Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 15 Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 15 Counties
HARRISBURG (Nov. 16, 2017) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations in Adams, Allegheny, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Clarion, Fayette, Jefferson, Lehigh, Montgomery, Pike, Schuylkill, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
The Department of the Auditor General examines volunteer firefighters’ relief associations, which receive state aid from a 2 percent state tax on fire insurance premiums purchased by Pennsylvania residents from out-of-state casualty insurance companies.
In 2017, $60.6 million in state funds was required to be distributed through funding municipalities to 2,521 VFRAs to provide training, purchase equipment and insurance, and pay for death benefits for volunteer firefighters.
The full audit reports for VFRAs with findings are available online using the links provided below, others are available online at: www.PaAuditor.gov/audit-reports.
Adams County
Cashtown VFRA – No findings
Allegheny County
Big Sewickley Creek VFRA – No findings
Bucks County
Bristol VFRA – No findings
Butler County
Penn Township VFRA – No findings
Cambria County
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: untimely deposit of state aid.
Chester County
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: noncompliance with prior audit recommendation for undocumented expenditures.
Clarion County
Strattanville VFRA – No findings
Fayette County
Springfield Township VFRA – No findings
Washington Township VFRA – No findings
Jefferson County
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: inadequate signatory authority for the disbursement of funds.
Lehigh County
Upper Milford Western District Fire Co. No. 1 VFRA – No findings
Montgomery County
East Greenville VFRA – No findings
Edge Hill VFRA – No findings
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for two findings: noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for undocumented expenditure and failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Pike County
Mill Rift VFRA – No findings
Schuylkill County
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for two findings: failure to comply with terms of loan agreement and failure to maintain a complete and accurate membership roster.
Washington County
Canton Township VFRA – No findings
Westmoreland County
Fairfield Township VFRA – No findings
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: unauthorized expenditures.
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