HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 28 municipal and police pension plans in Armstrong, Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montgomery, McKean, Northumberland, Venango, Washington 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.
Armstrong County
Cowanshannock Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mahoning Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Berks County
Mazatawny Township Governmental Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Robeson Township Non-Uniformed Employees’ Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Robeson Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Robeson Township Police Pension Plan
Bucks County
Central Bucks Regional Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Central Bucks Regional Police Pension Plan
Lehigh County
Catasauqua Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Catasauqua Borough Police Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Wilkes-Barre Township Police Pension Plan
Lycoming County
Hughesville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hughesville Borough Police Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Collegeville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Collegeville Borough Police Pension Plan
Skippack Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
McKean County
Mount Jewett Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mount Jewett Borough Police Pension Plan
Northumberland County
Milton Borough Bargaining Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Milton Borough Non-Bargaining Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Milton Borough Police Pension Plan
Venango County
Oakland Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Richland Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Washington County
Cross Creek Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Jefferson Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
York County
Codorus Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lower Chanceford 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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