Parsippany Troy Hills Township
- 01Certified park AEDs and a stretcher as opioid treatment109,699.19
- 02Reported a 724.08 forfeiture transfer as still encumbered724.08
- 03Paid for equipment the Township's budget already buys38,552.19
- 04Moved 200,000.00 of settlement money toward an ambulance200,000.00
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Parsippany Troy Hills Township has received $411,637.71 in opioid settlement funds and spent $310,423.27 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $724.08.
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
- $82,443.67
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $210,561.85
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $410,855.06
- Received to date
- $326,369.61
filed
- Program name
- Ambulance Services-Opiod Treatment
- Recipient
- EMS
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances);First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Amount expended
- $109,699.19
- Unspent on hand
- $378,450.48
- Received to date
- $411,637.71
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, pages 4 to 6, certifies one new program, Ambulance Services-Opiod Treatment, recipient EMS.
Its primary problem is Treatment of Opiod Overdoses & Addiction and its stated purpose is to provide equipment necessary to treat patients with opioid overdoses. Its primary category is Treatment and its Schedule B strategies are Treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and First Responders. It reports 109,699.19 spent, 0 individuals served, and a funding and launch date of 12/12/2025, the day the first defibrillator was ordered. Page 1 certifies the same 109,699.19 as all spending for the year. The settlement account paid exactly that in the year, to the cent, on five checks. Life Savers, Inc. was paid 1,064.00 each for three Defibtech AED packages, purchase order 25-10805 for Sewer, check 432414 on 12/24/2025, purchase order 25-11370 for the township building, check 432643 on 01/20/2026, and purchase order 26-00635, a second AED for sewer, check 433156 on 02/17/2026. Stryker purchase order 26-01011, 71,147.00, paid by check 435103 on 06/09/2026, bought 20 LIFEPAK CR2 defibrillators at 41,846.40, electrodes at 3,130.60, wall signs at 636.40, heated outdoor wall cabinets at 14,793.60 and an eight year CR2 data plan at 10,740.00. The order says the AEDs will be placed in strategic areas of all township parks. Resolution R2026-017, adopted 01/27/2026, states the need as installation at all Township parks. Stryker purchase order 26-03878, 35,360.19, paid by check 435315 on 06/23/2026, bought one Power Pro 2 powered stretcher at 33,519.72 with a power cord, a battery charger and a battery kit. No order, invoice or resolution mentions overdose. Exhibit E's First Responders category adds two uses to the first-responder items in sections C, D and H: education of first responders on fentanyl and other drugs, and wellness support for first responders. No overdose program using this equipment is documented, and no listed use in C, D, H or I covers it.
program-misclassification · 10 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report, page 5, certifies 110,423.27 of total funding for Ambulance Services-Opiod Treatment, 109,699.19 spent and 724.08 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent.
Page 2 certifies 0.00 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent for the whole year. The 724.08 is journal reference 3940 of 12/31/2025, captioned TO MOVE TO FED FORFEITURE. Its posting report debits appropriated reserves and credits grant fund cash for 724.08, and debits the trust fund federal forfeiture cash account and credits Reserve for Fed Forfeiture for the same 724.08. The settlement account carries it as a 724.08 charge on 12/31/2025. No order was open on the account at 06/30/2026, and the account shows 0.00 encumbered. The 724.08 was charged to the settlement appropriation and left grant fund cash for the forfeiture trust six months before the year closed. It was not waiting to be spent on EMS equipment, and the record states no purpose for the move.
misreported-encumbrance · 3 documents · 10/03/2026Stryker purchase order 24-07617 bought a 6507 Power Pro 2 High Config stretcher order, with battery kit, battery charger and power cord lines, for 249,456.62, net of a 35,000.00 trade-in credit.
It was charged to capital account C-04-55-243-000-022, EMS Purchase of Stretcher and Stair Chair, and paid by check 426551 on 01/21/2025. The settlement account bought the same 6507 Power Pro 2 High Config, with a battery charger and a power cord assembly of the same names, on purchase order 26-03878 for 35,360.19. The capital account was still paying Stryker in 2026. Check 435103 of 06/09/2026 paid 31,309.48 for an MTS Power Load from that account, on the same check that paid for the settlement-funded park defibrillators. Life Savers, Inc. sells the Township Defibtech Lifeline AED packages paid from its budget lines. The Police Safety Equipment line paid 5,398.22 on purchase order 23-04764, 5,638.25 on 25-07519 and 5,830.25 on 26-00047. The Recreation Program Supplies line paid 4,792.00 on 24-03767. Check 432643 of 01/20/2026 paid 26-00047 from the police line together with settlement purchase order 25-11370. The settlement account paid 3,192.00 for three Defibtech packages. Neither the Police Safety Equipment line nor the Ambulance Supplies line shows an amendment or a transfer in any year produced. The Ambulance Supplies appropriation was 90,000.00 in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and 80,000.00 in 2026, with no reason stated. The record shows the Township buys this equipment from its operating and capital budgets. That the settlement money took over costs those budgets carry is this project's inference from these records.
supplantation · 9 documents · 10/03/2026On 07/21/2026 the Township charged 200,000.00 to settlement account G-02-20-880-000-001 by journal reference 4142, captioned TO RECORD BOND ORDINANCE 2026-23.
The status trail as of 09/11/2026 prints the entry on page 2, and the transaction trail printed 09/03/2026 prints it on page 1. The entry names no vendor and no purchase order. It took the account balance from 366,403.60 to 166,403.60. The Council finally adopted Bond Ordinance 2026:23 the same day. The ordinance appropriates 10,659,000.00 for capital improvements, including 200,000.00 available in the opioid fund (p1). Section 3(a) appropriates 400,000.00 to buy an ambulance with a gross vehicle weight rating over 15,000 pounds for the Emergency Medical Services Department. That figure includes the 200,000.00 from the opioid fund, and the section authorizes 190,400.00 of bonds toward it (p2). The settlement money is half of the ambulance appropriation. Exhibit E's First Responders category adds two uses to the first-responder items in sections C, D and H: education of first responders on fentanyl and other drugs, and wellness support for first responders. No listed use in C, D, H or I covers an ambulance, and no overdose program using the ambulance is documented. The journal falls in FY2027, which no report covers yet.
non-conforming-spending · 3 documents · 10/04/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Funding-source substitution · Fake encumbrances
The ledger, as printed.
Account G-02-20-880-000-001, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2025 | TO POST GRANT BUDGET (Reference 3694 18) | 374,159.99 | Journal · Transfer | ||
| 06/21/2025 | TO FIX JOURNAL ENTRY (Reference 3728 5) | 374,159.99 | Journal · Transfer | ||
| 12/24/2025 | 432414 | 25-10805 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · Defibrilator and accessories (AED for Sewer) | 1,064.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 12/31/2025 | TO MOVE TO FED FORFEITURE. (Reference 3940 1) | 724.08 | Transfer out · Unverified | ||
| 01/20/2026 | 432643 | 25-11370 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · AED for twp building | 1,064.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/17/2026 | 433156 | 26-00635 | LIFE SAVERS, INC. · AED for township building (SECOND AED FOR SEWER different building on site per PO) | 1,064.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/09/2026 | 435103 | 26-01011 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · LIFEPAK CR2 8-year data plan, 20 units, 04/30/26-04/29/34 (invoice 9212214014) | 10,740.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/09/2026 | 435103 | 26-01011 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · AED Wall Sign Traditional Logo (20 EA) | 636.40 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/09/2026 | 435103 | 26-01011 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · LIFEPAK CR2 Defibrillator (20 EA @ 2092.32) | 41,846.40 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/09/2026 | 435103 | 26-01011 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · QUIK-STEP pacing/ECG/defibrillation electrodes (20 EA) | 3,130.60 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/09/2026 | 435103 | 26-01011 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · AED Wall Cabinet, Rotaid Solid Plus heated w/alarm (20 EA) | 14,793.60 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/23/2026 | 435315 | 26-03878 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · KIT, ALVARIUM BATTERY, SERVICE | 982.01 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/23/2026 | 435315 | 26-03878 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · Power Pro 2 Stretcher, High C | 33,519.72 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/23/2026 | 435315 | 26-03878 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CHARGER | 826.06 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/23/2026 | 435315 | 26-03878 | STRYKER SALES CORPORATION · ASSEMBLY, POWER CORD, NORTH AM | 32.40 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/21/2026 | TO RECORD BOND ORDINANCE 2026-23 (Reference 4142 seq 8) | 200,000.00 | Transfer out · Non-conforming | ||
| Total paid | 109,699.19 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 0.00 |
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 $106,507.19, 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 Parsippany Troy Hills Township tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 1 program 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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Parsippany-Troy Hills Township
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township certified 109,699.19 of defibrillators for parks, sewer buildings and the township building and a powered ambulance stretcher to the State as opioid treatment, then moved 200,000.00 more of its settlement fund toward an ambulance.