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Committee approves bill letting governor set lottery director's salary
Summary
Senate Bill 908 would let the governor set the salary of the state lottery director rather than a fixed statutory amount; counsel said the current statutory salary is $110,000 and that West Virginia ranks 44th of 46 active lotteries on pay.
Counsel explained Senate Bill 908 to the Senate Finance Committee and said the bill would allow the governor latitude to set the salary of the state lottery director instead of leaving that figure fixed in statute. Counsel stated the current statutory salary is $110,000 and noted that, among 46 active lotteries in the United States, West Virginia's salary ranks forty-fourth.
There were no substantive questions recorded and the Vice Chairman moved that the committee report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.
By reporting the bill, the committee advanced a measure that would give the executive branch discretion in setting the lottery director's pay rather than leaving that salary explicitly in code.
