Vernon Township

Why this grade
  1. 01Certified giveaways and a tent as new officer training16,543.93
  2. 02Two more years of giveaways filed as officer training24,567.09
  3. 03Moved police event giveaways from its budget to the fund14,095.68
  4. 04Moved the Junior Police adventure trip onto the fund4,516.68
RecordsRecords produced in part2 productions
Ledger coveragecomplete · 06/08/2023 to 07/21/2026
Reports filedFY2023 · FY2024 · FY2025 · FY2026
Composite score49.61FGrade F
ComponentWeightScore
Reporting integrity50 %87.22 / 100
Spending conformity40 %0 / 100
Transparency10 %60 / 100
Weighted, before caps49.61
Caps that fired
zero-conforming-spendNon-conforming spending with no conforming dollar in the booksmax 55
Grade after capsF
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What the reports say,
and what the books show.

Vernon Township has received $162,467.58 in opioid settlement funds and spent $47,760.99 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $3,061.27.

Certified FY2025 · New Police Officer’s Training21,421.15
Certified+ 16,543.93
Certified FY2026 · New Police Officer's Training+ 16,543.93
Certified+ 2,310.00
Certified+ 12,205.99
Certified FY2024 · New Police Officer's Training+ 12,205.99
Certified+ 21,421.15
Certified to the State102,652.14
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 62131963.47
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 62131+ 110.80
TEAM LIFE INC · ck 62142+ 510.00
TEAM LIFE INC · ck 62142+ 17.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 62305+ 2,287.33
MORRIS CO FIRE/POLICE ACADEMY · ck 62479+ 1,000.00
TEAM LIFE INC · ck 62520+ 917.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 62750+ 2,175.71
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · ck 62799+ 2,983.68
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · ck 62799+ 82.79
JCM ASSOCIATES LLC · ck 62944+ 791.85
STEPHEN ROVETTO · ck 63069+ 356.20
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION · ck 63060+ 4,150.00
TEAM LIFE INC · ck 63188+ 527.00
JOSEPH ROCCASANTA · ck 63523+ 330.92
JOSEPH ROCCASANTA · ck 63523+ 135.95
TREESCAPE AERIAL ADVENTURE PARK · ck 64071+ 1,400.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64313+ 554.52
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · ck 64437+ 203.12
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · ck 64790+ 3,954.54
JCM ASSOCIATES LLC · ck 64906+ 420.90
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64948+ 290.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64948+ 254.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64948+ 393.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64948+ 312.50
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64948+ 322.50
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64948+ 239.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64948+ 307.50
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 64948+ 197.63
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 65148+ 895.42
TEAM LIFE INC · ck 65165+ 768.00
TEAM LIFE INC · ck 66094+ 1,143.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 66152+ 4,052.30
PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY · ck 59938+ 1,155.00
PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY · ck 59938+ 1,155.00
POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · ck 60725+ 740.00
FUN EXPRESS · ck 60983+ 2,200.10
PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY · ck 61022+ 550.00
PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY · ck 61022+ 45.00
JCM ASSOCIATES LLC · ck 61096+ 24.62
TREESCAPE AERIAL ADVENTURE PARK · ck 61878+ 1,435.00
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION · ck 62015+ 4,150.00
Matched purchases44,502.35
Both totals are summed from the published rows, in whole cents.
The account

The money, four ways.

Four figures describe the same settlement money. Each one comes from a different document.

1 · Received$162,467.58Cumulative receipts as certified to the Department of Human Services.DHS annual reports
2 · AuthorizedNo figure publishedBudget insertions and appropriations recorded against the account.Governing body resolutions
3 · Certified expended$52,481.07What the jurisdiction told the State it spent, by program.DHS annual reports
4 · Spent, per the booksCertified against books conflict$47,760.99Non-conforming under the Exhibit E gates: $45,617.76.Account G-02-40-717-01
Unreported to date: $3,258.64. It enters the grade when the report lands.Red marks a certified against books conflict.
Reconciliation

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.

FY202307/2022 to 06/2023
filed
MatchTies as a sumThe FY2023 report certifies 2,310.00 expended as of 06/30/2023. Check 59938 of 06/08/2023 paid Passaic County Police Academy 1,155.00 for each of two recruits, the figure to the cent. They are the only payments from the settlement accounts before 07/01/2023.
Certified2,310.00New Police Officer’s Training
The books2,310.00paid in window
Difference0.00no difference
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2023 · NJ233
Program name
New Police Officer’s Training
Recipient
Vernon Township Police Department
Amount expended
$2,310.00
Received to date
$32,948.87
Fig. 1 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202407/2023 to 06/2024
filed
MatchPartial matchThe FY2024 report certifies 12,205.99 expended between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024. The accounts paid 9,144.72 in that period, 3,061.27 less. Four orders encumbered before 06/30/2024 and paid after it total 2,957.47, and the record does not show how the certified figure was built.
Certified12,205.99New Police Officer's Training
The books9,144.72paid in window
DifferenceCertified against books conflict3,061.27overstated
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2024 · NJ233
Program name
New Police Officer's Training
Amount expended
$12,205.99
Unspent on hand
$58,442.95
Received to date
$62,466.50
Fig. 2 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202507/2024 to 06/2025
filed
MatchPartial matchThe update of New Police Officer's Training certifies 21,421.15 spent, the report's whole expended figure. Of the 18,739.70 paid, 1,000.00 was academy tuition for one recruit and 466.87 was hotel and meals for drug recognition training. The rest bought police AEDs and AED supplies, flashlights, an EZ Up tent, community relations supplies, Trick or Trail candy, LEAD supplies and a LEAD conference expense, and the Junior Police trip.
Certified21,421.15New Police Officer’s Training
The books18,739.70paid in window
DifferenceCertified against books conflict2,681.45overstated
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2025 · NJ233
Program name
New Police Officer’s Training
Amount expended
$21,421.15
Unspent on hand
$113,728.07
Received to date
$100,964.74
Fig. 3 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202607/2025 to 06/2026
filed
MatchPartial matchThe FY2026 report certifies 16,543.93 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026, and the accounts paid 14,307.93 in that period on nine checks. The 2,236.00 difference equals Treescape Junior Police order 26-00492, open at 2,236.00 on the 05/28/2026 print and paid 1,681.68 on 07/09/2026, after the year closed. The certified encumbered figure, 3,269.13, is the same order plus the 1,033.13 drug recognition training blanket order open since 02/04/2025.
Certified16,543.93New Police Officer's Training
The books14,307.93paid in window
DifferenceCertified against books conflict2,236.00overstated
The filed report
NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · FY2026 · NJ233
Program name
New Police Officer's Training
Amount expended
$16,543.93
Unspent on hand
$115,497.73
Received to date
$162,467.58
Fig. 4 · NJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report · highlight added · open document
FY202707/2026 to 06/2027
MatchPending
CertifiedPendingreport due 09/01/2027
The books3,258.64paid in window
Difference3,258.64paid so far, not yet due
The filed report
No facsimileThe FY2027 report is due 09/01/2027.
Findings

7 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.

01

The FY2026 report certifies 16,543.93 spent between 7/1/2025 and 6/30/2026 (p1), all of it as the update of one program, New Police Officer's Training, first reported in FY2023 (pp4 to 5).

Its stated goals are to train officers in current drug trends, keep supplies stocked and buy supplies for police and community events (p2). It reports 2 training or education sessions and says the program allowed officers to attend training in drug recognition (p5). The settlement accounts paid 14,307.93 in that period on nine checks, and none of it was training. Positive Promotions was paid 554.52 for community relations items by check 64313 on 07/17/2025, 2,316.13 for stadium cups, glow in the dark footballs, slap and mood bracelets, tote bags, jotters, police smiley pens and shipping by check 64948 on 11/04/2025, 895.42 for an EZ Up tent by check 65148 on 12/10/2025 and 4,052.30 for community relations supplies by check 66152 on 06/09/2026. Amazon was paid 203.12 for Junior Police supplies by check 64437 on 08/12/2025 and 3,954.54 for Trick or Trail and tree lighting supplies by check 64790 on 10/14/2025. Team Life was paid 768.00 and 1,143.00 for AED pads by checks 65165 and 66094. JCM Associates was paid 420.90 for LEAD supplies by check 64906. The one training order on the accounts, a 1,033.13 drug recognition training blanket opened on 02/04/2025, paid nothing in the period. The other 2,236.00 of the certified figure equals Treescape Junior Police trip order 26-00492, open at that amount on the 05/28/2026 print and paid 1,681.68 on 07/09/2026. The report names the events the supplies served, Trick or Trail, Vernon Day, Safety Town and the Junior Police Academy, and certifies all of it as new officer training.

program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified16,543.93per the books
02

The FY2024 and FY2025 reports each carry one program, the update of New Police Officer's Training, at 12,205.99 and 21,421.15 spent, each the report's whole expended figure (FY2024 pp1 to 3, FY2025 pp1 to 3).

Both give their goals as training officers on drugs and keeping supplies and equipment up to date. The FY2024 update reports 4 training or education sessions and the FY2025 update 2. From 07/01/2023 to 06/30/2025 the settlement accounts paid 27,884.42. Academy tuition and testing for two recruits were 1,595.00, and hotel and meals for drug recognition training were 466.87. LEAD program supplies and a LEAD conference expense were 1,255.46. The other 24,567.09 was not training. Police AEDs and AED cases and pads took 10,271.00, including two payments of 4,150.00 to Newton Medical Center Foundation by checks 62015 and 63060. Glow stick necklaces, an EZ Up tent, flashlights and community relations supplies from Positive Promotions took 6,277.31. Trick or Trail supplies and candy took 5,183.78. The Junior Police trip to Treescape Aerial Adventure Park took 2,835.00. The reports mention the Junior Police Academy, Trick or Trail and supplies for township events, and certify all of it as new officer training.

program-misclassification · 4 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified24,567.09per the books
03

Positive Promotions supplied the Police Department's youth and Trick or Trail giveaways from police lines in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

On 11/10/2021 check 56711 paid 1,081.17 from the Junior Police line for junior officer badges, mood pencils, mood bracelets and glow in the dark flyers. On 10/24/2022 check 58711 paid 546.35 from the police miscellaneous line for Trick or Trail bags. In 2023 the miscellaneous line paid 398.98 for glow in the dark flyers by check 60279 and 949.85 for Trick or Trail supplies, setup and shipping by check 60725. That Trick or Trail order, 23-01278, was split. Its glow stick necklaces, 740.00, were charged to settlement account G-02-40-717-01 on the same check, 10/31/2023. No police line has paid the vendor since. The settlement accounts paid it 14,095.68 from 10/31/2023 to 06/09/2026, for glow stick necklaces, two EZ Up tents, flashlights, stadium cups, glow in the dark footballs, slap and mood bracelets, tote bags, jotters, police smiley pens and community relations supplies. No evidence-based prevention program using the items is documented. Settlement money must add to local spending, not replace it.

supplantation · 2 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified14,095.68per the books
04

The Police Department paid Treescape Aerial Adventure Park for its Junior Police trip from its own Junior Police line, 943.00 by check 52361 on 08/27/2019, 840.00 and 450.00 by checks 57765 and 58208 in 2022, and 717.50 and 668.00 by checks 60193 and 60259 in 2023.

From 2024 the settlement accounts paid it, 1,435.00 by check 61878 on 06/03/2024, 1,400.00 by check 64071 on 06/09/2025 and 1,681.68 by check 66301 on 07/09/2026. No local line has paid the vendor since 08/09/2023. The vendor history totals 8,135.18, of which 3,618.50 is local money and 4,516.68 settlement money. The FY2024, FY2025 and FY2026 reports describe the Junior Police Academy as training teenagers in the police profession and certify its costs under New Police Officer's Training. No evidence-based prevention program is documented. Settlement money must add to local spending, not replace it.

supplantation · 4 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified4,516.68per the books
05

Team Life sold the Township Powerheart G5 AED pads, electrodes and batteries in every year from 2019 to 2024, charged to police equipment, materials, office supplies and doctors and exams lines and to radio communications, animal control and buildings lines, 8,854.00 in all.

From 07/12/2024 the settlement accounts paid for the same kind of supplies, 3,882.00 in all. Protective AED cases and shipping, 527.00, by check 62142 on 07/12/2024. Adult AED pads, 917.00, by check 62520 on 09/18/2024. A Powerheart G5 semi-rigid case, 527.00, by check 63188 on 01/24/2025. AED pads, 768.00, by check 65165 on 12/10/2025. AED pads, 1,143.00, by check 66094 on 05/29/2026. The last local purchase was 767.00 of AED pads by check 63081 on 12/18/2024. Since then only the settlement accounts have paid this vendor. No overdose program using the AEDs is documented, and AEDs are not among the uses Exhibit E lists. Settlement money must add to local spending, not replace it.

supplantation · 2 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified3,882.00per the books
06

Purchase order 23-00362 to Passaic County Police Academy opened on 02/23/2023 with a New Hire line charged to the Police Department's education, conference and schools line, 3-01-25-240-23.

The academy costs were then charged to settlement account G-02-40-717-01, 1,155.00 for each of two recruits, paid by check 59938 on 06/08/2023. Check 61022 paid 550.00 tuition and 45.00 drug testing for a third recruit from the same account on 12/19/2023. The Township had paid Morris County Fire/Police Academy 1,000.00 for an Anderson Basic Police Class from its police doctors and exams line by check 55912 on 06/16/2021. On 09/18/2024 check 62479 paid the same academy the same 1,000.00 for a recruit's tuition from the settlement account. All other payments to both academies from 2018 to 2026 came from police lines. The FY2023 report certifies the 2,310.00 as New Police Officer's Training, which is what it bought. No listed use covers basic recruit training, and no abatement program built on it is documented. Settlement money must add to local spending, not replace it.

supplantation · 3 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified3,905.00per the books
07

From 06/08/2023 to 07/21/2026 the two settlement accounts paid 47,760.99 on 44 lines.

Positive Promotions giveaways, tents and community relations supplies took 14,095.68. Police AEDs and AED supplies took 12,182.00, of which 8,300.00 went to Newton Medical Center Foundation and 3,882.00 to Team Life. Trick or Trail Halloween and tree lighting supplies and candy took 9,138.32. The Junior Police Academy took 6,296.76, for Treescape trips at 4,516.68, supplies at 203.12 and uniforms at 1,576.96. Recruit academy costs took 3,905.00. LEAD program supplies and a conference expense took 1,676.36, and hotel and meals for drug recognition training took 466.87. No payment went to a treatment, recovery, harm reduction or naloxone provider. This project classifies 45,617.76 as non-conforming and the 2,143.23 of LEAD and drug recognition training costs as unverified. No overdose program using the AEDs and no evidence-based prevention program using the giveaways or events is documented. A drug recognition training blanket order of 1,033.13 has been open since 02/04/2025.

non-conforming-spending · 2 documents · 10/03/2026
Verified47,760.99per the books

Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Funding-source substitution

How the money was spent

The ledger, as printed.

Account G-02-40-717-01, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.

Every published line of account G-02-40-717-01
DateCheckPOPayee and descriptionAmountClass
06/08/20235993823-00362PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY · Academy Cost- Duffy1,155.00Paid · Non-conforming
06/08/20235993823-00362PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY · Academy Cost- Sandsmark1,155.00Paid · Non-conforming
10/31/20236072523-01278POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Glow Stick Necklace740.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/19/20236098323-01279FUN EXPRESS · Trick or Trail Supplies2,200.10Paid · Non-conforming
12/19/20236102223-01322PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY · Krupinski Tuition550.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/19/20236102223-01322PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY · Krupinski Drug Testing45.00Paid · Non-conforming
01/19/20246109623-01341JCM ASSOCIATES LLC · Shipping24.62Paid · Unverified
06/03/20246187824-00689TREESCAPE AERIAL ADVENTURE PARK · Junior Police Deposit1,435.00Paid · Non-conforming
06/21/20246201524-00798NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION · Police AED's4,150.00Paid · Non-conforming
07/12/20246213124-00698POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Police EZ Up tent963.47Paid · Non-conforming
07/12/20246213124-00698POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Shipping110.80Paid · Non-conforming
07/12/20246214224-00868TEAM LIFE INC · Shippping17.00Paid · Non-conforming
07/12/20246214224-00868TEAM LIFE INC · Protective AED Cases510.00Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/20246230524-00949POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Community Relations Supplies2,287.33Paid · Non-conforming
09/18/20246247924-00848MORRIS CO FIRE/POLICE ACADEMY · R. Baumann Tuition1,000.00Paid · Non-conforming
09/18/20246252024-01019TEAM LIFE INC · Adult AED Pads917.00Paid · Non-conforming
10/30/20246275024-01318POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Flashlights- OSW60602,175.71Paid · Non-conforming
10/31/20246279924-01287AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · Trick or Trail Candy2,983.68Paid · Non-conforming
10/31/20246279924-01297AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · LEAD supplies82.79Paid · Unverified
12/06/20246294424-01204JCM ASSOCIATES LLC · LEAD Supplies791.85Paid · Unverified
12/18/20246306024-01489NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION · Police AED's4,150.00Paid · Non-conforming
12/18/20246306924-00526STEPHEN ROVETTO · LEAD Confrence Exp356.20Paid · Unverified
01/24/20256318824-01491TEAM LIFE INC · Powerheart G5 Semi-Rigid Case527.00Paid · Non-conforming
02/04/2025open25-00333JOSEPH ROCCASANTA · DRE Training1,033.13Open encumbrance · Unverified
03/19/20256352325-00333JOSEPH ROCCASANTA · HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS330.92Paid · Unverified
03/19/20256352325-00333JOSEPH ROCCASANTA · Meal Reimbursment135.95Paid · Unverified
06/09/20256407125-00637TREESCAPE AERIAL ADVENTURE PARK · Junior Police 20251,400.00Paid · Non-conforming
07/17/20256431325-00854POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Community Relations554.52Paid · Non-conforming
08/12/20256443725-00012AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · Junior Police Supplies203.12Paid · Non-conforming
10/14/20256479025-00012AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · Trick or Trail/Tree Lighting3,954.54Paid · Non-conforming
11/04/20256490625-01286JCM ASSOCIATES LLC · LEAD Supplies420.90Paid · Unverified
11/04/20256494825-01326POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Stadium Cup- Cup-3290.00Paid · Non-conforming
11/04/20256494825-01326POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Glow in Dark Football254.00Paid · Non-conforming
11/04/20256494825-01326POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Ref Slap Bracelet393.00Paid · Non-conforming
11/04/20256494825-01326POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Heat Sens. Mood Bracelet312.50Paid · Non-conforming
11/04/20256494825-01326POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Tote Bag322.50Paid · Non-conforming
11/04/20256494825-01326POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Jamesport Jotter239.00Paid · Non-conforming
11/04/20256494825-01326POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Police Smiley Pen307.50Paid · Non-conforming
11/04/20256494825-01326POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Shipping197.63Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/20256514825-01078POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · EZ Up Tent- Commmunity Relatio895.42Paid · Non-conforming
12/10/20256516525-01481TEAM LIFE INC · AED Pads768.00Paid · Non-conforming
05/29/20266609426-00762TEAM LIFE INC · AED pads1,143.00Paid · Non-conforming
06/09/20266615226-00680POSITIVE PROMOTIONS INC · Community Relations Supplies4,052.30Paid · Non-conforming
07/09/20266630126-00492TREESCAPE AERIAL ADVENTURE PARK · Junior Police1,681.68Paid · Non-conforming
07/21/20266639726-00940ROOSTER TEES · Junior Police Uniforms1,576.96Paid · Non-conforming
Total paid47,760.99
Conforming abatement spending0.00
Vendors

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 $14,095.68, the largest payee total. Solid is the opioid account. Hatched is every other fund.

POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, INC.14,095.68 14,095.68 from the opioid account
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION8,300.00 8,300.00 from the opioid account
Amazon.com Services LLC7,224.13 7,224.13 from the opioid account
TREESCAPE AERIAL ADVENTURE PARK4,516.68 4,516.68 from the opioid account
Team Life, Inc.3,882.00 3,882.00 from the opioid account
PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY2,905.00 2,905.00 from the opioid account
FUN EXPRESS2,200.10 2,200.10 from the opioid account
JCM ASSOCIATES1,237.37 1,237.37 from the opioid account
MORRIS CO FIRE/POLICE ACADEMY1,000.00 1,000.00 from the opioid account
Documents · 6
ledgerGrant Budget Account Status and Transaction Audit Trail, accounts G-02-40-717-01 and G-02-40-717-02, 01/01/2019 to 08/31/2026, with Detail Vendor Activity Reports for eight vendors and Budget Detail Inquiries for the police education and tuition reimbursement lines, 2019 to 2026, printed 08/31/202608/31/2026Open
ledgerRevenue Detail Inquiry, account G-02-40-712-000, and Budget Detail Inquiry, accounts G-02-40-717-01 and G-02-40-717-02, 01/01/2022 to 05/28/2026, printed 05/28/202605/28/2026Open
dhs reportNJ DHS 2023 Opioid Abatement Report, FY2023, Vernon Township, State ID NJ233Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2024, Vernon Township, State ID NJ233Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2025, Vernon Township, State ID NJ233Open
dhs reportNJ DHS Opioid Settlement Funding Report, FY2026, Vernon Township, State ID NJ233Open

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Timeline

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05/28/2026Records produced
Records produced in part
Correction from Vernon Township

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Frequently asked questions

Can 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 Vernon Township tell the State it spent the money on?

It certified 4 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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  1. ReportVernon Township10/03/2026

    Vernon Township

    Vernon Township certifies all of its settlement spending to the State as new police officer training, while its own ledger shows that since 07/01/2023 the money has bought giveaways, Halloween candy, police AED pads and a Junior Police adventure trip, much of it moved off police budget lines.

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