HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 30 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Elk, Fayette, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, Somerset, Warren 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
City of Clairton Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Clairton Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Clairton Police Pension Plan
Green Tree Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Green Tree Borough Police Pension Plan
Kennedy Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Kennedy Township Police Pension Plan
Kennedy Township Service Employees’ Pension Plan
Bucks County
Haycock Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chester County
Kennett Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Kennett Township Police Pension Plan
New Garden Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Pikeland Township Police Pension Plan
Elk County
City of St. Marys Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
City of St. Marys Police Pension Plan
Fayette County
Menallen Township Non-Uniformed Management Pension Plan
Menallen Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
City of Scranton Aggregate Pension Fund
Lawrence County
City of New Castle Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund
Monroe County
Paradise Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northampton County
North Catasauqua Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North Catasauqua Borough Police Pension Plan
Williams Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
Ashland Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Ashland Borough Police Pension Plan
Somerset County
Central City Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Central City Borough Police Pension Plan
Warren County
Freehold Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
York County
York Area Regional Police Department Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
York Area Regional Police Department 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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