Resident alerts Huntington Township supervisors to fire company audit deficiencies and possible funding risk

During public comment at the July 11 Huntington Township meeting, a resident (Speaker 8) raised concerns about audit findings for the Relief Fund Association of York Springs Fire Company No. 1. The resident said the most recent audit on the township website covered Jan. 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2020, and listed three findings: noncompliance with prior audit recommendations and undocumented expenditures, failure to maintain a complete and accurate equipment roster, and unauthorized expenditures. "If they have not corrected it, they will lose their state funding," the resident said, citing guidance from Mike Hoover at the Audit Office in Harrisburg.

Chair (Speaker 1) said he had not been on the board in 2021 and deferred detailed questions to the fire company, but said he would get with the fire company now that the board had been informed. Other board members suggested residents attend the fire company meeting to ask questions and noted the township's role is limited to its contract and oversight responsibilities.

The resident asked whether the township—because it contracts with the fire company and provides funding—had received corrective-action plans and whether the board had taken steps to ensure compliance. Board members said they would contact the fire company and follow up; no formal motion or vote was recorded on the topic. The resident noted the Audit Office typically expects municipalities to work with volunteer fire departments to achieve compliance and prevent funding loss.

The board offered a procedural response rather than independent verification: members said they would defer to the fire company for details and contact them to confirm corrective actions. No new funding restrictions or formal constraints on payments were announced at the meeting.