HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 51 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Cumberland, Erie, Franklin, Indiana, Jefferson, Lancaster, Mercer, Montgomery, Potter, Schuylkill, Somerset, Westmoreland 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
Gettysburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Gettysburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Cumberland Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Cumberland Township Police Pension Plan
Oxford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Allegheny County
East Deer Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
East Deer Township Police Pension Plan
Munhall Borough Non-Uniformed Money Purchase Pension Plan
Munhall Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Munhall Borough Police Pension Plan
Tri-Community South EMS Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Verona Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Verona Borough Police Pension Plan
Beaver County
New Brighton Borough General Employees’ Pension Plan
New Brighton Borough Police Pension Plan
Bucks County
Quakertown Borough Money Purchase Pension Plan
Quakertown Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Quakertown Borough Police Pension Plan
Centre County
College Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Chester County
East Marlborough Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
East Marlborough Township Police Pension Plan
Clarion County
Clarion Borough General Employees’ Pension Plan
Clarion Borough Police Pension Plan
Clearfield County
Clearfield Regional Police Pension Plan
Crawford County
Conneaut Lake Regional Police Pension Plan
Cumberland County
Penn Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Erie County
Albion Borough Non-Uniformed Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Albion Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Albion Borough Police Pension Plan
Franklin County
Greencastle Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Greencastle Borough Police Pension Plan
Guilford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Indiana County
West Mahoning Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Jefferson County
Pine Creek Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Lancaster County
East Donegal Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Leacock Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Mercer County
Sharpsville Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Sharpsville Borough Police Pension Plan
Springfield Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Montgomery County
Bridgeport Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Bridgeport Borough Police Pension Plan
Potter County
Coudersport Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Coudersport Borough Police Pension Plan
Schuylkill County
City of Pottsville Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
City of Pottsville Police Pension Plan
Somerset County
Addison Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Meyersdale Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Meyersdale Borough Police Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
City of Monessen Firemen’s Pension Plan
City of Monessen Police Pension Plan
York County
Chanceford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
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Media contact: April Hutcheson, 717-787-1381 or news@paauditor.gov