HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 22 municipal and police pension plans in Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Crawford, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Lancaster, Luzerne, Mifflin and Northampton 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.
State law requires the department 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.
Cambria County
Adams Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Adams Township Police Pension Plan
Upper Yoder Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Upper Yoder Township Police Pension Plan
Centre County
Patton Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Patton Township Police Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Pike Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Crawford County
Saegertown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Delaware County
Nether Providence Township Police Pension Plan
Nether Providence Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Franklin County
Southampton Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Greene County
Perry Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Millersville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Millersville Borough Police Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Avoca Borough Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Avoca Borough Police Pension Plan
Plains Township Police Pension Plan
Plains Township Firemen’s Pension Plan
Plains Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Mifflin County
Wayne Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northampton County
Lehigh Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lehigh Township 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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