HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 30 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Armstrong, Chester, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Northampton, Northumberland 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
Elizabeth Township Police Pension Plan
Stowe Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Stowe Township Police Pension Plan
Turtle Creek Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Turtle Creek Borough Police Pension Plan
Armstrong County
South Buffalo Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chester County
West Grove Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Grove Borough Police Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Chester Hill Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clinton County
Pine Creek Township Police Pension Plan
Crawford County
Linesville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Linesville Borough Police Pension Plan
Lancaster County
City of Lancaster Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Lancaster Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Lancaster Police Pension Plan
City of Lancaster Supplemental Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lebanon County
Jackson Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Black Creek Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lycoming County
Old Lycoming Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Old Lycoming Township Police Pension Plan
Mercer County
Delaware Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northampton County
City of Bethlehem Aggregate Pension Fund
City of Bethlehem Officers’ and Employees’ PMRS Pension Plan
Wind Gap Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northumberland County
Point Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Point Township Police Pension Plan
York County
Southern Police Commission Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Southern Police Commission Police Pension Plan
Southwestern Regional Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Southwestern Regional 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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