HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 36 municipal pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Cambria, Clearfield, Crawford, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Lancaster, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Snyder, Tioga, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming 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
Dravosburg Borough Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Dravosburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Ohio Township Police Pension Plan
Ohio Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Beaver County
Big Beaver Borough Police Pension Plan
Big Beaver Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bucks County
Bedminster Township Police Pension Plan
Bedminster Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cambria County
Ferndale Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Osceola Mills Borough Police Pension Plan
Crawford County
Conneaut Lake Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Delaware County
Chester Township Police Pension Plan
Chester Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Erie County
Girard Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Fayette County
Saltlick Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Bethel Township Police Pension Plan
Bethel Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Quarryville Borough Police Pension Plan
Quarryville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Cocalico Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Donegal Township Non-Uniformed Employee Pension Plan
Luzerne County
City of Hazleton Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Hazleton Aggregate Pension Fund
Pringle Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Monroe County
Barrett Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Tunkhannock Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Northampton County
Hellertown Borough Police Pension Plan
Snyder County
Monroe Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Tioga County
Mansfield Borough Union Employees’ Pension Plan
Mansfield Borough Police Pension Plan
Mansfield Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Wayne County
Paupack Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Salem Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
Manor Borough Police Pension Plan
Wyoming County
Eaton Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
York County
Warrington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
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