Warren County
- 01Certified 367,997.65 encumbered with no open orders367,997.65
- 02Reported 1,658,080.09 on hand, more than it ever received359,396.24
- 03Reported 2,106,961.42 on hand, more than it ever received296,541.47
- 04Certified 112,150.19 more on hand than receipts allow112,150.19
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Warren County has received $2,176,900.23 in opioid settlement funds and spent $376,597.30 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
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $436,552.98
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $1,658,080.09
- Received to date
- $1,298,683.85
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $2,106,961.42
- Received to date
- $1,810,419.95
filed
- Program name
- After School Prevention Programs
- Recipient
- Big Brothers Big Sisters, Brainy N'Bright and Community Prevention Resources
- Recipient category
- Community Based Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations
- Programs listed
- 6
- Amount expended
- $345,197.35
- Unspent on hand
- $1,943,853.07
- Received to date
- $2,176,900.23
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.
The FY2026 report certifies 367,997.65 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent in the period 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026 (p2), beside 345,197.35 spent (p1).
The two figures total 713,195.00. The program pages certify 248,084.90 encumbered, Summer Camp Prevention Programs 71,275.00 (p6), After School Prevention Programs 122,329.00 (p12) and the Behavioral Health System Navigator 54,480.90 (p21). The County's books show nothing encumbered on 06/30/2026. The 06/08/2026 audit trail shows the only 2026 order, InSite Health purchase order 26001076 for 183,000.00, opened 03/24/2026 and paid 04/14/2026. The 09/01/2026 audit trail prints 0.00 encumbrances on both settlement budget units for May and June 2026. The first youth program orders open after the year closed, on 07/06/2026 to Brainy N Bright for 52,329.00 and 16,283.00 and to Community Prevention for 22,327.48 plus 45.00, and on 07/13/2026 to Learn and Play for 20,000.00 and Joseph H Firth for 8,400.74. The certified figure is also more than the unspent appropriations on 06/30/2026, 51,154.27 on S23555416 and 119,385.22 on S33555416, a total of 170,539.49. No order and no appropriation on the books supports 367,997.65 on 06/30/2026.
fake-encumbrance · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 1,658,080.09 of unspent and uncommitted settlement funds that the County has on hand (p1, question 9).
The same page certifies 1,298,683.85 received since the distribution began in 2022 (question 3). That total is the FY2023 receipt of 436,552.98, the FY2024 receipt of 845,108.17 and 17,022.70 of interest. The report certifies 0.00 spent and 0.00 encumbered for 07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024. The figure on hand is 359,396.24 more than every dollar the County reports it ever received. The settlement account shows no spending in the window, so no more than 1,298,683.85 could have been on hand.
unspent-misstated · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 2,106,961.42 of unspent and uncommitted settlement funds that the County has on hand (p1, question 9).
The same page certifies 1,810,419.95 received since 2022, interest included (question 3). That is the FY2024 total of 1,298,683.85 plus 510,079.00 received and 1,657.10 of interest in FY2025. The report certifies 0.00 spent and 4,316.50 encumbered for 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025. The figure on hand is 296,541.47 more than every dollar the County reports it ever received. The settlement account shows no spending before 07/08/2025.
unspent-misstated · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 1,943,853.07 of unspent and uncommitted settlement funds that the County currently has on hand (p1, question 9).
The same report certifies 2,176,900.23 received since 2022 (question 3), the FY2025 total of 1,810,419.95 plus 345,739.06 received and 20,741.22 of interest in FY2026. It certifies 345,197.35 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (question 6), and the books make that figure to the cent. Received less spent is 1,831,702.88. The figure on hand is 112,150.19 more than that. The report also certifies 367,997.65 encumbered (question 7). Received less spent and encumbered is 1,463,705.23, and the figure on hand exceeds it by 480,147.84.
unspent-misstated · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 0.00 expended and 4,316.50 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent in the period 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025 (p1).
No encumbrance was on the settlement account at 06/30/2025. The audit trail shows no charge of any kind against the account until 07/08/2025. The 4,316.50 is two vouchers paid without a purchase order. Studio Sauce voucher 19955, dated 08/07/2025, pays invoice 4 of 05/16/2025 for a 30-second addictions outreach commercial, 1,000.00. Effectv voucher 19869, dated 08/06/2025, pays invoices EY8307363 for 1,975.00 and EY8307922 for 1,341.50, cable airtime that ran 07/07/2025 to 07/27/2025, after the period closed. The audit trail posts both on 08/12/2025. The vendor histories print check date 08/13/2025 and encumbrance 0 for both. 1,000.00 plus 3,316.50 is 4,316.50. The FY2026 report counts the same two payments again, as spent, inside its 40,505.75 Marketing Campaign figure.
fake-encumbrance · 6 documents · 10/03/2026Six finance journal entries charged the settlement grant for legal fees of Bell, Shivas and Bell, the County Counsel firm.
Journal 22517 for 2,052.00 on 09/12/2025, 22579 for 1,900.00 on 10/06/2025, 22667 for 266.00 on 11/12/2025, 22769 for 190.00 on 12/10/2025, 23216 for 1,306.50 on 06/22/2026 and 23321 for 448.50 on 08/05/2026 total 6,163.00. Each of the four memos produced asks Finance to charge the Opioid Settlement grant for legal fees paid to Bell and Shivas and states that the fees were originally paid from the current fund. The County Counsel line 011550-5100 shows a credit for each journal on the same date, in the same amount, under the same reference. Its appropriation stayed at 900,000.00 in 2025 and 2026. The County has paid the firm from that line since 2018 and never from a settlement account. The invoices bill review of Purdue and Sackler participation terms, settlement distributions and fund administrator rules. The 2,052.00 invoice includes a 57.00 entry for an insulin lawsuit. No abatement program is documented. The FY2026 report states the first five journals, 5,714.50, as its administrative expenses, all legal fees (p2).
funding-source-substitution · 7 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies 345,197.35 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1).
The settlement accounts make the figure to the cent. The Behavioral Health Navigator payroll, fringe and travel are 65,977.10. Effectv and Studio Sauce advertising is 40,505.75 net of a 3,641.25 reversal. The LEAD payment to Prevention is Key, check 22405 on 12/17/2025, is 50,000.00. InSite Health, check 24522 posted 04/14/2026, is 183,000.00. The county counsel journals are 5,714.50. Each program amount the report certifies as spent ties to its own payments.
conforming-spending · 3 documents · 10/03/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Funding-source substitution · Fake encumbrances
The ledger, as printed.
Account S23555416/5011, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 936.30 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 07/22/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 08/05/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 08/12/2025 | 19869 | 14778 EFFECTV · ADVERT - ADDIC OUTRCH | 3,316.50 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 08/12/2025 | 19955 | 48559 STUDIO SAUCE · ADDICT. OUTREACH AD | 1,000.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 08/19/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 09/02/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 09/12/2025 | 22517 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT LEGAL | 2,052.00 | Paid · Non-conforming | |
| 09/16/2025 | 20537 | 14778 EFFECTV · ADTC SVC. COMMERCIAL | 3,641.25 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 09/16/2025 | 20594 | 69619 SCHWARTZ, JENNIF · JUL/AUG REIMB TRV. | 142.80 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 09/16/2025 | EYE8307364 | 14778 EFFECTV · ADTC. SVC. COMMERCIAL | -3,641.25 | Reversal · Conforming | |
| 09/16/2025 | EYE8307364 | 14778 EFFECTV · ADTC. SVC. COMMERCIAL | 3,641.25 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 09/16/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 09/30/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 10/06/2025 | 22579 | OPIOID LEGAL FEES | 1,900.00 | Paid · Non-conforming | |
| 10/09/2025 | 22583 | OPIOID NAV FRINGE 2025 Q3 | 3,544.39 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 10/14/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 10/28/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.15 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 11/10/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 11/12/2025 | 22667 | OPIOID SETTLE LEGAL FEES | 266.00 | Paid · Non-conforming | |
| 11/18/2025 | 21849 | 69619 SCHWARTZ, JENNIF · SEP-OCT TRVL REIMB. | 106.40 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 11/24/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.15 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 12/02/2025 | 22080 | 14778 EFFECTV · SEPT. ADV. NAVIGATOR | 1,887.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 12/02/2025 | 22080 | 14778 EFFECTV · OCT ADV NAVIGATOR | 1,975.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 12/02/2025 | 22080 | 14778 EFFECTV · INV # EY831832 | 1,728.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 12/02/2025 | 22080 | 14778 EFFECTV · INV EY8311024 | 1,711.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 12/09/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.15 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 12/10/2025 | 22769 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT LEGAL | 190.00 | Paid · Non-conforming | |
| 12/17/2025 | 22350 | 14778 EFFECTV · ADVERT. FOR NAVIGATOR | 3,749.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 12/17/2025 | 22405 | 25004105-01 | 41670 MORRIS COUNTY PR · MOU LEAD PROGRAM | 50,000.00 | Transfer out · Conforming |
| 12/22/2025 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.15 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 01/06/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 1,971.14 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 01/13/2026 | 22596 | 14778 EFFECTV · OPIOID ADVERT. | 60.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 01/13/2026 | 22596 | 14778 EFFECTV · OPIOID ADVERT. | 3,262.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 01/13/2026 | 22737 | 48559 STUDIO SAUCE · OPIOID ADVERT. | 125.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 01/20/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 02/03/2026 | 23102 | 14778 EFFECTV · OPIOS NAV. ADVERT | 3,574.50 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 02/03/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 02/17/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 03/03/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.57 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 03/10/2026 | 23791 | 14778 EFFECTV · ADDICTION ADV. FEB | 3,160.50 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 03/17/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 03/31/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 04/14/2026 | 24522 | 26001076-01 | 80182 INSITE HEALTH IN · CONTRACT WC2592C - MENTAL | 183,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/14/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 04/15/2026 | 23099 | NAVIGATOR FRINGE 2025 Q4 | 5,806.34 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 04/15/2026 | 23100 | NAVIGATOR FRINGE 2026 Q1 | 5,578.15 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 04/28/2026 | 24891 | 69619 SCHWARTZ, JENNIF · JAN-MAR TRVL REIM | 110.92 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 04/28/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 05/12/2026 | 25108 | 14778 EFFECTV · ADVERT BEH HTH NAVIG. | 3,952.50 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 05/12/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 05/26/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.57 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 06/09/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 06/16/2026 | 25856 | 14778 EFFECTV · MAY 2026 INV | 3,695.50 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 06/16/2026 | 25856 | 14778 EFFECTV · MARCH 2026 INV | 3,668.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 06/22/2026 | 23216 | OPIOID SETTLE LEGAL FEES | 1,306.50 | Paid · Non-conforming | |
| 06/23/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 07/06/2026 | open | 26002398-01 | 9976 COMMUNITY PREVEN · CHANGE ORDER - 2 | 45.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 07/06/2026 | open | 26002397-01 | 2508 BRAINY N BRIGHT · FOR ENCUMBRANCE ONLY | 52,329.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 07/06/2026 | open | 26002398-01 | 9976 COMMUNITY PREVEN · PER ENCUMBRANCE ONLY | 22,327.48 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 07/06/2026 | open | 26002398-01 | 9976 COMMUNITY PREVEN · CHANGE ORDER - 1 | 0.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 07/06/2026 | open | 26002399-01 | 2508 BRAINY N BRIGHT · FOR ENCUMBRANCE ONLY | 16,283.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 07/07/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 07/08/2026 | 23254 | NAVIGATOR FRINGE 2026 Q2 | 6,113.94 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 07/13/2026 | open | 26002465-01 | 27334 LEARN AND PLAY C · PER RESOLUTION 167-26, 03 | 15,059.98 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 07/21/2026 | 26487 | 14778 EFFECTV · WC ADDICTION OUTREACH | 3,308.00 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 07/21/2026 | 26501 | 26002466-01 | 25405 JOSEPH H FIRTH Y · PER RESOLUTION 167-26, 03 | 8,400.74 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/21/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 08/04/2026 | 26828 | 69619 SCHWARTZ, JENNIF · MILGE REIMB. APR/MAY | 146.45 | Paid · Conforming | |
| 08/04/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.56 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 08/05/2026 | 23321 | OPIOID SETTLE LEGAL FEES | 448.50 | Paid · Non-conforming | |
| 08/18/2026 | PAYROLL CHARGES | 2,010.58 | Paid · Conforming | ||
| 08/24/2026 | 27195 | 26002465-01 | 27334 LEARN AND PLAY C · PER RESOLUTION 167-26, 03 | 4,940.02 | Paid · Unverified |
| Total paid | 330,238.55 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 310,734.79 |
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 $183,000.00, 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 Warren County tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 6 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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Warren County
Warren County's FY2026 spending ties to its books to the cent, but it certified 367,997.65 as encumbered when nothing was open on 06/30/2026, reported more money on hand than it had ever received, and moved 6,163.00 of County Counsel fees the general fund had already paid onto its settlement money.