HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 50 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Chester, Clearfield, Crawford, Cumberland, Erie, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Union, Warren 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,” Auditor General DeFoor said. “Nearly a quarter of all the pension plans we support are in some state of distress. It is essential that our communities plan to make their pension payments on time to support our workers who take care of us.”
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 2024, the Department of the Auditor General distributed a total of $404.73 million in aid to 1,461 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
O’Hara Township Non-Uniformed Money Purchase Retirement Plan
O’Hara Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
O’Hara Township Police Pension Plan
Berks County
West Reading Borough Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
West Reading Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Reading Borough Police Pension Plan
Blair County
City of Altoona Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Altoona Paid Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Altoona Police Pension Plan
Snyder Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bradford County
Albany Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chester County
Willistown Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Willistown Township Polce Pension Plan
Schuylkill Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Schuylkill Township Police Pension Plan
Uwchlan Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Uwchlan Township Polce Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Boggs Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Crawford County
City of Meadville City Employees’ Pension Fund
City of Meadville Firemen’s Pension Fund
City of Meadville Police Pension Fund
Cumberland County
Upper Allen Township Employee’s Pension Plan
Upper Allen Township Non-Uniformed Employee’s Pension Plan
Upper Allen Township Police Pension Plan
Erie County
Summit Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Franklin County
Chambersburg Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Chambersburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chambersburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Greene County
Wayne Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Indiana County
Young Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Jefferson County
Rose Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
City of Carbondale Aggregate Pension Fund
Luzerne County
Duryea Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Duryea Borough Police Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Telford Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Telford Borough Police Pension Plan
Whitemarsh Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Whitemarsh Township Police Pension Plan
Northampton County
Walnut Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Walnut Borough Police Pension Plan
Northumberland County
East Allen Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lewis Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
West Brunswick Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Washington Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Union County
White Deer Township Non-Uniformed Employees Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Warren County
Conewango Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Conewango Township Police Pension Plan
York County
Hanover Borough Fire Drivers’ Pension Plan
Hanover Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hanover Borough Police Pension Plan
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Media contact: April Hutcheson, 717-787-1381 or news@paauditor.gov