HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 41 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Centre, Cumberland, Delaware, Greene, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mifflin, Montgomery, Northampton, Venango, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties.
“Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial burdens on local taxpayers,” 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
Pitcairn Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Pitcairn Borough Police Pension Plan
Berks County
Birdsboro Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Birdsboro Borough Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Birdsboro Borough Police Pension Plan
Bucks County
Nockamixon Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Nockamixon Township Polce Pension Plan
Centre County
Halfmoon Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland County
Hampden Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hampden Township Police Pension Plan
West Pennsboro Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Delaware County
Darby Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Darby Borough Police Pension Plan
Greene County
Cumberland Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland Township Police Pension Plan
Greene County Regional Police Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
South Abington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
South Abington Township Police Pension Plan
Lehigh County
Whitehall Township Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
Whitehall Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Whitehall Township Police Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Hughestown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hughestown Borough Police Pension Plan
Pittston Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Pittston Township Police Pension Plan
Mifflin County
Mifflin County Regional Police Department Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Lower Merion Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lower Merion Township Profit Sharing Pension Plan
Norristown Borough Laborers’ Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Norristown Borough Management Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Norristown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Norristown Borough Police Pension Plan
Northampton County
Pen Argyl Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Venango County
City of Franklin Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Franklin Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Franklin Police Pension Plan
Washington County
Union Township Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
Union Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
City of Latrobe Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Latrobe Police Pension Plan
York County
Stewartstown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
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