HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 36 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Berks, Butler, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Indiana, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Venango, Warren, 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,” 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
Menallen Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Berks County
Central Berks Regional Police Pension Plan
South Heidelberg Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
South Heidelberg Township Police Pension Plan
Butler County
Seven Fields Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clarion County
Knox Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Knox Borough Police Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Clearfield Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Clearfield Borough Police Pension Plan
Crawford County
Sadsbury Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Dauphin County
Penbrook Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Penbrook Borough Police Pension Plan
Delaware County
Ridley Park Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Ridley Park Borough Police Pension Plan
Erie County
City of Erie Aggregate Pension Fund
Indiana County
Blairsville Borough Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Blairsville Borough Police Pension Plan
Jefferson County
Reynoldsville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Reynoldsville Borough Police Pension Plan
Lancaster County
Mount Joy Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Lampeter Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Lampeter Township Police Pension Plan
Lebanon County
Mount Gretna Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Luzerne County
City of Pittston Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Pittston Officers and Employees Pension Plan
City of Pittston Police Pension Plan
Lycoming County
Muncy Creek Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Venango County
Cherrytree Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Warren County
City of Warren Firefighter’s Pension Plan
City of Warren Municipal Employee Pension Plan
City of Warren Police Pension Plan
Washington County
California Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
California Borough Police Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
Mount Pleasant Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mount Pleasant Borough Police Pension Plan
Sewickley Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
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Media contact: April Hutcheson, 717-787-1381 or news@paauditor.gov