NOMINEE REQUIRING SENATE CONFIRMATION

EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT BACKGROUND SUMMARY

 

 

NOMINEE:               Burton S. Kruglick

 

POSITION:               Arizona Racing Commission, Public Member

 

REPLACING:          James Chilcoat

 

APPOINTING GOVERNOR:        Janice K. Brewer

 

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:  April 2, 2009

 

TERM ENDS: January 20, 2014

 

FUNCTION OF THE Arizona racing commission:

The Arizona Racing Commission (Commission) was established in 1949 by the Arizona Legislature. The Commission is responsible for issuing racing dates; preparing and adopting rules to govern racing meetings; protecting and promoting public health, safety and the proper conduct of racing and pari-mutuel wagering; conducting hearings on applications for racing permits; reviewing applications for capital improvements at racetracks; and conducting hearings and other legal procedures on matters relating to racing licensees and the racing industry in Arizona (A.R.S. § 5-104).

 

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION:

A.R.S. § 5-102 authorizes a five-member Commission appointed by the Governor. By statute, Commissioners are required to have been a resident of this state and a qualified elector for not less than five years preceding the appointment.  One member of the Commission is required to have a financial interest or experience in the horse or harness racing industry, while another is required to have a financial interest or experience in the dog racing industry.  The remaining three appointments are public members.

 

Although two Commissioners may have a financial interest in the horse and dog racing industry, statute prohibits a person who has a financial interest in a racetrack or the licensed operation of wagering on the results of races from serving on the Commission (A.R.S. § 5-103). A Commissioner or relative to the first degree of consanguinity also is prohibited from having a financial interest in an Arizona racing licensee or permittee.

 

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP AND TERM EXPIRATIONS:

Erin Owens-Hall                     (Horse Racing Industry)         January 18, 2010

Paul Ulan                                (Public Member)                     January 17, 2011

Leslie A. Wooten                    (Dog Racing Industry)            January 16, 2012

A. Melvin McDonald              (Public Member)                     January 21, 2013

Burton Kruglick*                   (Public Member)                    January 20, 2014

 

* Pending Confirmation

 

 

SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION:

Members of the Commission are eligible to receive compensation of $30 per day for each day spent in the discharge of their duties and reimbursement for all expenses necessarily and properly incurred in attending meetings of or for the Commission.

 

BUDGET AND FTES:       

The Department employs 46.5 FTEs and has an adjusted FY 2008-2009 operating budget of $2,623,300.

 

NOMINEE’S QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:    

Senn High School, Chicago, IL

 

Employment:

Semi-Retired  

Owner, Kruglick Enterprises, 1971 – Present

Sergeant, United States Army, 1943 – 1946

 

Other Qualifications:

Commissioner, Arizona Racing Commission, 1997 – 2004 and 2005 – 2007

Member, Arizona State Transportation Board, 1994 – 1999

Member, Arizona State Liquor Board, 2000-2003

Member, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1991 - 1993 (San Francisco)

Arizona Republican Party

            Chairman, 1985 – 1991

Finance Chairman, 1966 – 1976 and 1981 – 1982

Founder, Trunk ‘N Tusk Club

Delegate, Republican National Convention (6 times)

 

Other Affiliations:

Phoenix Boys and Girls Club Foundation (Past President)

Phoenix Jaycees (Past President)

Girl Scouts (Past Vice President, Arizona Cactus Pine Council)

Navy League of the United States (Past President, Arizona Division)

Jewish National Fund (Past President, Arizona Division)

Temple Beth Israel (Past President, Scottsdale)

Kivel Campus of Care

Chicago Board of Trade

Sun Angel Foundation

Shrine Foundations

 

 

 

 

 

 

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April 29, 2009