HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 30 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Chester, Clearfield, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Northampton, Somerset 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
Castle Shannon Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Castle Shannon Borough Police Pension Plan
Neville Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Neville Township Police Pension Plan
Berks County
City of Reading Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Reading Officers and Employees Pension Plan
City of Reading Police Pension Plan
Chester County
Pocopson Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Gulich Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Dauphin County
Millersburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Millersburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Delaware County
Radnor Township Civilian Employees Pension Plan
Radnor Township Police Pension Plan
Fayette County
German Township Non-Uniformed Management Pension Plan
German Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
German Township Police Pension Plan
Indiana County
Clymer Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clymer Borough Police Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
Dalton Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Dalton Borough Police Pension Plan
Waverly Township Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
Waverly Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Waverly Township Police Pension Plan
Lawrence County
Neshannock Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Neshannock Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Neshannock Township Police Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Fairview Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Fairview Township Police Pension Plan
Lycoming County
Limestone Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mercer County
Coolspring Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Wheatland Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northampton County
Slate Belt Regional Police Pension Plan
Somerset County
Paint Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Paint Township Police Pension Plan
York County
Hopewell Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Windsor Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
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