HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 68 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Clarion, Cumberland, Delaware, Franklin, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Somerset, Susquehanna, Tioga, Venango, Warren, 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 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
Aleppo Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Aleppo Township Police Pension Plan
Bridgeville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bridgeville Borough Police Pension Plan
Fawn Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Fawn Township Police Pension Plan
Reserve Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Reserve Township Police Pension Plan
Armstrong County
South Bend Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Sugarcreek Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Blair County
Hollidaysburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hollidaysburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Williamsburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bucks County
Milford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
New Britain Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Benefit Pension Plan
New Britain Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Penndel Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Penndel Borough Police Pension Plan
Cambria County
Lower Yoder Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lower Yoder Township Police Pension Plan
Chester County
East Nantmeal Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North Coventry Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North Coventry Township Police Pension Plan
Southern Chester County Regional Police Pension Plan
Clarion County
Limestone Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Washington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland County
Middlesex Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Middlesex Township Police Pension Plan
South Middleton Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Delaware County
Millbourne Borough Police Pension Plan
Franklin County
Greene Township Board of Supervisors Pension Plan
Indiana County
Burrell Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Wheatfield Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Jefferson County
Beaver Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Oliver Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
Covington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Covington Township Police Pension Plan
Moscow Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Moscow Borough Police Pension Plan
Lehigh County
Lower Macungie Township Non-Uniformed Employees’ Money Purchase Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Nescopeck Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montgomery County
East Greenville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northampton County
Allen Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bushkill Township Non-Uniformed Employees’ Pension Plan
Bushkill Township Police Pension Plan
Northumberland County
City of Sunbury Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Sunbury Police Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
East Brunswick Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Somerset County
Salisbury Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Susquehanna County
Great Bend Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Tioga County
Knoxville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Richmond Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Venango County
Cornplanter Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Warren County
Tidioute Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Washington County
Cokeburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mount Pleasant Township Board of Supervisors Money Purchase Pension Plan
Mount Pleasant Township Police Pension Plan
North Strabane Township Fire Cash Balance Pension Plan
North Strabane Township Fire Defined Benefit Pension Plan
North Strabane Township Non-Uniformed Management Cash Balance Pension Plan
North Strabane Township Non-Uniformed Management Defined Benefit Pension Plan
North Strabane Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
North Strabane Township Police Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
City of Lower Burrell Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Lower Burrell Police Pension Plan
Upper Burrell Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Upper Burrell Township Police Pension Plan
York County
East Manchester Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
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