Arkansas lottery director turns down $11,000 housing allowance

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konane — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:44:38 GMT

....But Passailaigue turned it down. He said that during negotiations for the lottery job, he had made a request for possible temporary housing assistance, and that Thornton had misunderstood him......

Other than public disclosure there doesn't seem much else contained in this article. Temporary housing could have meant a hotel room in a safe area of the city accessible to lottery headquarters until he could find permanent housing.

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wvabud — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:21:02 GMT

I found his comment Passailaigue said his having to look for an apartment could have delayed the start of the lottery, and that would have cost the state $1 million a day in lottery sales. So this guy is gonna guarantee the lottery sales if hired. If not will he give back his salary.

Looking for a place to live should have been on his time not the state's, his job is his job and his living arrangements are his problem. You know like evenings and weekends driving around and looking.

Arkansas lottery director turns down $11,000 housing allowance

Lottery Post — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:18:15 GMT

The incoming head of Arkansas' lottery, set to be one of the highest-paid lottery directors in the country, didn't take all the cash offered him.

Ernie Passailaigue's $324,000-a-year salary was just part of the deal when he was hired June 5. The Arkansas Lottery Commission chairman, Ray Thornton of Little Rock, also directed the state to pay $980 a month for a year $11,760 total for housing support for Passailaigue.

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