HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 22 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Bedford, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Indiana, Lancaster, Mifflin, Montgomery, Westmoreland and York counties.
“Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as the law requires, 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.
Adams County
Straban Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Allegheny County
Bell Acres Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Oakmont Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Oakmont Borough Police Pension Plan
South Fayette Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
South Fayette Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
South Fayette Township Police Pension Plan
Beaver County
Franklin Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Butler County
Oakland Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bedford County
Bedford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chester County
East Goshen Township Firemen’s Pension Plan
East Goshen Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Delaware County
Trainer Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Trainer Borough Police Pension Plan
Erie County
Waterford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Indiana County
Rayne Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Salisbury Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mifflin County
Burnham Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Upper Hanover Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
Rostraver Township Employee Pension Plan
Rostraver Township Police Pension Plan
York County
Paradise Township Non-Uniformed Employees 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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