Florham Park
- 01Certified DARE gear and a leadership course as take-back8,356.30
- 02Certified a breath-alcohol tester as prevention19,445.50
- 03Reported a range training shed as defibrillation equipment15,945.22
- 04Certified 17,509.84 encumbered with no open order17,509.84
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Florham Park has received $172,121.76 in opioid settlement funds and spent $114,109.32 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $6,653.40.
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
- $40,098.97
filed
- Program name
- Defibrillation Equipment
- Recipient
- Police Department
- Recipient category
- First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Programs listed
- 3
- Amount expended
- $14,241.70
- Unspent on hand
- $76,042.07
- Received to date
- $101,788.15
filed
- Program name
- Alcotest Equipment
- Recipient
- Police Department
- Recipient category
- First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Programs listed
- 4
- Amount expended
- $78,450.02
- Unspent on hand
- $24,851.02
- Received to date
- $137,565.22
filed
- Program name
- National Night Out
- Amount expended
- $13,316.00
- Unspent on hand
- $42,905.19
- Received to date
- $172,121.76
10 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, page 4, certifies a program named National Drug Take Back Day at 8,356.30 expended, recipient Police Department, primary category Primary Prevention, Education, and Training.
It describes a day when anyone can drop off drugs at the Police Department with no questions asked. Three journals make the figure to the cent. Journal 260 for 6,600.80 and journal 266 for 987.50 posted on 06/28/2024 with the description To set-up interfund for National Drug Take Back-Police OT. Journal 278 for 768.00 posted on 07/11/2024 as To reimburse Police for CPR Training. The support the Borough produced for journal 260 is three Creative Product Sourcing invoices billed to the Florham Park Police Department, for DARE workbooks at 465.26, DARE graduation T-shirts at 1,172.40 and a DARE banner at 183.40, and a NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police invoice for a Foundation for Exec Ldrshp course for four attendees at 1,195.00 each, 4,780.00. The four invoices total 6,601.06. The support for journal 278 is a MedicEd.com continuing education renewal for 13 police department users at 468.00, a 260.00 course registration paid to Atlantic Ambulance Corporation for a patrolman and a CPR instructor course at 40.00. Only journal 266, 987.50 of overtime, is described in the support as take-back cost. The other 7,368.80 is DARE merchandise, a leadership course and officer CPR and first aid course costs.
false-characterization · 5 documents · 09/26/2026The FY2025 report, page 2, certifies a new program named Alcotest Equipment, recipient Police Department, funded at 22,822.50 and expended at 19,445.50, primary category Primary Prevention, Education, and Training.
It names the problem addressed as Driving under the influence and describes the program as The equipment measures blood alcohol levels. It gives the anticipated number of clients as 0 and leaves its performance measure blank. Purchase order 88157 to Draeger Safety Diagnostics bought an Alcotest 9510 System, New Jersey, paid by check 44855 on 12/12/2024. The order charged 19,445.50 to the settlement account and 3,377.00 to account 02-213-41-745-021. The Draeger vendor history shows Alcotest calibration, certification solution and mouthpieces paid from lines 01-201-25-240-229 and 01-203-25-240-229 in every year from 2018 to 2025. The line is the one the police department's 06/19/2024 email calls our operating budget line 229. No opioid program using the instrument is documented, and breath-alcohol testing is not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
false-characterization · 4 documents · 09/25/2026The FY2025 report, page 5, updates the FY2024 program Defibrillation Equipment, recipient Police Department, primary category Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention, with 25,970.55 expended in the year.
It explains the change as We purchased additional defibrillation equipment. Under performance indicators it states We purchased training equipment and built a shed to perform the training for first responders. The account paid 15,945.22 net for the shed between 04/03/2025 and 05/15/2025. American Floor Mats, Training Shed Flooring at Range, 3,889.32. Dollamur Sports Surfaces, Training Mats for Shed at Range, 5,106.92 and 286.08. Home Depot, PD Shed project, six invoices totaling 4,676.75 less a 27.28 return. SHI International, TV and wall mount for training shed, 1,236.43. Breninger Communications, installation of a TV, sound bar and mounts, 777.00. The same update also counts a Prestan CPR manikin instructor pack at 3,996.00, a reimbursement for a podium and sound bar for a TV at 143.93, and the 5,885.40 of defibrillators the FY2024 report had already certified. Those items and the shed make 25,970.55 to the cent. No overdose program using the shed is documented, and building a training shed is not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
false-characterization · 7 documents · 09/25/2026The FY2024 report, page 1, certifies 17,509.84 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent in the period 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024.
Its National Night Out program, page 3, shows the same 17,509.84 encumbered and 0.00 expended, funded 06/30/2024. On 06/30/2024 the account carried no open purchase order. Its first encumbrance is purchase order 86881, opened on 07/04/2024. The 17,509.84 equals the purchase orders for the 08/06/2024 National Night Out. Eight were paid between 08/15/2024 and 09/19/2024 for 16,989.84. Instant Promotion 3,781.00, On The Mark Graphics 6,287.00, Kona Ice 1,800.00, Tommy Scoops 3,000.00, Florham Park Pizza 520.00, Angelina's Trattoria 441.50, Big Air Amusements 325.00 and Creative Product Sourcing 835.34. The ninth, purchase order 87238 for pizza at 520.00, stayed open until it was cancelled on 10/29/2024. All nine were opened between 07/04/2024 and 08/26/2024. The nine orders total the certified figure only between 09/23/2024, when purchase order 87240 was reduced to 441.50, and 10/29/2024, when 87238 was cancelled. In that window only 87238, 520.00, was open. The FY2025 report then certifies the eight paid orders as expended in its National Night Out update.
fake-encumbrance · 3 documents · 09/26/2026The FY2024 report, page 1, certifies 14,241.70 expended in the reporting period 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024.
Its National Drug Take Back Day program at 8,356.30 and its Defibrillation Equipment program at 5,885.40 make that figure, both with a funded date of 06/28/2024. By 06/30/2024 the account had posted 7,588.30, journals 260 and 266 on 06/28/2024. Journal 278 for 768.00 posted on 07/11/2024. The defibrillator order, purchase order 87004, was opened on 07/12/2024 and paid by check 43661 on 08/15/2024. Together 6,653.40 of the certified figure posted after the period closed.
misreported-expenditure · 2 documents · 09/25/2026The FY2024 report, page 5, certifies Defibrillation Equipment at 5,885.40 expended.
Purchase order 87004 to V E Ralph and Son is the purchase, paid once, by check 43661 on 08/15/2024. The FY2025 report, page 5, counts the same 5,885.40 again inside its 25,970.55 Defibrillation Equipment update. The two reports together certify 92,691.72 expended through 06/30/2025. The account paid 86,806.32 through that date. The difference is the 5,885.40 counted twice. The FY2024 report describes the program as first responder equipment needed if someone is in heart distress. No overdose program using the defibrillators is documented.
misreported-expenditure · 4 documents · 09/25/2026On 06/19/2024 Joseph Orlando, whom a 2026 Borough payment to Nonna's Restaurant describes as the retired Chief, emailed Patrice Visco.
He forwarded purchase orders totaling 6,600.80 for various DARE items and for Command Staff Executive Training, and a list of overtime incurred for National Drug Take Back totaling 987.80. The email reads, If you think any of this fits please return the $6,600.80 to our operating budget line 229 and the overtime to our overtime budget. On 06/28/2024, two days before the reporting year closed, journal 260 charged 6,600.80 to the settlement account and journal 266 charged 987.50. The DARE workbooks had been paid from line 01-203-25-240-229 on 02/01/2024, check 41947. The DARE graduation T-shirts had been paid from line 01-201-25-240-296 on 04/04/2024, check 42472. DARE graduation T-shirts were paid from line 01-201-25-240-296 again in 2025 and 2026. The settlement money went to costs the police department had already paid or ordered from its own lines.
supplantation · 5 documents · 09/25/2026The Borough's vendor histories show National Night Out paid from its 01-201-25-240 lines before the settlement money arrived.
Kona Ice ice treats, 500.00 in 2021 on line 229 and 500.00 in 2022 on line 296. Bodhi Bean ice cream, 600.00 in 2022 and 1,565.00 in 2023, plus 600.00 more for ice cream in 2022. Danielle Glancey face painting, 450.00 in 2022 and 225.00 in 2023. On The Mark Graphics t-shirts, 3,987.50 in 2023. Nonna's Restaurant pizza, 670.00 in 2021 and 1,074.00 in 2023. In these histories no National Night Out payment appears on those lines after 2023. The settlement account paid 16,989.84 for the 2024 event, 13,316.00 for the 2025 event and 13,987.00 for the 2026 event, with 500.00 more still open. The FY2024 report says the event is organized by the Police Department in August every year. On 08/13/2026 check 50084 paid On The Mark Graphics 3,438.00 for FPPD Trading Cards from line 01-201-25-240-229 and 5,583.00 for National Night Out t-shirts from the settlement account. That the settlement money replaced spending the operating budget carried is this project's inference from these records.
supplantation · 8 documents · 09/25/2026The FY2025 report, pages 2 and 3, certifies a program named Speaking Engagement at the Florham Park Middle School at 8,250.00 expended.
It describes a speaker who is in recovery talking to middle school students about peer pressure and drug resistance. MJPB Consulting check 44811 on 11/21/2024 paid 8,250.00 for a speaking engagement at Ridgedale Middle School and makes the figure to the cent. School-based prevention for young people is a listed use.
conforming-spending · 3 documents · 09/25/2026The FY2026 report, page 5, updates the FY2024 program National Night Out at 13,316.00 expended between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026.
It explains the change as There were more expenses encumbered and paid for the 2026 National Night Out. It leaves its one performance measure, Number of training/education sessions, blank. The FY2024 report, pages 2 to 4, created the program under the primary category Primary Prevention, Education, and Training, with the Schedule B strategies Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Support People in Treatment and Recovery, Prevent Misuse of Opioids and Leadership, Planning and Coordination. The FY2026 report, page 2, states the Borough's goal for the year in one line. The Mayor and Council wanted to use the funds for National Night Out which is a fun community event. The books make the 13,316.00 to the cent from nine checks, all for the National Night Out of 08/05/2025. On 08/14/2025 the account paid Angelina's Trattoria 500.00 for pizza by check 47036, Big Air Amusements 325.00 for popcorn and cotton candy by check 47045, Jack Garing 500.00 for a DJ by check 47102, Kona Ice 1,800.00 for ice treats by check 47114, Nonna's Restaurant a 100.00 tip for 40 donated pizzas by check 47150 and On The Mark Graphics 5,583.00 for t-shirts by check 47153. On 09/04/2025 it paid Bodhi Bean 2,008.00 and Tommy Scoops 2,050.00 for ice cream by checks 47248 and 47366, and Danielle Glancey 450.00 for face painting by check 47263. No education item was bought. Event food, entertainment and shirts are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no evidence-based prevention or treatment program is documented.
program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/03/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Funding-source substitution · Fake encumbrances · Police vehicles and gear
The ledger, as printed.
Account 02-213-41-793-000, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/28/2024 | To set-up interfund for National Drug Take Back-Police OT | 987.50 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 06/28/2024 | To set-up interfund for National Drug Take Back-Police OT | 6,600.80 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 07/11/2024 | To reimburse Police for CPR Training | 768.00 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/15/2024 | 43545 | 86881 | INSTANT PROMOTION INC · 10'x20' Pro Expo Frame - Black Anodized | 3,781.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/15/2024 | 43601 | 87115 | ON THE MARK GRAPHICS, LLC · t-shirts for National Night Out | 6,287.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/15/2024 | 43661 | 87004 | V E RALPH & SON, INC. · Defibrillators | 5,885.40 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/19/2024 | 44171 | 87240 | ANGELINA'S TRATTORIA LLC. · pizza for National Night Out - August 6, 2024 | 441.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/19/2024 | 44175 | 87488 | BIG AIR AMUSEMENTS · popcorn/cotton candy - National Night Out | 325.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/19/2024 | 44188 | 87535 | CREATIVE PRODUCT SOURCING, INC · Patriotic Foil Pencils | 835.34 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/19/2024 | 44197 | 87239 | FLORHAM PARK PIZZA · pizza for National Night Out - August 6, 2024 | 520.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/19/2024 | 44219 | 87095 | KONA ICE OF CENTRAL MORRIS COU · Ice treats for National Night Out | 1,800.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/19/2024 | 44266 | 87146 | TOMMY SCOOPS LLC · Ice cream vendor for National Night Out | 3,000.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/21/2024 | 44811 | 88533 | MJPB CONSULTING LLC · speaking engagement - Ridgedale Middle School | 8,250.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 12/12/2024 | 44855 | 88157 | DRAEGER SAFETY DIAGNOSTICS, IN · Alcotest 9510 System - New Jersey | 19,445.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 12/27/2024 | 45047 | 88615 | CHARBCO LLC · hamburgers | 1,979.85 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 12/27/2024 | 45088 | 88446 | LIFESAVERS, INC. · Prestan New Instructor Pack - 2 Adult, 2 Infa | 3,996.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 03/20/2025 | 45752 | 89827 | DANIEL BUNDSCHUH · reimbursement for podium and sound bar for TV | 143.93 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/03/2025 | 45862 | 89939 | 4IMPRINT · stress reliever - police car | 5,814.28 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/03/2025 | 45867 | 89821 | AMERICAN FLOOR MATS · Training Shed Flooring at Range | 3,889.32 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/03/2025 | 45953 | 89940 | SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP. · TV and wall mount for training shed | 1,236.43 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/17/2025 | 45991 | 89825 | BRENINGER COMMUNICATIONS · Install TV, sound bar, sound bar mounts, wall | 777.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/17/2025 | 46023 | 90208 | HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARD SERVICE · PD Shed project | 558.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/17/2025 | 46023 | 90208 | HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARD SERVICE · PD Shed project | 1,174.36 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/17/2025 | 46023 | 90208 | HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARD SERVICE · PD Shed project | 834.54 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/17/2025 | 46023 | 90208 | HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARD SERVICE · PD Shed project return | -27.28 | Reversal · Non-conforming |
| 04/17/2025 | 46023 | 90208 | HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARD SERVICE · PD Shed project | 12.97 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/17/2025 | 46023 | 90208 | HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARD SERVICE · PD Shed project | 2,084.48 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/17/2025 | 46023 | 90208 | HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARD SERVICE · PD Shed project | 12.40 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/15/2025 | 46381 | 89822 | DOLLAMUR SPORTS SURFACES · Training Mats for Shed at Range | 5,106.92 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/15/2025 | 46381 | 89822 | DOLLAMUR SPORTS SURFACES · additional funds | 286.08 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2025 | 47036 | 91577 | ANGELINA'S TRATTORIA LLC. · pizza for National Night Out - August 5, 2025 | 500.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2025 | 47045 | 91575 | BIG AIR AMUSEMENTS · popcorn/cotton candy - National Night Out | 325.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2025 | 47102 | 91578 | JACK GARING · DJ for National Night Out - August 5, 2025 | 500.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2025 | 47114 | 91529 | KONA ICE OF CENTRAL MORRIS COU · Ice treats for National Night Out | 1,800.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2025 | 47150 | 91576 | NONNA'S RESTAURANT · donating 40 pizzas - tip only | 100.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2025 | 47153 | 91580 | ON THE MARK GRAPHICS, LLC · t-shirts for National Night Out - August 5 | 5,583.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/04/2025 | 47248 | 91582 | BODHI BEAN · Ice cream vendor for National Night Out | 2,008.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/04/2025 | 47263 | 91768 | DANIELLE GLANCEY · face painting for National Night Out | 450.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/04/2025 | 47366 | 91579 | TOMMY SCOOPS LLC · Ice cream vendor for National Night Out | 2,050.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/20/2026 | open | 95791 | pizza for National Night Out - August 4, 2026 | 500.00 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 08/13/2026 | 49967 | 95790 | ANGELINA'S TRATTORIA LLC. · pizza for National Night Out - August 4, 2026 | 720.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/13/2026 | 49968 | 95974 | ANGELINA'S TRATTORIA LLC. · additional pizza for National Night Out - Aug | 240.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/13/2026 | 49978 | 95683 | BIG AIR AMUSEMENTS · popcorn/cotton candy - National Night Out - A | 450.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/13/2026 | 49981 | 95788 | BODHI BEAN · INV#1594 Ice cream vendor for National Night Out - Aug | 2,144.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/13/2026 | 49987 | 94814 | CARMINE MANDATO · INV#08042026 Zeppole giveaway for National Night Out - Aug | 2,000.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/13/2026 | 50036 | 95527 | JACK GARING · DJ/Photo Booth for National Night Out - Augus | 500.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/13/2026 | 50084 | 95842 | ON THE MARK GRAPHICS, LLC · INV#4032 t-shirts for National Night Out - August 4, 2 | 5,583.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/13/2026 | 50132 | 95787 | TOMMY SCOOPS LLC · Ice cream vendor for National Night Out - Aug | 1,900.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/03/2026 | 50195 | 95792 | DANIELLE GLANCEY · face painting for National Night Out - August | 450.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| Total paid | 114,136.60 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 8,250.00 |
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 $19,445.50, 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 Florham Park tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 8 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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Florham Park Borough
Florham Park certified a breath-alcohol tester as prevention, a training shed as defibrillation equipment and DARE merchandise as a drug take-back day, and has run its police National Night Out on settlement money since 2024.