HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 57 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Bedford, Berks, Cambria, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Greene, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Mercer, Montgomery, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Schuylkill, Washington 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 2022, the Department of the Auditor General distributed a total of $329 million in aid to 1,453 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.
Adams County
Franklin Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
New Oxford Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Allegheny County
Heidelberg Borough Police Pension Plan
Port Vue Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Port Vue Borough Police Pension Plan
Swissvale Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Swissvale Borough Non-Uniformed Management Pension Plan
Bedford County
Saxton Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Saxton Borough Police Pension Plan
Berks County
Centre Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Robesonia Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cambria County
Lilly Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lilly Borough Police Pension Plan
Chester County
Charlestown Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Dauphin County
Lower Swatara Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lower Swatara Township Police Pension Plan
Delaware County
Middletown Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Middletown Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Fayette County
South Connellsville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
South Connellsville Borough Police Pension Plan
Stewart Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Greene County
Aleppo Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
Clarks Summit Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clarks Summit Borough Police Pension Plan
Covington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Scott Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Scott Township Police Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Earl Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Ephrata Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Dorrance Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Plymouth Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Plymouth Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Plymouth Borough Police Pension Plan
Mercer County
Greene Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montgomery County
East Norriton Township Employees’ Pension Plan
East Norriton Township Non-Uniformed Employees’ Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Hatfield Township Municipal Employees Money Purchase Pension Plan
Hatfield Township Municipal Employees Pension Plan
Hatfield Township Police Pension Plan
Plymouth Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Plymouth Township Police Pension Plan
Upper Salford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northumberland County
Riverside Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Riverside Borough Police Pension Plan
Perry County
Bloomfield Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Potter County
Genesee Township Employees Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
Orwigsburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Orwigsburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Washington County
Amwell Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Burgettstown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Burgettstown Borough Police Pension Plan
Charleroi Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Centerville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Centerville Borough Police Pension Plan
Greater Chareroi Regional Police Pension Plan
North Bethlehem Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
York County
East Hopewell 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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