Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for 41 Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations in 23 Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases
Audits for 41 Volunteer Firefighter
Relief Associations in 23 Counties
HARRISBURG (May 29, 2014)– Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of 41 audit reports for volunteer firefighter relief associations in Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Clearfield, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Huntingdon, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Mercer, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Union, Venango, Warren and Wayne counties.
The Department of the Auditor General examines volunteer firefighter relief associations, which receive state aid from a two-percent state tax on fire insurance premiums purchased by Pennsylvania residents from out-of-state casualty insurance companies.
In 2013, $72 million in state funds was required to be distributed through funding municipalities to nearly 1,950 VFRAs to provide training, purchase equipment and insurance, and pay for death benefits for volunteer firefighters.
The full audit reports for VFRAs with findings are available online using the links provided below, others are available online at: www.PaAuditor.gov/audit-reports.
Bucks County
Edgely VFRA – No findings
Lower Southampton VFRA – No findings
Sellersville VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for five findings: unauthorized expenditure, failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster, insufficient bond coverage and non-compliance with prior audit recommendations for inadequate meeting minutes and untimely deposit of state aid.
Springtown VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: insufficient bond coverage.
Upper Black Eddy VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for two findings: failure to secure ownership interest in jointly purchased equipment and non-compliance with prior audit recommendation for undocumented expenditures.
Cambria County
Spangler VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for two findings: insufficient bond coverage and unauthorized expenditure.
Carbon County
Palmerton VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: unauthorized expenditure.
Centre County
Milesburg VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Snow Shoe VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: failure to define discretionary benefits.
Clearfield County
DuBois VFRA – No findings
Dauphin County
Lykens VFRA – No findings
Delaware County
Reliance Hook and Ladder VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for two findings: insufficient bond coverage and unauthorized expenditures.
Erie County
Lake City VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: unauthorized expenditures.
Huntingdon County
Shavers Creek Valley Community VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: insufficient bond coverage.
Lackawanna County
Throop VFRA – No findings
Lancaster County
Caernarvon VFRA – No findings
Manheim VFRA – No findings
Martindale VFRA – No findings
Luzerne County
Fearnots VFRA – No findings
Lehman Township VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for two findings: inappropriate pre-signing of blank checks and noncompliance with prior audit recommendation for undocumented expenditures.
Hanover Township VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: insufficient bond coverage.
Mercer County
Fredonia VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: insufficient bond coverage.
Montgomery County
Centre Square VFRA – No findings
Cheltenham VFRA – No findings
Green Lane VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for five findings: insufficient bond coverage, undocumented expenditures, unauthorized expenditures, inadequate financial record-keeping system and failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Lower Frederick VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: insufficient bond coverage.
Montour County
Danville VFRA – No findings
Northampton County
Freemansburg VFRA – No findings
Northumberland County
Mount Carmel Township VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: noncompliance with prior audit recommendation for failure to maintain a complete and accurate membership roster.
Warrior Run VFRA – No findings
Perry County
Landisburg VFRA – No findings
Schuylkill County
Girardville VFRA – No findings
Marlin VFRA – No findings
Shenandoah VFRA – No findings
Wayne Township VFRA – No findings
West Mahanoy Township VFRA – No findings
Union County
Union Township VFRA – No findings
Venango County
Rockland VFRA – No findings
Warren County
Scandia VFRA – No findings
Sheffield Township VFRA – No findings
Wayne County
Honesdale VFRA – No findings
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