HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 46 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Chester, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Elk, Forest, Franklin, Huntington, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
“Our audits make sure your local taxes are used correctly to fund pension plans for municipal workers like police and firefighters, “Auditor General DeFoor said. “We make sure municipal and police pension plans follow the law, contracts, administrative procedures, local ordinances and policies.”
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.
Allegheny County
Allegheny County Deputy Sheriffs’ Pension Plan
Allegheny County Police Pension Plan
Allegheny County District Attorney Detectives’ Retirement Fund
Berks County
Alsace Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Penn Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chester County
London Grove Township Cash Balance Pension Plan
London Grove Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
London Grove Township Non-Uniformed 401(a) Pension Plan
Crawford County
Cussewago Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland County
Newville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Newville Borough Police Pension Plan
Dauphin County
Middle Paxton Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Elk County
Horton Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Forest County
Howe Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Franklin County
Quincy Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Huntington County
Henderson Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Indiana County
Saltsburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
Jermyn Borough General Employees Pension Plan
Jermyn Borough Police Pension Plan
Ransom Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Conestoga Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Strasburg Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Strasburg Township Non-Uniformed 401(a) Pension Plan
Lehigh County
Lower Milford Township Employees’ Pension Plan
Slatington Borough Police Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Luzerne Borough Police Pension Plan
Lycoming County
Clinton Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Montgomery Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montgomery Borough Police Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Lower Pottsgrove Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lower Pottsgrove Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Plan
Lower Pottsgrove Township Police Pension Plan
Worcester Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Worcester Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
East Norwegian Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Rush Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Rush Township Police Pension Plan
Warren County
Brokenstraw Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Elk Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Washington County
Donora Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Donora Borough Police Pension Plan
North Franklin Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North Franklin Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
North Franklin Township Police Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
Derry Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Derry Borough Police Pension Plan
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