HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 20 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Greene, Washington, 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 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.
Adams County
McSherrystown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
McSherrystown Borough Police Pension Plan
Allegheny County
Mount Oliver Borough Police Pension Plan
Mount Oliver Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Armstrong County
Kiskiminetas Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Berks County
Boyertown Borough Police Pension Plan
Boyertown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bucks County
Buckingham Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Buckingham Township Police Pension Plan
Central Bucks Regional Police Pension Plan
Central Bucks Regional Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Butler County
City of Butler Firefighters’ Pension Plan
City of Butler Officers and Employees’ Pension Plan
City of Butler Police Pension Plan
Greene County
Waynesburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Waynesburg Borough Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Waynesburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Washington County
Deemston Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
West Newton Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Newton Borough 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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