Rahway
- 01Certified pizza and snack boxes as drug prevention6,468.00
- 02Left 99,343.11 of earlier receipts out of cash on hand99,343.11
- 03Reported a budget line balance as cash on hand58,456.66
- 04Certified 15,805.55 encumbered that the books do not show15,805.55
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Rahway has received $372,200.18 in opioid settlement funds and spent $28,442.78 of it.
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
- Opioid Prevention Educational Sessions
- Recipient
- City of Rahway
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $43,183.22
filed
- Program name
- 6th Grade Drug Prevention Program
- Recipient
- City of Rahway
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances)
- Amount expended
- $15,805.55
- Unspent on hand
- $40,886.45
- Received to date
- $115,148.66
filed
- Program name
- 6th Grade Drug Prevention Program
- Recipient
- City of Rahway
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances)
- Amount expended
- $1,420.00
- Unspent on hand
- $125,982.06
- Received to date
- $242,550.72
filed
- Program name
- 6th Grade Drug Prevention Program
- Recipient
- Amazon Business, Lili360 LLC., R&J Pizzeria, UC Performing Arts Center
- Recipient category
- Private/For-profit Organizations
- Amount expended
- $11,217.23
- Unspent on hand
- $343,757.40
- Received to date
- $372,200.18
6 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 and FY2026 reports each certify one program, the 6th Grade Drug Prevention Program, under Primary Prevention, Education, and Training with the Schedule B strategy Prevent Misuse of Opioids.
The FY2024 program is certified at 15,805.55 spent (p4) and the FY2026 program at 11,217.23 spent (p6). Each figure equals the payments on account 03-215-55-245-123 for the year to the cent, so the books show what the program bought. Food is 6,468.00 of it. Il Forno a Legna was paid 1,700.00 for 100 SNACK BOXES on purchase order 144120, check 144262 on 05/14/2024. Il Forno was paid 2,450.00 for FOOD FOR DRUG on purchase order 150389, check 149164 on 07/01/2025. R and J Pizzeria was paid 2,318.00 for FOOD FOR DRUG on purchase order 155745, check 155280 on 05/13/2026. The FY2026 report says a local food vendor provided food for attendees, and that Police and Health Department staff taught the program at no cost (p10). A 66.00 Il Forno order paid 07/01/2025 was journaled back off the account on 08/14/2025 and is not counted. No listed use covers catering or snacks, and no evidence-based program that the food serves is documented.
program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 242,550.72 received since 2022, 127,402.06 received between 07/01/2024 and 06/30/2025, 1,420.00 expended and 125,982.06 of unspent or uncommitted funds on hand (p1).
The FY2024 report certifies 15,805.55 expended and the FY2023 report 0.00. On the City's own figures, 242,550.72 less 15,805.55 less 1,420.00 leaves 225,325.17 unspent on 06/30/2025. Less the 4,427.43 the report certifies as encumbered, 220,897.74 was uncommitted. The certified 125,982.06 is the year's receipts, 127,402.06, less the year's spending, 1,420.00. It drops the 99,343.11 carried in from earlier years. The books agree with the spending figures. The two encumbered orders, Amazon 149708 for 1,977.43 and Il Forno 150389 for 2,450.00, were paid 07/01/2025, and no other payment left the account before 12/19/2025. The FY2026 report certifies 343,757.40 unspent, which is 372,200.18 received less all 28,442.78 certified spent, and includes the 99,343.11.
unspent-misstated · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 115,148.66 received since 2022, 15,805.55 expended between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024, and 40,886.45 of unspent or uncommitted funds on hand (p1).
The FY2023 report certifies nothing expended. The City's own figures leave 99,343.11 on hand. The 40,886.45 is the ending balance of one budget line. The 2024 YTD Budget Detail Report for account 03-215-55-245-123, CY 2023, prints an original adopted budget of 56,692.00, prior years expended of 3,487.56, current year expended of 12,317.99 and an ending balance of 40,886.45. The 2025 report opens the same line at 40,886.45. The certified figure is 56,692.00 appropriated less 15,805.55 spent. It leaves out the 58,456.66 the City had received but not appropriated to the line. No payment left the account between 06/24/2024 and 05/19/2025, so the cash on hand was 99,343.11 or more on any date the report could have been filed.
unspent-misstated · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report prints 0.00 at question 7, the funds appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 (p1).
The program page for the 6th Grade Drug Prevention Program prints 15,805.55 expended and 15,805.55 encumbered or appropriated (p4). The 15,805.55 is the year's spending entered a second time. The 2023 and 2024 YTD Budget Detail Reports for account 03-215-55-245-123 show the six orders behind that spending paid by check from 09/05/2023 to 06/24/2024, and print YTD Open Encumbered of 0.00 for both years. No order was open on 06/30/2024. The same report gives two answers to the same question, and the books show nothing open behind the program page figure.
self-contradiction · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The reports certify every payment on account 03-215-55-245-123 inside the 6th Grade Drug Prevention Program, under Primary Prevention, Education, and Training.
Each year's program figure equals the payments to the cent. Atlantic Uniform Company was paid 542.00 for SHIRTS FOR HEALTH on purchase order 140057, check 137421 on 09/13/2023, inside the FY2024 figure of 15,805.55 (p4). LILI360 LLC was paid 400.00 on purchase order 149670, FRIDAY MAY 16 9-1, check 148421 on 05/19/2025, three days after the 05/16/2025 event, inside the FY2025 figure of 1,420.00 (p4). LILI360 was paid 400.00 again for a 360 VIDEO BOOTH on purchase order 155719, check 155251 on 05/13/2026, inside the FY2026 figure of 11,217.23 (p6). The FY2026 report names Lili360 as a recipient and says a vendor provided a photo booth as an engagement activity for students (pp5 and 10). No record shows who wore the shirts. Apparel and a photo booth are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no evidence-based program they serve is documented.
program-misclassification · 4 documents · 10/04/2026Each spending figure the City certified equals its books to the cent.
FY2023 certifies 0.00, and the account paid nothing before 09/05/2023. FY2024 certifies 15,805.55, the six payments from 09/05/2023 to 06/24/2024. FY2025 certifies 1,420.00, LILI360 check 148421 on 05/19/2025 and Amazon check 148559 on 06/04/2025. FY2026 certifies 11,217.23, nine payments from 07/01/2025 to 05/20/2026 less a 66.00 reclass credit on 08/14/2025. Each year's program figure is the same amount. The four figures total 28,442.78, every dollar that left account 03-215-55-245-123 through 05/28/2026. The FY2025 encumbered figure, 4,427.43, is two real orders paid 07/01/2025.
accurate-certification · 5 documents · 10/03/2026The ledger, as printed.
Account 03-192-10-245-000, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/2023 | 137297 | 139703 | HALO BRANDED SOLUTIONS, INC · OPIOID GRANT | 2,945.56 | Paid · Unverified |
| 09/13/2023 | 137421 | 140057 | ATLANTIC UNIFORM COMPANY INC · SHIRTS FOR HEALTH | 542.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/13/2024 | 140138 | 142419 | L.E.A.D. INC · GRANT | 100.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/14/2024 | 144262 | 144120 | IL FORNO A LEGNA LLC · 100 SNACK BOXES | 1,700.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/14/2024 | 144263 | 144132 | MEDICAL INFLATABLE · SHIPPING PICK UP | 10,198.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/24/2024 | 144677 | 144172 | NASCO EDUCATION, LLC · HUMECTANT FLUID 1 GA | 319.99 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/19/2025 | 148421 | 149670 | LILI360 LLC · FRIDAY MAY 16 9-1 | 400.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/04/2025 | 148559 | 149749 | AMAZON BUSINESS · INFLATABLE LUNG | 1,020.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/01/2025 | 149142 | 149708 | AMAZON BUSINESS · DRUG PREVENTION SUPP | 1,977.43 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/01/2025 | 149164 | 150389 | IL FORNO A LEGNA LLC · FOOD FOR DRUG | 2,450.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/01/2025 | 149164 | 150047 | IL FORNO A LEGNA LLC · FOOD FOR MIND YOUR | 66.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/14/2025 | 149164 | TO RECLASS CD'S | -66.00 | Reversal · Unverified | |
| 12/19/2025 | 151063 | 152390 | AMAZON BUSINESS · LAMINATOR & SHEETS | 291.67 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/26/2026 | 151806 | 154110 | AMAZON BUSINESS · INFLATABLE BRAIN | 1,890.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/13/2026 | 155251 | 155719 | LILI360 LLC · 360 VIDEO BOOTH | 400.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2026 | 155280 | 155745 | R & J PIZZERIA · FOOD FOR DRUG | 2,318.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2026 | 155305 | 155567 | UNION COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS · HAMILTON STAGE | 1,625.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/20/2026 | 155344 | 155710 | AMAZON BUSINESS · DRUG PREVENTION | 265.13 | Paid · Unverified |
| Total paid | 28,508.78 | ||||
| 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 $10,198.00, 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 Rahway 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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The City of Rahway has received 372,200.18 in opioid settlement money, spent 28,442.78 of it on a 6th grade drug prevention event, certified the event's pizza, snack boxes, photo booth and shirts as prevention, and twice told the State it held far less cash than its own figures show.