HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 42 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fayette, Indiana, Juniata, Luzerne, Northampton, Perry, 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.
Allegheny County
Indiana Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Indiana Township Police Pension Plan
Bedford County
Broad Top Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
East St. Clair Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Berks County
Caernarvon Township Police Pension Plan
Laureldale Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Laureldale Borough Police Pension Plan
Muhlenberg Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Muhlenberg Township Police Pension Plan
Rockland Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Shillington Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Shillington Borough Police Pension Plan
Bucks County
Doylestown Township Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Doylestown Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Doylestown Township Police Pension Plan
Cambria County
Richland Township Non-Uniformed Money Purchase Pension Plan
Richland Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Richland Township Police Pension Plan
Susquehanna Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Centre County
Spring Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Spring Township Police Pension Plan
Chester County
Upper Uwchlan Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Upper Uwchlan Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Upper Uwchlan Township Pension Plan
Crawford County
Woodcock Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland County
West Shore Regional Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Shore Regional Police Pension Plan
Dauphin County
Highspire Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Highspire Borough Police Pension Plan
Fayette County
Jefferson Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Indiana County
Brush Valley Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Juniata County
Fayette Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Luzerne County
Hanover Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Hanover Township Police Pension Plan
Northampton County
Upper Mount Bethel Township Police Pension Plan
Perry County
Liverpool Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Wheatfield Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Washington County
West Pike Run Township General Employees Pension Plan
West Pike Run Township Police Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
Hempfield Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Irwin Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Irwin Borough Police Pension Plan
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Media contact: April Hutcheson, 717-787-1381 or news@paauditor.gov