Auditor General DePasquale Releases Pension Plan Audits for Municipalities in Eight Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases Pension Plan Audits for Municipalities in Eight Counties
HARRISBURG (Sept. 8, 2017) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today released audits of municipal employee pension plans in Allegheny, Berks, Crawford, Cumberland, Green, Luzerne, Schuylkill and Tioga counties.
State pension aid for police, firefighters and nonuniformed municipal employee pensions is provided from a 2 percent tax on out-of-state casualty insurance premiums, a portion of the out-of-state fire insurance tax designated for paid firefighters, and any investment income earned on the collection of these taxes.
The objectives of pension plan audits are to determine, for the selected audit period, if the municipality complied with any prior audit recommendations and if the municipal pension plan is in compliance with applicable state laws, regulations, contracts, administrative procedures, and local ordinances and policies.
Specifically, department auditors review issues including whether:
- state aid was properly determined and deposited according to the requirements of the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act;
- employer contributions were determined and deposited in compliance with the plan’s governing document and applicable state laws and regulations;
- employee contributions are required, and if so, whether they were properly determined and deposited into the pension plan;
- benefit payments were properly made only to those entitled to receive them;
- obligations for plan benefits were accurately determined under plan provisions and based upon complete and accurate participant data; and
- actuarial valuation reports were sent to the Public Employee Retirement Commission in accordance with state law and selected information provided on these reports is accurate, complete and in accordance with plan provisions to ensure compliance for participation in the state aid program.
The full audit reports for municipalities listed below are available online using the links provided below, others are available online at: www.PaAuditor.gov/audit-reports.
Allegheny County
- Rosslyn Farms Borough Nonuniformed Pension Plan
- South Fayette Township Nonuniformed Management Pension Plan
- South Fayette Township Nonuniformed Union Pension Plan
- South Fayette Township Police Pension Plan
- Town of McCandless Active Nonuniformed Pension Plan
- Town of McCandless Police Pension Plan
- Town of McCandless Retired Nonuniformed Pension Plan
- Wilkinsburg Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
- Wilkinsburg Borough Nonuniformed Pension Plan
- Wilkinsburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Berks County
- Muhlenberg Township Nonuniformed Pension Plan
- Muhlenberg Township Police Pension Plan
Crawford County
- Rome Township Nonuniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland County
- Wormleysburg Borough Nonuniformed Pension Plan
Greene County
- Dunkard Township Nonuniformed Pension Plan
Luzerne County
- Jenkins Township Firemen’s Pension Plan
- Jenkins Township Police Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
- Wayne Township Nonuniformed Pension Plan
Tioga County
- Westfield Borough Nonuniformed Union Pension Plan
- Westfield Borough Police Pension Plan
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