HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 30 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Butler, Chester, Centre, Clearfield, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Lancaster, Northampton, 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 2021, the Department of the Auditor General distributed a total of $317 million in aid to 1,492 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
Avalon Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Berks County
Greenwich Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Butler County
Fairview Township Municipal Employees Pension Plan
Chester County
East Coventry Township Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
East Coventry Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
East Coventry Township Police Pension Plan
Lower Oxford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Spring City Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Spring City Borough Police Pension Plan
Centre County
Ferguson Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Ferguson Township Police Pension Plan
Clearfield County
City of DuBois Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of DuBois Police Pension Plan
Erie County
Greene Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lake City Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lake City Borough Police Pension Plan
LeBoeuf Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Wayne Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Fayette County
City of Uniontown Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Uniontown Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Uniontown Police Pension Plan
Springhill Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Greene County
Dunkard Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Paradise Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northampton County
Colonial Regional Police Commission Non-Uniformed Employees’ Pension Plan
Colonial Regional Police Commission Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
Municipality of Murrysville Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund
Unity Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
York County
New Freedom Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North Codorus Township Non-Uniformed 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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