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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 30 Health Care Facilities in 18 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 30 health care facilities in Allegheny, Bedford, Blair, Bucks, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Greene, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Luzerne, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Somerset, Susquehanna, Washington and Wayne counties. “Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement […]

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Auditor General DeFoor: Four Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations Could Not Account for Nearly $77,000 in State Funds

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor recently released audits of Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations (VFRAs) from Columbia, Dauphin Delaware and York counties that demonstrate the importance of internal controls and proper accounting of state funding. “These VRFA’s couldn’t account for a combined $76,611 that was meant to support local firefighters,” Auditor General DeFoor said. […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 20 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced audit reports have been released for 36 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Snyder, Washington and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first responders,” DeFoor said. […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Visits York County Controller to Discuss Transforming and Improving the Auditing Process

YORK, PA – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today visited York County Controller Greg Bower to discuss how the auditing process is changing at the state and local levels as part of a statewide tour of county controllers. “We have made great progress in transforming and improving our auditing processes,” Auditor General DeFoor said. “Over […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Announces Release of Compliance Audits for County Offices, District Courts

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits of district courts and county government offices in Berks, Bucks, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Northumberland, Potter, Schuylkill, Somerset, Susquehanna, Washington and Union counties. “These compliance audits determine whether all funds that are collected on behalf of the […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 21 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 45 municipal and police pension plans in Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Butler, Bradford, Cambria, Chester, Clearfield, Dauphin, Erie, Greene, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Northampton, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Warren and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits make sure your local taxes are used correctly to […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 21 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 46 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Chester, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Elk, Forest, Franklin, Huntington, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits make sure your local taxes are used correctly to […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Announces County Children & Youth Agency Audits Released in Second Quarter of 2023

HARRISBURG – The Department of the Auditor General released audits of eight county children and youth services agencies during the second quarter, Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor said today. “Our audits ensure that counties are properly using state funds to protect at-risk children,” DeFoor said. By law, the department audits the fiscal reports that county […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Announces Release of Compliance Audits for County Offices, District Courts

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits of district courts and county government offices in Adams, Bradford, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Greene, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, McKean, Montgomery, Montour, Potter, Schuylkill, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland and Wyoming counties. “These compliance audits determine whether all […]

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ICYMI: Auditor General DeFoor Warned Nearly 22 Percent of Municipal Pension Plans are in Distress; Reminded Local Governments to Make Required Contributions

HARRISBURG – On June 5, 2023, Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued a warning for municipalities to make the required contributions to their pension plans, after a recent report from the department showed 22 percent of municipal pension plans are in some state of distress. Municipal pension plans are considered in some state of distress if they are less […]

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