Former City Utilities General Manager John Twitty and retiring Missouri State University Chief of Staff Paul Kincaid have been appointed to the Missouri Lottery Commission by the governor.
The five-member commission governs the Missouri Lottery, which generated $267.32 million for public education in fiscal 2014, according to
Springfield Business Journal archives.
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Twitty, who retired from CU in mid-2011, to a term ending Sept. 7, 2016, according to a news release.
Kincaid, who is set to retire next month from MSU after 28 years with the university, also is slated to work on the volunteer board through Sept. 7, 2016.
The release labels Twitty as a Republican and Kincaid as independent. The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate.
Also this week, Nixon released a review by the Office of Administration that calls for improvements in key areas to the state lottery.
“Two decades ago, Missouri voters spoke loud and clear that the proceeds from the Missouri Lottery should benefit our public schools, and it’s clear that the lottery has some work to do if it’s going to keep delivering on that promise,” Nixon said in the release, noting fiscal 2014 lottery revenue going to education was 23 percent, its lowest point in at least a decade. “This review has identified several areas where the lottery needs to do better, and I look forward to seeing the lottery implement these solid recommendations to improve its operations and maximize its benefit to public education.”
The recommendations include:
- creating incentives for vendors with the goal of increased education funds;
- scrutinizing administrative expenses to determine how services could be used to reduce costs;
- conducting an analysis to review the important of prize payout percentages to maximize funds for education; and
- implementing a more systematic process for reviewing returns-on-investment on advertising and promotional expenses, as well as suspending activities that don't show a positive return.
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