Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for 45 Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations in 23 Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for 45 Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations in 23 Counties
HARRISBURG (June 5, 2014) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of 45 audit reports for volunteer firefighter relief associations in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Clinton, Columbia, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montgomery, Perry, Potter, Schuylkill, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties.
The Department of the Auditor General examines volunteer firefighter relief associations, which receive state aid from a 2 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.
Allegheny County
Hamar Township VFRA – No findings
Ross 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.
Springdale VFRA – No findings
Armstrong County
Elderton VFRA – No findings
Beaver County
Midland VFRA – No findings
Berks County
Barto VFRA – No findings
Grill VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for three findings: inadequate financial record-keeping and non-compliance with prior audit recommendations for inadequate record-keeping over membership dues and death assessments and failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Bucks County
Langhorne 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: inadequate minutes of meetings.
Ottsville VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for three findings: insufficient bond coverage, unauthorized expenditures and inadequate signatory authority for disbursement of funds.
Richlandtown 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.
Southampton VFRA – No findings
Yardley-Makefield 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.
Butler County
Herman 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.
Carbon County
Lehighton 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: unauthorized expenditure and untimely deposit of state aid.
Clinton County
Lamar 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: unauthorized expenditure and inadequate signatory authority for disbursement of funds.
Columbia County
Beaver VFRA – No findings
Centralia VFRA – No findings
Dauphin County
Grantville 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.
Union Deposit 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 officer’s bond coverage.
Delaware County
Brookhaven 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 officer’s bond coverage and failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Clifton Heights VFRA – No findings
Lower Chichester VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for three findings: failure to secure ownership of assets, untimely deposit of state aid and inadequate relief association bylaws.
Lackawanna County
Fleetville VFRA – No findings
Taylor No. 1 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 maintain minutes of meetings and undocumented expenditure.
Lancaster County
Brecknock Township – No findings
East Petersburg VFRA – No findings
Luzerne County
Laflin VFRA – No findings
Hunlock Creek 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.
Lycoming County
Black Forest 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 hold meetings, maintain minutes of meetings and maintain officers.
South Williamsport 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 untimely receipt and deposit of state aid.
Montgomery County
Abington VFRA – No findings
Conshohocken VFRA – No findings
Pennsburg VFRA – No findings
West Pottsgrove VFRA – No findings
Perry County
Marysville VFRA – No findings
Potter County
Coudersport VFRA – No findings
Schuylkill County
Goodwill VFRA – No findings
Ringtown Valley 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.
Warren County
Clarendon VFRA – No findings
Washington County
North Strabane 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.
Westmoreland County
Hunker VFRA – No findings
Idle Park VFRA – No findings
South New Kingston 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.
Trauger VFRA – No findings
York County
Dover VFRA – No findings
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