Association of State Prosecutors v. Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County and the Milwaukee County Pension Board (collectively Milwaukee County) appeal a peremptory writ of mandamus. The trial court concluded that Milwaukee County had a duty under § 978.12(5)(c)5, Stats., 1 to transfer pension funds on behalf of petitioner Feiss and class members from the Milwaukee County Employee Retirement System (County Plan) to the Wisconsin Retirement System (State Plan). Milwaukee County contends that the trial court erred by: (1) determining that the contributions were made to the County Plan "on behalf of' petitioners; therefore, the transfer of such…