HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 28 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Centre, Chester, Erie, Indiana, Lancaster, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill and Westmoreland 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 2022, the Department of the Auditor General distributed a total of $329 million in aid to 1,453 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
Butler Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Allegheny County
Brackenridge Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Brackenridge Borough Police Pension Plan
Braddock Borough Police Pension Plan
Churchill Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Churchill Borough Police Pension Plan
Armstrong County
Washington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Berks County
Topton Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Centre County
Millheim Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chester County
West Caln Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Caln Township Police Pension Plan
Erie County
Waterford Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Indiana County
Center Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Providence Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Hazle Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hazle Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Rice Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Rice Township Police Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Whitpain Township Money Purchase Retirement Plan
Whitpain Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Whitpain Township Police Pension Plan
Northampton County
Wilson Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Wilson Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Wilson Borough Police Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
Pine Grove Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Pine Grove Borough Police Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
City of Greensburg Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Greensburg 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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