Manchester Township
- 01Bought nine identical Tahoes, charged one to the fund56,148.82
- 02Tahoe certified as FY2024 treatment was bought in FY202579,500.00
- 03Certified one SRO Tahoe as both spent and still owed57,000.00
- 04FY2026 report leaves out the 56,148.82 SRO Tahoe payment56,148.82
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Manchester Township has received $364,702.28 in opioid settlement funds and spent $335,280.72 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $92,449.22.
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
- Counseling Services
- Recipient
- OMNIPOINT
- Amount expended
- $35,000.00
- Received to date
- $89,846.53
filed
- Program name
- Counseling Service & Prevention
- Recipient
- Bright Harbor Healthcare/Manchester EMS & Police
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances),First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services,Private/For-profit Organizations,Schools, Colleges, Universities
- Programs listed
- 3
- Amount expended
- $130,837.99
- Unspent on hand
- $77,157.95
- Received to date
- $279,309.28
filed
- Program name
- Counseling Service & Prevention
- Programs listed
- 4
- Amount expended
- $96,520.84
- Unspent on hand
- $29.58
- Received to date
- $279,309.28
filed
- Program name
- Counseling Service & Prevention
- Programs listed
- 5
- Amount expended
- $51,672.90
- Unspent on hand
- $58,348.73
- Received to date
- $364,702.28
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.
Check 76605, dated 09/08/2025 and drawn on the Township's Current Fund Account, paid Gentilini Ford 505,339.38 for nine Chevrolet Tahoes at 56,148.82 each.
The Township's vendor history charges eight of them, purchase order 24-01618, Quote 8 Chevy Tahoes PD, to account G-01-50-000-000-534, Byrne Discretionary Grant. It charges the ninth, purchase order 24-01979, to G-01-50-000-000-514, Opioid Settlement Grant. Same dealer, same price, same check, same day. Purchase order 24-01979 ships to the Police Department and reads Purchase of Police Vehicle and Opioid Money for SRO Vehicle. Resolution 24-434, adopted 10/28/2024, authorizes one 2024 Tahoe 9C1 Patrol PPV for the Police Department, states that funding is available through the New Jersey Opioid Settlement Funds, and says the Chief of Police designated the vehicle for the School Resource Officer to patrol the school districts. A grant that paid for the other eight identical vehicles was in use on the same check. No abatement program using the vehicle is documented, and police patrol vehicles are not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
funding-source-substitution · 4 documents · 09/23/2026The FY2024 report certifies 79,500.00 expended and 0.00 encumbered between 7/1/2023 and 6/30/2024 on the program Transportation and Response to Mental Health and Opioid Victims, primary category Treatment (p12, p14).
It is part of the 130,837.99 the report certifies as expended (p1). The books show one purchase of that amount. Purchase order 24-01342, dated 07/16/2024, bought a Chevy Tahoe from 1075 Emergency Lighting LLC under cooperative contract AM10-23 for 79,500.00. Check 74000 paid it on 08/12/2024. Both dates fall after the reporting period closed. Resolution 24-313, adopted 06/24/2024, awards a GM Tahoe command vehicle with a rear command cabinet and LED lighting package and does not mention opioid funds. The Township's vendor history shows this as its only payment to the vendor from 01/01/2018 to 08/28/2026. No record shows an outreach program using the vehicle, and a command vehicle is not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
misreported-expenditure · 5 documents · 09/23/2026The FY2025 report certifies 56,148.82 encumbered and not yet spent (p1).
That is purchase order 24-01979, the School Resource Officer Tahoe, to the cent. The same report also certifies 57,000.00 expended between 7/1/2024 and 6/30/2025 on the 2024 Transportation program and explains the change as Purchase of vehicle for School Resource Officer (p5). The 57,000.00 is inside the 96,520.84 the report certifies as expended (p1). The books show no payment for that vehicle in the period. The only vehicle paid from the account in that window is the 79,500.00 Tahoe already certified in FY2024. The School Resource Officer Tahoe was paid by check 76605 on 09/08/2025. No figure in the books equals 57,000.00.
misreported-expenditure · 3 documents · 09/23/2026The FY2026 report certifies 51,672.90 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1, Q6) and answers No to funding any program in the year (p4, Q17).
Its program updates carry two figures. 34,172.90 on Transportation and Response to Mental Health and Opioid Victims, whose update still reads Purchase of vehicle for School Resource Officer (p5), and 17,500.00 on Counseling Service and Prevention (p7). The 17,500.00 is two Bright Harbor Healthcare checks, 76757 on 10/14/2025 and 77072 on 11/24/2025. The account was charged 114,704.92 in the year. The largest payment is check 76605 of 09/08/2025, 56,148.82 to Gentilini Ford for the School Resource Officer Tahoe on purchase order 24-01979. It is larger than the 34,172.90 transportation figure, so no FY2026 figure includes it. The FY2025 report had already certified the vehicle as 57,000.00 spent and 56,148.82 encumbered before it was paid. The report for the year the Township paid for it leaves it out. The rest of the year's charges are Bright Harbor and 41,056.10 of Blaze Emergency Equipment ambulance repairs, paid directly or moved onto the account by journal, which the report describes as keeping ambulances in service (p2 to p3). A police patrol vehicle is not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
unreported-spending · 5 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2023 report certifies 35,000.00 expended as of 6/30/2023 (p1), all of it one program, Counseling Services, recipient OMNIPOINT (p2).
The books show one Bright Harbor Healthcare purchase order for On Point participation, 23-00961, 35,000.00, first encumbered 05/12/2023. Only 17,500.00 of it was paid by 06/30/2023, check 71326 on 06/12/2023. The rest was paid in the next period, 8,750.00 on check 71858 on 08/28/2023 and 8,750.00 on check 72455 on 11/27/2023. The FY2024 report certifies 35,000.00 expended on Counseling Service and Prevention, Bright Harbor Healthcare (p6). That equals those two checks plus check 73552 for 17,500.00 on 05/28/2024. The 17,500.00 paid in FY2024 on purchase order 23-00961 is certified in both years. The two reports certify 70,000.00 for On Point against 52,500.00 paid through 06/30/2024. No payment to OMNIPOINT appears on the account. The FY2025 report then certifies 17,000.00 more for the 2023 program in the period 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024 (p6).
certified-above-actual · 4 documents · 09/23/2026Between 08/11/2025 and 09/09/2025 nine budget journal entries charged 15,661.11 of Blaze Emergency Equipment ambulance repairs to opioid account G-01-50-000-000-514.
Each journal names a purchase order. None carries a vendor or a check. The Township's own vendor history charges all nine purchase orders to 5-01-25-252-000-240, Em. Management - OE, the current fund emergency services operating line, and every purchase order produced prints that account. The cancelled checks produced are drawn on the Current Fund Account. On purchase order 25001582 the printed account is struck through and G-01-50-000-000-514 is written beneath it by hand. On purchase order 25001613 the opioid account is handwritten across the face, and the Finance Department copy of the same order carries no such note. The journals are dated before the purchase orders. The journal for 25001582 posts 3,778.48 on 08/11/2025. The order is dated 08/13/2025 and prints 3,738.19. The figure 3,778.48 first appears on Blaze invoice 11550, dated 09/03/2025. The journal for 941.53 posts on 08/12/2025 and cites 25001433, the requisition number on purchase order 25001613. That order is dated 08/19/2025 and prints 960.00. The figure 941.53 first appears on invoice 11546, dated 08/25/2025. The journal for 25001628 posts 2,320.84. The vendor history shows 2,095.60 paid on that order. The Township pays Blaze for ambulance work from the emergency services line every year from 2020 through 2026. Ambulance maintenance is not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
funding-source-substitution · 8 documents · 09/23/2026Twenty two Blaze Emergency Equipment purchase orders charged directly to opioid account G-01-50-000-000-514 were paid between 10/27/2025 and 05/11/2026, 25,394.99 in all.
The ledger describes them as ambulance preventive maintenance, tire rotation, brakes and intercooler, a coolant leak, tail lights, an HVAC motor, a manifold, a fuel filter and heat, and diagnostic time. The Township's vendor history shows Blaze paid for the same kind of work from the emergency services operating line, the fire line, the vehicle maintenance lines, capital ordinances and two other grants. The 25 opioid account lines in that history, these 22 and three defibrillator lines, total 35,666.99. Ambulance maintenance is not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
non-conforming-spending · 2 documents · 09/23/2026Purchase order 24-01949 bought APX 8500 radios for one Tahoe from Motorola Solutions, 6,685.50 and 3,619.75, paid by check 75874 on 05/27/2025.
Purchase order 25000585 bought an M500 video camera system, 8,783.20, paid by check 75771 on 05/12/2025. All three lines were charged to opioid account G-01-50-000-000-514, 19,088.45 together. All fall in the FY2025 period, and no program in the FY2025 report names them. The Township's vendor history charges Motorola to the police operating line x-01-25-240-000-201 in every year from 2019 through 2026, to capital ordinances, and 69,763.20 to G-01-50-000-000-534, Byrne Discretionary Grant. No abatement program using the equipment is documented. Police radios and in-car video are not among the uses Exhibit E lists.
non-conforming-spending · 5 documents · 09/23/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Funding-source substitution · Police vehicles and gear
The ledger, as printed.
Account G-01-50-000-000-514, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/12/2023 | 71326 | 23-00961 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · PARTICIPATION IN ON POINT | 17,500.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 08/28/2023 | 71858 | 23-00961 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · PARTICIPATION IN ON POINT | 8,750.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 11/27/2023 | 72455 | 23-00961 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · PARTICIPATION IN ON POINT | 8,750.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 12/18/2023 | 72512 | 23-01688 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPIOD | 668.84 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/18/2023 | 72512 | 23-01688 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPIOD | 1,007.93 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/13/2024 | 73426 | 24-00776 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · AED first floor | 1,712.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/15/2024 | open | 24-00976 | ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON HEALTH · Narcan CPR Training for Staff (Blnkt Ctrl) | 744.00 | Open encumbrance · Conforming |
| 05/28/2024 | 73552 | 24-00974 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · On-Point 1/1/24-3/31/24 | 17,500.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 07/08/2024 | 73836 | 24-01001 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · G5 SEMI-Automatic AED | 8,475.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/08/2024 | 73836 | 24-01001 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Shipping | 85.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/12/2024 | 74000 | 24-01342 | 1075 EMERGENCY LIGHTING LLC · Chevy Tahoe Vehicle | 79,500.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/26/2024 | 74154 | 24-00975 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · NAR300033 (Narcan) | 120.87 | Paid · Conforming |
| 08/26/2024 | 74154 | 24-00975 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · id34016DUP-GR (Narcan/medical supplies) | 1,182.50 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/26/2024 | 74154 | 24-00975 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · 3611-13401 (medical supplies) | 1,149.99 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/26/2024 | 74154 | 24-00975 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · 3611-12351 (medical supplies) | 1,279.96 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/26/2024 | 74154 | 24-00975 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · 3650-20002 (medical supplies) | 1,299.98 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/26/2024 | 74154 | 24-00975 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · SHIPPING | 32.69 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/26/2024 | 74156 | 24-01508 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · ON POINT SERVICES 7/1-12/31/24 | 8,750.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2024 | 74418 | 24-01508 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · ON POINT SERVICES 7/1-12/31/24 | 8,750.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2024 | 74496 | 24-00976 | ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON HEALTH · Narcan CPR Training for Staff | 96.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2024 | 74496 | 24-00976 | ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON HEALTH · Narcan CPR Training for Staff | 48.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/15/2024 | 74496 | 24-00976 | ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON HEALTH · Narcan CPR Training for Staff | 112.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 11/12/2024 | 74603 | 24-01854 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · Oxygen Bags/Narcan Bags/PD/EMS | 2,911.84 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/16/2024 | 74860 | 24-01983 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · 2523-81013 (medical supplies) | 70.58 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/16/2024 | 74860 | 24-01995 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · 2523-81013 (medical supplies) | 115.99 | Paid · Unverified |
| 01/13/2025 | 74974 | 24-02022 | BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC · Invoice 85527081 (medical supplies) | 599.98 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/10/2025 | 75085 | 24-02115 | AVIVE SOLUTIONS, INC · ACC08 (AED accessory) | 149.98 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/10/2025 | 75085 | 24-02115 | AVIVE SOLUTIONS, INC · AED01 | 4,797.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/10/2025 | 75085 | 24-02115 | AVIVE SOLUTIONS, INC · ACC01 (AED accessory) | 999.90 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/10/2025 | 75085 | 24-02115 | AVIVE SOLUTIONS, INC · Shipping | 21.32 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/24/2025 | 75205 | 24-02147 | MINDBASE, LLC · Mindbase Config & Training | 750.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/24/2025 | 75205 | 24-02147 | MINDBASE, LLC · Mindbase Subscription | 6,800.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/30/2025 | April 2025 Receipts | -6,990.28 | Reversal · Unverified | ||
| 04/30/2025 | Correcting Posting | 6,990.28 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/12/2025 | 75771 | 25000585 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC · M500 VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM | 8,783.20 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/20/2025 | PO 25001059 Bright Harbor healthcare | 17,500.00 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 05/27/2025 | 75874 | 24-01949 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC · APX 8500 Radio for 1 Tahoe | 6,685.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/27/2025 | 75874 | 24-01949 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC · APX 8500 Radio for 1 Tahoe | 3,619.75 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/11/2025 | PO 25-001582 | 3,778.48 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/12/2025 | PO 25001614 | 3,794.43 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/12/2025 | PO 25001433 | 941.53 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/12/2025 | PO 25001612 | 1,285.00 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/18/2025 | PO 25-001628 | 2,320.84 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/27/2025 | PO 25-001684 | 874.92 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 08/27/2025 | PO 25-001677 | 597.60 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 09/08/2025 | 76605 | 24-01979 | GENTILINI FORD, INC. · Purchase of Police Vehicle | 56,148.82 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/09/2025 | PO 25-001725 | 1,082.04 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 09/09/2025 | PO 25-001733 | 986.27 | Paid · Non-conforming | ||
| 10/14/2025 | 76757 | 25001732 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · On-Point 3rd & 4th Quarter | 8,750.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/27/2025 | 76874 | 25001836 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 541 PM | 867.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/27/2025 | 76874 | 25001834 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 547 PM | 867.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/27/2025 | 76874 | 25001833 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 542 PM | 867.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/27/2025 | 76874 | 25001832 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · 548 PM & Tire Rotation | 867.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/27/2025 | 76874 | 25001831 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Repair of Tail lights 546 | 211.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/27/2025 | 76874 | 25001835 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 546 Coolant Leak | 497.18 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/10/2025 | 76956 | 25001896 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Brakes and intercooler 547 | 2,266.62 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/24/2025 | 77070 | 25001899 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance repair 547 | 2,346.45 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/24/2025 | 77072 | 25001732 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · On-Point 3rd & 4th Quarter | 8,750.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 12/15/2025 | 77153 | 25001902 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · 548 Ambulance Repairs | 2,527.25 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002142 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 546 PM & Heat | 1,487.32 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002147 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · 544 Fuel Filter, Heat | 1,208.71 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002144 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 540 PM | 867.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002202 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · 547 Ambulance Repairs | 2,037.58 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002168 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · 548 Mainifold increase costs | 702.24 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002166 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · 549 Diag Time for Clunking | 346.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002140 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 547 PM | 879.04 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002145 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 543 PM | 867.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002141 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 549 PM | 942.31 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002143 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance PM 545 | 867.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/26/2026 | 77312 | 25002167 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · HVAC Motor 548 | 1,164.92 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/23/2026 | 77511 | 25001901 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · 542 Ambulance Repairs | 1,232.12 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/11/2026 | 78055 | 25002148 | BLAZE EMERGENCY EQUIP CO LLC · Ambulance 542 PM | 1,473.75 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/26/2026 | open | 26-01678 | BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE · Bright Harbor PD Q1 & Q2 | 17,500.00 | Open encumbrance · Conforming |
| Total paid | 342,271.00 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 105,376.87 |
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 $79,500.00, 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 Manchester Township tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 13 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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Manchester Township
Manchester Township certified 79,500.00 to the State as FY2024 treatment spending. The money bought a command vehicle for Emergency Services, ordered and paid after the year closed. The opioid account also bought a police Tahoe, police radios, in-car video and ambulance repairs.