08/05/2025 to check 306441 on 05/26/2026. The other 37,679.38 is purchase order P6-03603, OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM MAY. 2026, first encumbered 06/23/2026 and paid by check 307435 on 07/07/2026, after the period closed. The thirteen payments together make the certified figure to the cent and carry service months 05/2025 through 05/2026. On 06/30/2026 that order was open, so the report counts it as spent in a year in which it was not paid and certifies nothing encumbered while it was outstanding.
misreported-expenditure · 2 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies 1,093,543.44 of unspent funds on hand and 0.00 encumbered (p1).
That figure equals, to the cent, the unexpended balance the 07/08/2026 print shows for one account, the CY24 settlement account G-SS-25-10-240B-299. The Police Department settlement account G-SS-24-50-101B-299 held 1,180,030.40 unexpended after check 297618 on 06/24/2025, its last payment of the year. Even if every payment after the 03/20/2025 transfer came out of it, 933,706.90 of the 994,996.06 moved in from the CY24 settlement account was still unspent. The Health and Human Services and Recreation settlement accounts held 400,000.00 and 102,122.16 and had never spent anything. The FY2024 report certified 3,006,698.68 on hand. Adding the 255,117.63 received in FY2025 and subtracting the 177,450.67 spent gives 3,084,365.64, not 1,093,543.44.
unspent-misstated · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024 report certifies 3,006,698.68 of unspent funds on hand (p1, Q9).
The same page certifies 2,625,389.98 received since distribution began in 2022 (Q3) and 0.00 in interest (Q2). The figure on hand is 381,308.70 more than everything the City says it received. The same report certifies 0.00 spent, while the settlement police account paid 137,514.99 that year, so the money on hand could not exceed 2,487,874.99.
unspent-misstated · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 3,460,711.48 of unspent funds on hand (p2, Q9).
On 06/30/2026 the six settlement accounts held 3,431,775.25 unexpended in all. That is Police Department 931,942.07 after check 306441 of 05/26/2026, CY24 1,093,543.44, CY25 842,074.82, CY26 62,092.76, Health and Human Services 400,000.00 and Recreation 102,122.16. The five other accounts show no activity from 07/01/2026 to 07/08/2026. The certified figure is 28,936.23 more than every unexpended dollar in every account. The appropriations total 3,994,829.24 against 3,524,962.85 received (p1, Q3), so cash on hand cannot exceed what is left of them. The reports' own figures do not support it either. 3,524,962.85 received less the 463,218.38 the FY2025 and FY2026 reports certify as spent leaves 3,061,744.47.
unspent-misstated · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 177,450.67 expended between 7/1/2024 and 6/30/2025 (p1), all of it on the Opioid and Overdose Mapping Response Team (p3).
The Police Department account G-SS-24-50-101B-299 paid Recovery Advocates of America eleven times in that period, from check 289256 on 08/09/2024 to check 297618 on 06/24/2025, for monthly Opioid Response Team and Opioid and Overdose invoices. The eleven payments make the certified figure to the cent. The program block's caption reads 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024, but the payments fall in the period Q6 names. The report describes a mobile outreach unit with peer recovery staff, naloxone and harm reduction supplies, wound care and referrals to treatment.
conforming-spending · 2 documents · 10/03/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Zero certification
The ledger, as printed.
Account G-SS-24-40-100B-299, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/18/2024 | P4-00056 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM | 85,240.00 | Journal · Conforming | |
| 01/24/2024 | 283823 | P4-00056 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONE TEAM | 85,240.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 03/13/2024 | 285132 | P4-01226 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM | 15,027.54 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/16/2024 | 285972 | P4-01876 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM | 16,119.31 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/22/2024 | 286132 | P4-02018 | NYU WAGNER GRADUATE SCHOOL · FEE FOR ENGAGEMENT OF CAPSTONE | 5,000.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/22/2024 | 286177 | P4-01877 | TRENTON JOE'S · POLO SHORT SLEEVE | 566.63 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/22/2024 | 286177 | P4-01877 | TRENTON JOE'S · UNIFORMS/TPD | 784.63 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/14/2024 | 287610 | P4-03217 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID & OVERDOSE MAPPING TEAM | 14,776.88 | Paid · Conforming |
| 08/09/2024 | 289256 | P4-04726 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID AND OVERSDOSE -6/2024 | 16,391.89 | Paid · Conforming |
| 08/09/2024 | 289256 | P4-04741 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM-TPD- 5/23 | 17,028.33 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2024 | 291214 | P4-06304 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID AND OVERDOSE-7/2024 | 14,849.29 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2024 | 291214 | P4-06304 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID AND OVERDOSE-8/2024 | 23,793.15 | Paid · Conforming |
| 11/22/2024 | 292172 | P4-07040 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID AND OVERDOSE-9/2024 | 14,102.10 | Paid · Conforming |
| 02/05/2025 | 293737 | P5-00339 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID AND OVERDOSE - 10/2024 | 13,457.26 | Paid · Conforming |
| 02/05/2025 | 293737 | P5-00446 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID AND OVERDOSE- 11/2024 | 16,539.49 | Paid · Conforming |
| 03/20/2025 | Expenditure REVERSE (Reference 16901, 1) | -994,996.06 | Journal · Transfer | ||
| 03/20/2025 | Transfer To Acct TO FUND GSS2450101B299 (Reference 5640, 2) | 994,996.06 | Journal · Transfer | ||
| 03/20/2025 | Expenditure TO FUND GSS2450101B299 FOR BID2025-03 (Reference 16899, 2) | 994,996.06 | Journal · Transfer | ||
| 04/01/2025 | 295311 | P5-01703 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 01/2025 | 14,103.86 | Paid · Conforming |
| 06/03/2025 | 297039 | P5-03299 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 02/2025 | 14,786.54 | Paid · Conforming |
| 06/03/2025 | 297039 | P5-03419 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 03/2025 | 15,481.87 | Paid · Conforming |
| 06/24/2025 | 297618 | P5-03748 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 04/2025 | 16,916.89 | Paid · Conforming |
| 08/05/2025 | 298952 | P5-04725 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 05/2025 | 31,975.74 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2025 | 300906 | P5-06402 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 06/2025 | 20,443.74 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2025 | 300906 | P5-06421 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 07/2025 | 27,600.87 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2025 | 300906 | P5-06421 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 08/2025 | 16,364.14 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/21/2025 | 301125 | P5-06680 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 09/2025 | 16,923.27 | Paid · Conforming |
| 11/25/2025 | 302132 | P5-07345 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 25-10 | 20,856.86 | Paid · Conforming |
| 12/18/2025 | 302683 | P5-07805 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM 25-11 | 15,785.23 | Paid · Conforming |
| 01/27/2026 | 303415 | P6-00136 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE NOVEMBER 2025 | 25,504.36 | Paid · Conforming |
| 02/25/2026 | 304139 | P6-00795 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE JANUARY 2026 | 18,533.27 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/24/2026 | 305605 | P6-02138 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM MAR. 2026 | 18,846.02 | Paid · Conforming |
| 05/01/2026 | 305770 | P6-02259 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM FEB. 2026 | 16,859.22 | Paid · Conforming |
| 05/26/2026 | 306441 | P6-02876 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM APR. 2026 | 18,395.61 | Paid · Conforming |
| 07/07/2026 | 307435 | P6-03603 | RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF AMERICA · OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM MAY. 2026 | 37,679.38 | Paid · Conforming |
| Total paid | 600,733.37 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 594,382.11 |
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 $594,382.11, 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 Trenton 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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Trenton
Trenton has spent 600,733.37 of its opioid settlement money, all from one Police Department account, and its reports to the State certify no spending in a year the account paid 137,514.99 and unspent balances the books do not show.