§ 657 - Director and duties - Vermont Statutes

§ 657. Director and duties

(a) The state lottery shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a lottery director. The director shall devote his entire time and attention to the duties of his office and shall not be engaged in any other profession or occupation. The office of director of the state lottery is an executive position and shall not be included in the plan of classification of state employees, notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 310 of Title 3.

(b) The director shall:

(1) Supervise and administer the operation of the lottery within the rules adopted by the commission;

(2) Subject to the approval of the commission, enter into such contracts as may be required for the proper creation, administration, operation, modification and promotion of the lottery or any part thereof. These contracts shall not be assignable;

(3) License sales agents and suspend or revoke any license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the commission;

(4) Act as secretary to the commission, but as a nonvoting member of the commission;

(5) Employ such professional and secretarial staff as may be required to carry out the functions of the commission. Chapter 13 of Title 3 shall apply to employees of the commission; and

(6) Annually prepare a budget and submit it to the commission. (Added 1977, No. 82, § 2, eff. April 27, 1977; amended 1987, No. 121, §§ 20, 21.)