HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 25 municipal pension plans in Armstrong, Bucks, Centre, Crawford, Delaware, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, McKean, Montgomery and Schuylkill 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
North Buffalo Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bucks County
Newtown Township Firefighters’ Pension Plan
Newtown Township Firefighters’ Money Purchase Pension Plan
Newtown Township Non-Uniformed Money Purchase Pension Plan
Newtown Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Centre County
Philipsburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Philipsburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Crawford County
Hayfield Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Delaware County
Folcroft Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Folcroft Borough Police Pension Plan
Lawrence County
Hickory Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lebanon County
North Cornwall Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North Cornwall Township Police Pension Plan
Lehigh County
Heidelberg Township Non-Uniformed Employees’ Pension Plan
Lowhill Township Non-Uniformed Employees’ Pension Plan
Upper Milford Township Non-Uniformed Employees Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Upper Milford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Foster Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
McKean County
Smethport Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Smethport Borough Police Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Hatfield Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Hatfield Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
Tamaqua Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Tamaqua Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Tamaqua Borough Police Pension Plan
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