Hawthorne
- 01Reported 45,981.43 on hand, own figures leave 10,213.0635,768.37
- 02Certified police trading cards as opioid education7,283.44
- 03Certified police car rescue tools as harm reduction4,634.78
- 04Books show 3,501.28 more FY2025 spending than certified3,501.28
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Hawthorne has received $67,266.05 in opioid settlement funds and spent $52,092.61 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $8,461.66.
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
- Combatting the Opioid Epidemic
- Recipient
- Hawthorne Municipal Alliance Committee
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $10,125.29
filed
- Program name
- Leadership Camp
- Recipient
- Hawthorne Police Department
- Recipient category
- First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Programs listed
- 3
- Amount expended
- $1,000.00
- Unspent on hand
- $39,307.71
- Received to date
- $46,122.95
filed
- Program name
- Community Outreach Initiative
- Recipient
- Borough of Hawthorne
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances)
- Programs listed
- 8
- Amount expended
- $34,404.86
- Unspent on hand
- $13,427.27
- Received to date
- $54,607.91
filed
- Program name
- Community Outreach Initiative
- Programs listed
- 4
- Amount expended
- $21,648.13
- Unspent on hand
- $45,981.43
- Received to date
- $67,266.05
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 FY2026 report certifies 67,266.05 received since the distribution began in 2022 (p1) and 45,981.43 of unspent funds the Borough currently has on hand (p2).
It certifies 0.00 encumbered and no interest. The Borough's four filed reports certify 57,052.99 spent: 0.00 for FY2023, 1,000.00 for FY2024, 34,404.86 for FY2025 and 21,648.13 for FY2026, each on p1. Received less spent leaves 10,213.06. Carrying forward the 13,427.27 the FY2025 report put on hand, adding the 12,658.14 the FY2026 report says was received in the year and taking off the 21,648.13 it says was spent leaves 4,437.28. The report names no other source of money. Its on hand figure is 35,768.37 above its own received and spent figures. Both cannot be true.
self-contradiction · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report lists the Community Outreach Initiative at 7,283.44 funded and spent (pp2 to 3).
It describes information on opioids disseminated to children, files the program under Primary Prevention, Education, and Training with the Schedule B strategy Prevent Misuse of Opioids, and reports 1,000 participants and 50 training or education sessions. It answers N/A when asked how the program uses evidence-based practice. The books show purchases, not sessions. Choice Marketing Sports Cards was paid 5,450.00 and 207.95 for trading cards of police personnel by check 340 on 08/14/2024, purchase order 24-01297, and 89.00, 150.00 and 28.97 for police sports cards by check 363 on 11/06/2024, purchase order 24-01866. GlowUniverse.com was paid 1,157.52 for kids safety supplies for 10/31/2024 by check 364 on 11/06/2024, purchase order 24-01865. Rachel Hiller was paid 200.00 to cancel National Night Out entertainment by check 354 on 09/18/2024, purchase order 24-01639. The seven payments make the certified figure to the cent. No education program built on the cards, the glow supplies or the cancelled entertainment is documented, and no listed use covers them.
program-misclassification · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report lists Intervention Preparedness at 4,634.00 funded and spent (p8).
Its description is to purchase rescue tools for police cars. It files the program under Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention with the Schedule B strategy Prevent Overdose Deaths and Other Harms, names individuals who use drugs as the target population and expects 3 encounters a year (pp8 to 9). The account paid Lifeline Rescue Tools 360.00 and 4,274.78 for rescue tools for police vehicles by check 379 on 02/05/2025, purchase order 24-02399, 4,634.78 in all. The report names the purchase, but harm reduction does not describe it. Exhibit E's harm reduction uses are naloxone, syringe services, testing and related services. Its First Responders category adds education and wellness services. Vehicle rescue tools are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no overdose program using this equipment is documented.
program-misclassification · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 34,404.86 expended between 07/01/2024 and 06/30/2025 (p1), and its eight program amounts sum to that figure.
Account G-02-2130-40-8000-062 paid 38,906.14 in the same period (ledger pp1 to 2), 4,501.28 more. One of those payments is a 1,000.00 charge moved onto the account on 07/09/2024 under purchase order 24-00878, which may be the 1,000.00 the FY2024 report certified for Leadership Camp. Set it aside and the account still paid 37,906.14, 3,501.28 more than the report certifies. The Leadership Camp update certifies 1,200.00 for the summer 2024 camp (p10). The account paid 3,500.00 for Leadership Camp Registration to the Hawthorne Police Department by check 400 on 04/16/2025, purchase order 25-00673.
unreported-spending · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 54,607.91 received since the distribution began in 2022, 0.00 encumbered, no interest and 13,427.27 of unspent and uncommitted funds on hand (p1).
Its program updates are dated 09/17/2025 and 09/19/2025 (pp9 to 11). The Borough's three filed reports certify 35,404.86 spent through 06/30/2025: 0.00 for FY2023, 1,000.00 for FY2024 and 34,404.86 for FY2025, each on p1. Received less spent leaves 19,203.05. The report's on hand figure is 5,775.78 below its own received and spent figures. The FY2024 report had held back 5,815.24 as encumbered for ROAR (p1), and the FY2025 ROAR update counts that payment as spent (p10). The report names no other use of the money. Both cannot be true.
unspent-misstated · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report lists Police Officer Mental Health at 3,774.05 funded and spent (pp6 to 7).
Its description is exercise equipment and gun lockers to secure guns. It files the program under Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention and gives a launch date of 09/01/2025, after the reporting year closed (p7). The account paid Ian Spohn 485.50 for weight room storage by check 383 on 03/05/2025, purchase order 25-00388. The ledger names no gun lockers. The only other unmatched FY2025 charge near the certified figure is 3,289.05 moved in from another account on 01/01/2025, with no description. Exhibit E's First Responders category adds education and wellness and support services for first responders. Exercise equipment, storage and gun lockers are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and harm reduction does not describe them.
program-misclassification · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report lists Junior Police Academy at 973.50 funded and spent, a one-week program for 7th and 8th graders filed under Primary Prevention, Education, and Training (pp4 to 5).
It describes opioid information as one component of a week-long junior police academy and answers N/A when asked how the program uses evidence-based practice (p5). The account paid Classic Promotional Group 973.50 for junior police academy supplies by check 408 on 05/07/2025, purchase order 25-00753, after check 405 for the same amount was voided. The payment is the certified figure to the cent. No opioid education material is documented in the purchase, and no listed use covers supplies for a police academy.
program-misclassification · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 21,648.13 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1).
Its Community Outreach Initiative update certifies 16,300.79 for Narcan cabinets at police headquarters, the library and the municipal pool and a clean-up of a main corridor (pp4 to 5). The account paid Store Signage Inc 6,450.00 for signage and lighting at the police headquarters entrance by check 476 on 03/18/2026, purchase order 26-00257. It paid Maskal Electric 525.00 for police building signage electrical work by check 485 on 05/06/2026, purchase order 26-00591. The naloxone cabinet for the Police Department was a separate order, 1,017.97 on purchase order 26-00258. All three payments fall inside the certified year. No harm reduction or education program built on the sign is documented, and no listed use covers building signage or lighting.
non-conforming-spending · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The ledger, as printed.
Account G-02-2130-40-8000-062, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2024 | 24-00878 | CHG CORRECT ACCOUNT | 1,000.00 | Paid · Unverified | |
| 07/10/2024 | 321 | 24-01050 | JOCB LLC · PD PRESENTATION FOR HHS SEN | 200.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/10/2024 | 322 | 24-01117 | FLIGHT 19 MEDIA · HPD COMMUNITY NEWS | 3,650.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/10/2024 | 326 | 24-00523 | TREADWAY GRAPHICS INC · ROAR SUPPLIES | 5,815.24 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/24/2024 | 338 | 24-01286 | RACHEL HILLER · 2024 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ENTER | 500.00 | Open encumbrance · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2024 | 340 | 24-01297 | CHOICE MARKETING SPORTS CARDS · HPD PERSONNEL TRADING CARDS | 207.95 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2024 | 340 | 24-01297 | CHOICE MARKETING SPORTS CARDS · HPD PERSONNEL TRADING CARDS | 5,450.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/30/2024 | TRANSFER NATIONAL OPIOIDS TRUST CVS | 1,284.07 | Receipt | ||
| 08/30/2024 | TRANSFER NATIONAL OPIOIDS TRUST TEVA | 1,479.02 | Receipt | ||
| 08/30/2024 | TRANSFER NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT | 5,010.92 | Receipt | ||
| 08/30/2024 | TRANSFER NATIONAL OPIOIDS TRUST ALLERGAN | 1,511.13 | Receipt | ||
| 08/30/2024 | CHARGE OUT TO GRANT FUND | 5,010.92 | Transfer out · Transfer | ||
| 08/30/2024 | REVERSE ENTRY | -5,010.92 | Reversal · Transfer | ||
| 09/03/2024 | PAYROLL POSTING PR#18 9/6/24 | 1,200.00 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 09/18/2024 | 354 | 24-01639 | RACHEL HILLER · CANCEL FEE NAT NIGHT OUT | 200.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/24/2024 | 4.30.24 OPIODS ALLERGAN | 1,510.08 | Receipt | ||
| 09/24/2024 | 6.17.24 OPIODS SETTLEMENT FUND | 4,133.38 | Receipt | ||
| 09/24/2024 | 4.30.24 OPIODS SETTLEMENT FUND | 2,130.21 | Receipt | ||
| 09/24/2024 | 4.30.24 OPIODS CVS | 1,626.55 | Receipt | ||
| 09/24/2024 | 4.30.24 OPIODS WALGREENS | 1,242.32 | Receipt | ||
| 09/24/2024 | 4.30.24 OPIODS WALGREENS | 2,080.78 | Receipt | ||
| 09/24/2024 | 4.30.24 OPIODS WALMART | 13,166.25 | Receipt | ||
| 09/24/2024 | 4.30.24 OPIODS TEVA | 1,351.26 | Receipt | ||
| 11/06/2024 | 363 | 24-01866 | CHOICE MARKETING SPORTS CARDS · HPD SPORTS CARDS | 89.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/06/2024 | 363 | 24-01866 | CHOICE MARKETING SPORTS CARDS · HPD SPORTS CARDS | 28.97 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/06/2024 | 363 | 24-01866 | CHOICE MARKETING SPORTS CARDS · HPD SPORTS CARDS | 150.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/06/2024 | 364 | 24-01865 | GLOWUNIVERSE.COM · SUPPLIES-KIDS SAFETY 10/31/24 | 1,157.52 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/01/2025 | 24-01551 | CHG TO WRONG ACCOUNT | 3,289.05 | Paid · Unverified | |
| 02/05/2025 | 379 | 24-02399 | LIFELINE RESCUE TOOLS LLC · RESCUE TOOL FOR PD VEHICLES | 360.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/05/2025 | 379 | 24-02399 | LIFELINE RESCUE TOOLS LLC · RESCUE TOOL FOR PD VEHICLES | 4,274.78 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 03/05/2025 | 383 | 25-00388 | IAN SPOHN · WEIGHT ROOM STORAGE | 485.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/16/2025 | 400 | 25-00673 | HAWTHORNE POLICE DEPT · LEADERSHIP CAMP REGISTRATION | 3,500.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/07/2025 | 408 | 25-00753 | CLASSIC PROMOTIONAL GROUP, LLC · JR POLICE ACADEMY SUPPLIES | 973.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/18/2025 | 417 | 25-00208 | TREADWAY GRAPHICS INC · ROAR PROGRAM SUPPLIES | 567.63 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/18/2025 | 417 | 25-00208 | TREADWAY GRAPHICS INC · ROAR PROGRAM SUPPLIES | 6,307.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 09/03/2025 | 445 | 25-01582 | CARLEY TAMBURRO · LEADERSHIP CAMP- | 800.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/18/2026 | 473 | 26-00258 | GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. · NALOXONE CABINET FOR HPD | 1,017.97 | Paid · Conforming |
| 03/18/2026 | 476 | 26-00257 | STORE SIGNAGE INC · SIGNAGE/LIGHTING,HPD ENTRANCE | 6,450.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/01/2026 | 482 | 26-00482 | TREADWAY GRAPHICS INC · 2026 ROAR PROGRAM SUPPLIES | 3,266.01 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/01/2026 | 483 | 26-00546 | KATHLEEN T. FELICE · TRAUMA TRAINING FOR HPD | 750.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/17/2026 | PAYROLL #8 | 146.73 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/01/2026 | PAYROLL # 9 | 76.92 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/06/2026 | 485 | 26-00591 | MASKAL ELECTRIC INC. · HPD BLDG SIGNAGE-ELECTRICAL | 525.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/15/2026 | PAYROLL # 10 | 76.92 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/29/2026 | PAYROLL # 11 | 76.92 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| Total paid | 52,092.61 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 1,767.97 |
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 $15,955.88, 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 Hawthorne tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 16 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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Hawthorne Borough certified police trading cards as opioid education and police car rescue tools as harm reduction, and its FY2026 report claims 35,768.37 more money on hand than its own figures allow.