2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-409 - State Treasurer; Duties Generally; Demand Accounts; State Revenues Paid to Treasurer.

9-1-409. State treasurer; duties generally; demand accounts; state revenues paid to treasurer.
(a) The state treasurer shall:
(i) Receive and keep all monies of the state not required by law to be received and kept by another state official;
(ii) Pay all warrants duly and legally issued by the auditor so long as there are in his hands funds sufficient to pay the warrants;
(iii) Keep a just, true and comprehensive account of all money received and disbursed;
(iv) Have general responsibility for the management of state cash resources, including developing information in conjunction with the state auditor, to forecast the cash needs of the state;
(v) Be responsible for the investment of state funds.
(b) The state treasurer may use demand accounts to pay warrants or to pay for investments. A record of the use of demand accounts shall be created and maintained in the treasurer's office.
(c) Every state officer, employee, department or commission receiving revenue for or on behalf of the state from any source shall pay all revenue to the state treasurer as directed by him.
(d) The state treasurer may employ legal counsel to review contracts entered into by the state treasurer in his official capacity and perform other duties as assigned by the state treasurer. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the state treasurer from using the services of the attorney general's office.
(e) The state treasurer may implement and administer a performance compensation plan in accordance with this subsection. The plan shall:
(i) Be limited to those at-will employees of the state treasurer's office listed in paragraph (ii) of this subsection who are directly engaged in investing assets of the state;
(ii) Be limited to the following participating employees:
(A) Chief investment officer;
(B) Senior investment officer;
(C) Investment officer;
(D) Senior analyst;
(E) Analyst.
(iii) Seek to maximize total returns net of fees on investments authorized by law and in the best interest of the state;
(iv) Be based solely on investment performance exceeding investment benchmarks as established by the investment funds committee created by W.S. 9-4-720 for each fund and asset class for an investment period. No performance compensation shall be paid under the plan unless the investment funds committee determines that the established benchmarks have been exceeded;
(v) Measure investment performance during an investment period based on the following:
(A) Fifty percent (50%) related to total fund performance. For purposes of this subsection, "total fund" means the total or overall investment portfolio of funds managed by the state treasurer's office, excluding the following:
(I) Funds invested for a specific public purpose;
(II) Investments specifically directed by the state treasurer or state loan and investment board and not made at the recommendation of participating employees.
(B) Fifty percent (50%) related to the performance of the employee's individual assigned asset classes.
(vi) Provide that payments for investment performance for any one (1) investment period shall be as follows:
(A) For payments earned in fiscal year 2020 - the investment performance beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020;
(B) For payments earned in fiscal year 2021 - the arithmetic average of the investment performance beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020 and the investment performance beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021;
(C) For payments earned in fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter - the arithmetic average of the annual investment performance beginning that fiscal year and the two (2) immediately preceding fiscal years.
(vii) Be funded from investment returns, with each invested fund's share calculated in proportion to the magnitude of aggregate investment earnings of each fund invested, including interest and dividends, which shall be continuously appropriated for payment of performance compensation as authorized by this subsection;
(viii) Include a limit for total payments to all participating employees for performance compensation earned in any one (1) investment period in an amount not to exceed two percent (2%) of net investment returns above the established benchmark of the total fund for that investment period for payments pursuant to subparagraph (v)(A) of this subsection and two percent (2%) of net investment returns above the established benchmark of the employee's individual assigned asset classes for that investment period for payments pursuant to subparagraph (v)(B) of this subsection;
(ix) Include a limit for total payments to an individual employee for performance compensation earned in any one (1) investment period in an amount not to exceed the following:
(A) One hundred percent (100%) of a chief investment officer's base salary;
(B) Seventy-five percent (75%) of a senior investment officer's base salary;
(C) Fifty percent (50%) of an investment officer's base salary;
(D) Thirty-five percent (35%) of a senior analyst's or analyst's base salary.
(x) Provide that performance compensation earned in any one (1) investment period will be paid over a three (3) year period as follows:
(A) Twenty-five percent (25%) during the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which the performance compensation was earned;
(B) Twenty-five percent (25%) during the second fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the performance compensation was earned;
(C) Fifty percent (50%) during the third fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the performance compensation was earned.
(xi) Provide that performance compensation shall be forfeited by an employee upon termination of employment subject to an anti-compete agreement for future employment related to asset management. This paragraph shall not apply to termination based on death, disability or retirement;
(xii) Provide that performance compensation shall not be included as compensation for the purpose of computing retirement or pension benefits earned by the employee;
(xiii) Subject participating employees to the following terms and conditions related to leave time:
(A) Chief investment officers, senior investment officers and investment officers shall receive leave time in the same manner and amount as department directors under W.S. 9-2-1706(b);
(B) Senior analysts and analysts shall receive leave time in accordance with standards and rules established or promulgated in accordance with W.S. 9-2-3207(a).
(xiv) Provide that performance compensation shall only be based on performance criteria occurring on or after the execution of an employment contract in accordance with this subsection. No performance compensation shall be paid other than as provided in the employment contract;
(xv) Be submitted to the joint appropriations committee and the select committee on capital financing and investments for comment, and approved by the human resources division, prior to implementation. The human resources division shall not disapprove a performance compensation plan which complies with the requirements of this subsection;
(xvi) Be submitted and administered by the state treasurer as a separately designated and appropriated budget unit.
(f) The state treasurer shall report to the joint appropriations committee and the select committee on capital financing and investments by November 1 of each year on the plan authorized by subsection (e) of this section. The report shall include:
(i) Payments and methodology of calculating payments under the plan;
(ii) A measurement quantifying the risk resulting from the variation between the prior year's investment benchmarks and the prior year's actual investments;
(iii) An estimate of future payments under the plan and future expected investment benchmarks.
(g) The state treasurer shall have the authority to obtain the financial and criminal background history of an employee, intern or applicant for employment of the state treasurer's office.
(h) The state treasurer may reimburse the actual moving expenses of employees specified in paragraph (ii) of this subsection when the employee is moving to begin employment with the state treasurer's office and for the benefit of the state of Wyoming in accordance with the following:
(i) The reimbursement provided to any one (1) employee under this subsection shall not exceed the employee's actual moving expenses or ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), whichever is less;
(ii) The reimbursement shall only be provided to employees hired to fill the position of chief investment officer, senior investment officer, investment officer, senior analyst or analyst;
(iii) The reimbursement shall only be provided to employees who are relocating to live and establish residency in Wyoming. Reimbursement shall be repaid in full if the employee does not retain residency for two (2) years and the employee does not remain employed by the state treasurer's office or the Wyoming retirement system.
(j) Beginning on July 1, 2023 and thereafter, the maximum annual salary to be paid for each investment staff position classification, as determined by the state treasurer, shall be as follows:
(i) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for the chief investment officer;
(ii) Two hundred twenty-six thousand eight hundred dollars ($226,800.00) for a senior investment officer;
(iii) One hundred fifty-eight thousand four hundred dollars ($158,400.00) for an investment officer;
(iv) One hundred eleven thousand six hundred dollars ($111,600.00) for a senior analyst;
(v) Eighty-four thousand dollars ($84,000.00) for an analyst.