Illinois Administrative Code › Title 2 - GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION › Part 1350 - ORGANIZATION, RULEMAKING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION › Subpart B - ORGANIZATION › Section 1350.120 - Organization Structure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department is comprised of the Office of the Director,
				  Marketing Division, Finance Division, and Operations Division. Certain aspects
				  of the Department's operation are additionally overseen by the Lottery Control
				  Board. The structure and responsibilities of each organizational segment of the
				  Department are as follows:
a) The
				Office of the Director consists of the Director of the Department; Associate
				Director; Executive Assistant to the Director in Chicago; Public Information
				Office; Internal Audit Unit; Legal Unit; Legislative Liaison; Human Resources
				Section; Creative and Promotions Unit; Sales Section and Retailer Relations
				Unit. The Office of the Director also assumes functional responsibility for the
				Administrative Operations Section.
1) The
				Director, with the support of the Executive Assistant, oversees all aspects of
				agency operations.
2) The Associate
				Director serves as the agency's primary liaison with the Governor's Office of
				Statewide Performance Review, the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning, and
				the Comptroller's Service Efforts & Accomplishments Reporting program, for
				the purpose of ongoing assessment of the agency's function, objectives and
				performance.
3) The Public
				Information Office prepares press releases and otherwise disseminates general
				information to the public regarding the Department's operations and activities.
				The office additionally responds to requests for information from the public
				and the press, with the exception of inquiries made pursuant to the Freedom of
				Information Act or by members of the General Assembly.
4) The Internal Audit Unit conducts an
				ongoing review of agency policies and practices to ensure compliance with the
				Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto, and adherence to accepted
				accounting and business standards.
5) The Legal Unit provides legal counsel to
				the Director, Department personnel and the Lottery Control Board on both policy
				issues and proposed actions affecting Department operations; coordinates
				litigation involving the Department, agency administrative hearings, and agency
				rulemaking; responds to requests for information pursuant to the Freedom of
				Information Act; and reviews agency contracts and advertising.
6) The Legislative Liaison monitors the
				status of state and federal legislation impacting the Department, secures
				sponsorship for legislation developed by the Department, prepares agency
				position papers regarding pending legislation, and responds to inquiries from
				members of the General Assembly concerning the Department's
				operations.
7) The Human Resources
				Section provides human resource services for the Department, encompassing
				employee benefits, worker's compensation, labor relations, organizational
				analysis, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, and personnel
				transactions.
8) The Creative and
				Promotions Unit develops special game and promotion concepts, typically
				involving the participation of private sector firms, designed to increase sales
				of Lottery products.
9) The Sales
				Section administers the sale and distribution of Lottery products through the
				Department's statewide regional and district offices and through the agency's
				telemarketing program. Sales Section staff recruit new Lottery retailers to
				sell the Department's products, and provide service to thousands of existing
				Lottery retailers through product orientation, point of sale marketing services
				and claims assistance.
10) The
				Retailer Relations Unit plans, directs and coordinates the administration and
				management of statewide retailer relations and incentive programs; develops new
				retailer strategies and programs; and analyzes retailer performance in order to
				identify practices and procedures which could be implemented to maximize
				retailer performance.
11) The
				Administrative Operations Section manages real estate leasing, printing,
				procurement, mail services, supply services, maintenance, and forms design and
				control; processes on-line game subscriptions; processes Lottery retailer
				applications; and manages the Department's records retention program.