HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 40 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bedford, Bucks, Cambria, Clearfield, Cumberland, Delaware, Indiana, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Susquehanna, Venango 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 $372.8 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
Millvale Borough Police Pension Plan
Bedford County
Everett Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Everett Borough Police Pension Plan
Bucks County
Bensalem Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Bensalem Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bensalem Township Police Pension Plan
Cambria County
Nanty Glo Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Nanty Glo Borough Police Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Burnside Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland County
North Newton Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Delaware County
Aston Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Brookhaven Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Brookhaven Borough Police Pension Plan
Indiana County
Washington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
Blakely Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Blakely Borough Police Pension Plan
Dunmore Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Dunmore Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Dunmore Borough Department of Public Works Pension Plan
Dunmore Borough Police Pension Plan
Olyphant Borough Police Pension Plan
Luzerne County
City of Wilkes-Barre Aggregated Pension Trust Fund
Larksville Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Larksville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Larksville Borough Police Pension Plan
Monroe County
East Stroudsburg Borough Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
East Stroudsburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Abington Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Abington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
New Hanover Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
New Hanover Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
New Hanover Township Police Pension Plan
Pike County
Lehman Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Susquehanna County
Forest City Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Forest City Borough Police Pension Plan
Montrose Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montrose Borough Police Pension Plan
Venango County
Emlenton Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
South Greensburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
South Greensburg Borough Police 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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