Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for 49 Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations in 29 Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for 49 Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations in 29 Counties
HARRISBURG (July 2, 2014) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of 49 audit reports for volunteer firefighter relief associations Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Westmoreland and York 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.
Adams County
Kingsdale VFRA
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for six findings: duplicate payment, failure to segregate relief association officers’ duties and noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for misappropriation of monetary assets, undocumented expenditures, failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster and failure to maintain a complete and accurate membership roster.
Allegheny County
Dravosburg No. 1 VFRA – No findings
East Deer Township VFRA – No findings
Elizabeth Township
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.
Leetsdale 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: undocumented expenditures and noncompliance with a prior audit recommendation for unauthorized expenditures.
Beaver County
Industry VFRA – No findings
Berks County
Central VFRA – No findings
Bucks County
Warwick Township – No findings
Butler County
Adams Area
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for four findings: failure to maintain a complete and accurate membership roster, unauthorized expenditures, noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for undocumented expenditures, and failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Cambria County
Cover Hill 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.
Wilmore VFRA – No findings
Chester County
Parkesburg VFRA – No findings
Clarion County
Perry 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 undocumented expenditures.
Clearfield County
Glen Hope VFRA – No findings
Clinton County
South Renovo 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: inadequate relief association bylaws and inadequate minutes of meetings.
Crawford County
Hydetown VFRA – No findings
Spartansburg VFRA – No findings
Cumberland County
East Pennsboro 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: failure to maintain a complete and accurate membership roster and noncompliance with a prior audit recommendation for failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Shiremanstown 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: undocumented expenditure.
Delaware County
Eddystone 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 equipment roster.
Erie County
Albion VFRA – No findings
North East VFRA – No findings
Fayette County
Isabella 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: noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster and failure to maintain minutes of meetings.
Franklin County
Marion 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.
Greene County
Nemacolin VFRA – No findings
Lackawanna County
Jermyn 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 signatory authority for the disbursement of funds.
Lancaster County
East Cocalico 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: failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster and noncompliance with prior audit recommendation for failure to maintain a complete and accurate membership roster.
Hempfield 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: noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for inadequate minutes of meetings, inadequate internal controls and failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Pequea 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: untimely deposit of state aid and noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster and inadequate relief association bylaws.
Quarryville 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 minutes of meetings, insufficient bond coverage and failure to disclose related-party transaction.
West Earl VFRA – No findings
West Hempfield 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 deposit proportionate proceeds from sale of a vehicle and failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Luzerne County
Pond Hill-Lily Lake VFRA – No findings
Montgomery County
Ogontz VFRA –No findings
Roslyn VFRA – No findings
Montour County
Mahoning Township VFRA – No findings
Northampton County
North Bangor 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 define discretionary benefits and noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for undocumented expenditures and failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster.
Potter County
Tri-Town VFRA – No findings
Schuylkill County
Deer Lake and West Brunswick VFRA – No findings
Mahanoy City VFRA –No findings
Minersville VFRA – No findings
Pottsville 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 surety bond coverage.
Snyder County
McClure 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: undocumented expenditure and failure to maintain minutes of meetings.
Reliance VFRA – No findings
Westmoreland County
North Hempfield VFRA – No findings
Washington Township VFRA – No findings
York County
Franklintown 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: inadequate minutes of meetings and noncompliance with prior audit recommendation for insufficient bond coverage.
New Bridgeville VFRA – No findings
Springettsbury VFRA – No findings
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