Capizzi Allies Offered Early Retirement

As part of a move to downsize, Dist. Atty. Anthony J. Rackauckas won approval Tuesday to offer early retirement to some of his predecessor’s top supervisors.

In presenting his plan to the Board of Supervisors, which approved it unanimously, Rackauckas did not identify any employees or give details other than to say that, of those eligible for early retirement, “only two or three” were likely to take it.

The supervisors also approved an early retirement proposal for 25 eligible employees in the county’s housing and community development department.

The district attorney’s request is part of Rackauckas’ plan to cut the number of supervising deputies and put more lawyers in courtrooms, said Tori Richards, a spokeswoman for the office.

The early retirement offer--up to two years of additional service credit--will be made to employees 50 years or older with at least 10 years of service, Richards said. Eleven people are in that category, she said: seven attorneys and four employees of the county bureau of investigation.

None of former Dist. Atty. Mike Capizzi’s five top managers remain in the office.

Maury Evans has retired, while Jan J. Nolan, who has been on paid administrative leave, has said she would accept an early retirement offer, Richards said. Brent F. Romney has joined a team of prosecutors in Superior Court’s Westminster branch.

Wallace J. Wade, who lost the district attorney’s race to Rackauckas in June, has been assigned to major fraud cases, and John D. Conley is a prosecutor for gang-related cases.

In telephone interviews with Conley and Wade, both said they do not want to take early retirement. Romney could not be reached for comment.

After taking office in January, Rackauckas tried negotiating retirements with several of the previous top managers, whose base pay is more than $115,000 a year.