HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 36 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Butler, Chester, Centre, Clearfield, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Lancaster, Northampton, Westmoreland 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
Braddock Hills Borough Police Pension Plan
Beaver County
Conway Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bucks County
Hilltown Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hilltown Township Police Pension Plan
Morrisville Borough Police Pension Plan
Butler County
Mars Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mars Borough Police Pension Plan
Centre County
Haines Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Milesburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Bradford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Woodward Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland County
Monroe Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Dauphin County
Middletown Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Plan
Middletown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Middletown Borough Police Pension Plan
Delaware County
Parkside Borough Police Pension Plan
Erie County
Elk Creek Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lackawanna County
City of Carbondale Aggregate Pension Fund
Lancaster County
East Earl Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lehigh County
Coopersburg Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Coopersburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Coopersburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Sugarloaf Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Sugarloaf Township Police Pension Plan
McKean County
Otto Township Non-Uniformed Employees’ Pension Plan
Northampton County
Forks Township Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
Forks Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Forks Township Police Pension Plan
Pike County
Eastern Pike Regional Police Pension Plan
Washington County
Buffalo Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
City of Monessen Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Monessen Police Pension Plan
Washington Township Municipal Employees Pension Plan
Washington Township Non-Uniformed Cash Balance Pension Plan
Washington Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Washington Township Police Pension Plan
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