HARRISBURG, PA – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 43 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Chester, Clearfield, Erie, Fayette, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill, Warren and Washington counties.
“Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial burdens on local taxpayers,” Auditor General DeFoor said.
State aid for municipal pension plans is generated by a 2 percent tax on fire and casualty insurance policies sold in Pennsylvania by out-of-state companies. In 2023, the Department of the Auditor General distributed a total of $372.77 million in aid to 1,471 municipalities and regional departments to support pension plans covering police officers, paid firefighters and non-uniformed employees.
The department is required by law to audit municipal pension plans and volunteer fire relief associations that receive state aid from the department; liquid fuels tax usage by municipalities; various county offices and numerous other state government entities.
Explanations of findings are found in the full audit reports linked below or available online at www.PaAuditor.gov/audit-reports.
Allegheny County
Municipality of Mount Lebanon Employee’s Pension Plan
Municipality of Mount Lebanon Firefighter’s Pension Plan
Municipality of Mount Lebanon Money Purchase Pension Plan
Beaver County
City of Beaver Falls Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Beaver Falls Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bucks County
Doylestown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Butler County
Adams Township Employees’ Pension Plan
Adams Township Police Pension Plan
Penn Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Penn Township Police Pension Plan
Chester County
West Chester Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Chester Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
West Chester Borough Police Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Covington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Sandy Township Employee Money Purchase Pension Plan
Erie County
City of Corry Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Corry Non-Uniformed Employees’ Pension Plan
City of Corry Police Pension Plan
Fayette County
North Union Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North Union Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Perryopolis Borough Police Pension Plan
Perryopolis Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Springfield Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Jackson Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Jackson Township Police Pension Plan
West Pittston Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Pittston Borough Police Pension Plan
Lycoming County
Montoursville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montoursville Borough Police Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Horsham Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Horsham Township Police Pension Plan
Northampton County
Upper Nazareth Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Upper Nazareth Township Police Pension Plan
Washington Township Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
Washington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Washington Township Police Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
Coaldale Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Coaldale Borough Police Pension Plan
Warren County
Youngsville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Youngsville Borough Police Pension Plan
Washington County
Cecil Township Police Pension Plan
Fallowfield Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Fallowfield Township Police Pension Plan
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