Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 12 Counties
Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 12 Counties
HARRISBURG (Oct. 26, 2017) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations in Allegheny, Bradford, Clearfield, Cumberland, Indiana, Lebanon, Montgomery, Northampton, Somerset, Susquehanna, Union and York counties.
The Department of the Auditor General examines volunteer firefighters’ 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 2017, $60.6 million in state funds was required to be distributed through funding municipalities to 2,521 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
Avalon VFRA – No findings
West Deer Township Fire Co. No. 1 – No findings
Bradford County
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.
Clearfield County
Wallaceton Area VFRA – No findings
Cumberland County
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for four findings: unauthorized expenditures, failure to maintain a Pennsylvania sales tax exemption number, and noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster and inadequate minutes of meetings.
Indiana County
Clymer VFRA – No findings
Lebanon County
South Lebanon Township VFRA – No findings
Montgomery County
Huntingdon Valley Fire Co. No. 1 VFRA – No findings
Northampton County
Roseto Borough VFRA – No findings
Somerset County
Acosta VFRA – No findings
Susquehanna County
Received and expended state aid and accumulated relief funds in compliance with applicable state laws, contracts, bylaws and administrative procedures, except for one finding: inappropriate pre-signing of blank checks.
Union County
White Deer Township VFRA – No findings
York County
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 receive appropriate state aid allocation, relief association accounts registered under prior federal tax identification number, and noncompliance with prior audit recommendations for failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster and undocumented expenditure.
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