HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 47 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Cambria, Crawford, Cumberland, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Warren, Washington 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,” Auditor General DeFoor said. “Nearly a quarter of the pension plans in Pennsylvania are in some state of distress. It is essential that our communities plan to make their pension payments on time to support our workers who take care of us.
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 2024, the Department of the Auditor General distributed a total of $404.73 million in aid to 1,461 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
Mount Joy Township General Employees’ Pension Plan
Reading Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Reading Township Police Pension Plan
Allegheny County
Aspinwall Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Aspinwall Borough Police Pension Plan
Beaver County
Baden Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Baden Borough Police Pension Plan
Potter Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Berks County
Earl Township Employees’ Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Earl Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Marion Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Sinking Spring Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Sinking Spring Borough Police Pension Plan
Wyomissing Borough Firemen’s Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Wyomissing Borough Firemen’s Pension Plan
Wyomissing Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Wyomissing Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Wyomissing Borough Police Pension Plan
Bucks County
Springfield Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Springfield Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Springfield Township Police Pension Plan
Cambria County
Croyle Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Croyle Township Police Pension Plan
Crawford County
Summit Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland County
Lemoyne Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Delaware County
Norwood Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Norwood Borough Police Pension Plan
Elk County
Highland Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Erie County
Girard Borough Administrative Employees’ Pension Plan
Girard Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Girard Borough Police Pension Plan
Jefferson County
Punxsutawney Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Punxsutawney Borough Police Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Upper Leacock Township Non-Uniformed Employees Pension Plan
Lycoming County
Porter Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
McKean County
Foster Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Foster Township Police Pension Plan
Potter County
Galeton Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Galeton Borough Police Pension Plan
Warren County
Columbus Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Pine Grove Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Washington County
Peters Township Non-Uniformed Management Pension Plan
Peters Township Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Peters Township Police Pension Plan
Speers Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
York County
Spring Garden Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Spring Garden Township Police Pension Plan
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Media contact: April Hutcheson, 717-787-1381 or news@paauditor.gov