HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 39 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bradford, Cameron, Chester, Clarion, Clinton, Cumberland, Huntingdon, Indiana, Lancaster, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour 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,” 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
City of Duquesne Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund
Collier Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Collier Township Police Pension Plan
Beaver County
Ambridge Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Ambridge Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Ambridge Borough Police Pension Plan
Berks County
Northern Berks Regional Police Pension Plan
Bradford County
Wysox Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cameron County
Emporium Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Emporium Borough Police Pension Plan
Chester County
City of Coatesville Firefighters’ Pension Plan
City of Coatesville Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Coatesville Police Pension Plan
West Goshen Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Goshen Township Police Pension Plan
West Goshen Township Sewer Employees’ Pension Plan
Clarion County
Knox Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clinton County
Borough of Mill Hall Employees’ Pension Plan
Cumberland County
Silver Spring Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Silver Spring Township Police Pension Plan
Huntingdon County
Mount Union Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mount Union Borough Police Pension Plan
Indiana County
White Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Elizabethtown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Elizabethtown Borough Police Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Dallas Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Dallas Borough Police Pension Plan
Edwardsville Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Edwardsville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Edwardsville Borough Police Pension Plan
Freeland Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Freeland Borough Police Pension Plan
Monroe County
Smithfield Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Pottstown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Pottstown Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Pottstown Borough Police Pension Plan
Montour County
Valley Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
North Huntingdon Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
North Huntingdon Township Police Pension Plan
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Media contact: April Hutcheson, 717-787-1381 or news@paauditor.gov