Most Arkansans Say Lottery Director's Salary Too High
By: Lauren Trager, KARK 4 News
Updated: July 21, 2009
A new poll may show that opinions
about the
The poll by news source Talk Business says 49% of those surveyed have a favorable opinion of the lottery
while 40% have an unfavorable opinion.
That’s compared to the actual vote
in November where nearly 60% voted for it.
But even more revealing--it says 81%
agree that director Ernie Passailaigue’s $324,000 salary is too high. The Commission defends the pay saying it was approved by statute and by Commission
vote.
The Commission is also in the middle
of a hiring process. So far they have received between 7,500 and 9,000
applications-many of them online.
"The head of office management
said they had never seen anything like it before, that's when we decided to
move the application process to a snail mail or fax in order to serve people
better,” said Julie Baldridge, with the Commission.
There are
31 job categories listed-though some have as many as 20 positions available
under those titles. You can find by click here.
