HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 32 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Bedford, Chester, Clearfield, Dauphin, Erie, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Mercer, Montgomery, Pike, Snyder, Somerset and Westmoreland 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
Marshall Township Non-Uniformed Employees’ Pension Plan
Beaver County
Midland Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Midland Borough Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Midland Borough Police Pension Plan
Bedford County
Hopewell Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chester County
Birmingham Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Birmingham Township Police Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Curwensville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Curwensville Borough Police Pension Plan
Dauphin County
Hummelstown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hummelstown Borough Police Pension Plan
Erie County
North East Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North East Borough Police Pension Plan
Franklin County
Mont Alto Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
Roaring Brook Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Roaring Brook Township Police Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Susquehanna Regional Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Susquehanna Regional Police Pension Plan
Lawrence County
Wilmington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mercer County
City of Farrell Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Farrell Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Farrell Police Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Lower Merion Township Police Pension Plan
Towamencin Township Non-Uniformed Employees Money Purchase Pension Plan
Towamencin Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Towamencin Township Police Pension Plan
Pike County
Blooming Grove Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Matamoras Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Snyder County
Shamokin Dam Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Shamokin Dam Borough Police Pension Plan
Somerset County
Quemahoning Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
Allegheny Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Review other recent audits, sign up to be notified when new audits are released and learn more about the Department of the Auditor General online at www.PaAuditor.gov.
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