PW: DAS Aikin, Viv Page 1 of 3 FW: DAs Grady, Mark Wed 12/2/2015 12:ccCarroll, Jim Hanchek._Matthew [asked Jim Martin for the answer to your question because he is one of them and he'is basically the administrator for the DA's of?ce and he knows. See below for remaining DAs. The ?rst category have county pension and county fringe benefits; the second category have state pension, but county benefits. So the first 5 are all ERS has to worry about for pension, but the second 5 the bene?ts division has to handle, including for retiree health. lam copying Matt in case he doesn?t have these lists and/or is interested. As i think you know, the statute gave them the choice of either or both or neither: 378.125) RETIREMENT. De?nition. In this subsection, "'req uired employer contribution rate" means the total amount paid tothe Wisconsin retirement fund for similar participants, including actuarially determined current costs, any prior service amortization costs and any amount of employee contributions presently paid by the employer. These requirEd employer contribution rates are subject to annual redetermlnation by the actuaries of- the respective retirement systems; however, the contribution rates for elected public of?cials and other'employees shall be determined separately when the calculations areactuarially available from the Wisconsin retirement system and adopted by the employee trust. funds board and other reSpectIve retirement systems. Enn?oyees generally. District attorneys and state employees of the of?ce of attorney. shall be i included within the provisions of the Wisconsin retirement system under ch; 512 as a participating employee of that of?ce, except that the district attorney and state empi'ciyees of the of?ce of district attorney in a county having a population of 500,000 or more have the option provided under s. 978.13%, 1997 stats. District gnome}: employees in counties having a population of 5 00, 000 til-more. _The district attorney and state employees _of the office of district attorney in a county having a population of 500,000 or more 'shall have the Option of continuing as participants in the retirement system established under chap ter 201. laws of1937, .as follows: 1. The salaries authoriZed under this section for the district attorney and the state employees of the office of district attorney shall be paid by the secretary of administration to the county treasurer pursuant to a i voucher submitted by the district attorney to the department of administration. The county treasurer shall pay the amounts directly to the district attorney and state employees ofthe of?ce of district attorney and the amounts paid shall besublect to the retirement system established under chapter 201? laws of 19.33. 2. The state shall pay to the'county treasurer in the manner speci?ed in subd. on behalf of the district attorney and state employees of the office of the district attorney the required employer contribution rate as provided under ch. or the required employer contribution rate under chapter .201i laws $1937, whicheVer rate is less. The county shall pay any portion of the required employer contribution rate not covered by the state payment. For future retirement benefits, the district attorney and state employees ofthe of?ce of district com/owe! 128/2015 FW: DAs Ailu'n, Viv Page 2 of3 attorney shalt be given the same consideration as other elected county of?cials and county employees under the county's retirement system. 3. The Option under this paragraph to remain under a county program shall be exercised In writing, on forms provided by the department of administration, not later than March 1 1990 and the action shall apply retrospectively to January 1 1990. . . . 4. if the district attorney or a state employee of the of?ce of district attorney does not elect to continue as a participant In the retirement system established under chaoter__2_91i laws of 1992, he or she may not receive retirement benefits under that system during his or her employment with the "state. (6) OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS. 1. District attorneys and state employees of the office of district attorney shall be included within all insurance bene?t plans under oh. g9, except as authorized in this paragraph. Alternatively, the state shall provide insurance benefit plans for district attorneys and state employees in the office of district attorney in the manner provided in this paragraph 2. A district attorney or other employee of the of?ce of district attorney who was employed to that office as a county employee on December 31 1989, and who received any form of fringe bene?ts other than a retirement deferred compensation or employee~funded reimbursement account plan as a caunty employee as de?ned by that county pursuant to the county's personnel policies. or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement' In effect on January 1 1990 or the most recent collective bargaining agreement covering represented employees who are not covered by such an agreement may elect to continue to be covered under all such fringe bene?t plans provided by the county after becoming a state empioyee. in a county having a population of 500 000 or more, the fringe benefit plans shaii include heaith insurance benefits fully paid by the county for each retired employee who on or after December 31 1939 attains at least 15 years of service in the office of district attorney of that county, whether or not the service' Is as a county employee for the duration of the employee' 5 life. An empioyee may make an eiection under this subdivision no later than January 31 1990 except that an employee who serves as an assistant district attorney in a county having a population of 500 000 or more may make an election under this subdivision no later than March 1 1990 An election under this subdivision shail be for the duration of the employee 5 employment' In the office of district attorney for the same county by which the employee was employed or until the employee terminates the election under subd. 5., at the same cost to the county as the county incors for a simiiarly situated county employee. 3. Subject to par. if the employer?s cost for fringe benefits described in subd 2_ for any employee described In 511de less than or equal to the cost for comparable coverage under ch 40 if any, the state shall reimburse the county for that cast. Subject to par. lb), if the employer's cost for such fringe benefits for any such employee' Is greater than the cost for comparable coverage under ch 40 the state shall reimburse the county for the cost of comparable coverage under ch 40 and the county shall pay the remainder of the cost. The cost of compare bie coverage under ch. fig shalt equal the average cost of comparable coverage under ch. gig for employees in the office of the-state public defender, as contained in budget determinations approved by the joint committee on ?nance or the iegislature under the biennial budget act for the period during which the costs are incurred. 4. An employee who makes the election under subd._2 Zymay terminate that election and shall then be included within all' Insurance benefit plans under ch. go, except that the department of employee trust funds may require prior written notice, not exceeding one year?s duration,_ of an employee's intent to be inciuded under any-insurance bene?t plan under ch. gig. Of the first 5, i would bet they all retire within the next 2 or 3 years, but who knows. FW: DAs - Aikin,.Viv Page 3 of 3 Marl-:A. Grady DeputyCorporationCounsei . .. Milwaukee County . . . rim-2784319 (office) 414?659?3687 {cell} This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicabie law. If you are not the intended addressee, nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any - information contained in the message. if you have received this message in error, please immediateiy advise the sender by reply mail and delete the meSSage- From: Martin, JamesJ - DDA [maiitonames.Martin@da.wi.gov] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 12:03 PM To: Grady, Mark Subject: RE: DAS Mark, There are'tive state prosecutors, on the county payroll in org unit4503, in the county retirement system with county fringe bene?ts, Wis. Stat. 55. Kenney, Patrick Mahkom. Gary Martin. James . Robles, David Shelton, Gala in addition, there are five state prosecutors in the state retirement system with county fringe benefits, Wis. Stat. s- Cotter, Tim Manchester, Carole Murphy, Dennis Potter, Thames Stingl, Denis James J. Martin Deputy District Attorney 414-278-5369 Jamesiiliartingwdawgiggy 1228:9015