BATAVIA, N.Y. — Western Regional Off-Track Betting in Western New York has voted to approve Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to be their next president and CEO.
The Public Benefit Corporation Board of Directors held a meeting Thursday in Batavia to vote on the contract.
Brown's contract salary will be $295,000, which still has to be approved gaming board.
Niagara County board member Elliott Winter told 2 On Your Side's Dave McKinley earlier this month what made Brown uniquely qualified to run the Western Regional OTB.
"He oversees 3,000 employees with a budget of $600 million, worked in the same capacity for the past 20 years, and we think he could be a valuable asset to the organization," Winter said.
Former CEO Henry Wojtaszek will walk away on a buyout package totaling close to $300,000.
Once Brown signs the OTB contract, he will have to officially notify the City of Buffalo he is leaving office. When Brown leaves office, Buffalo Common Council President Christopher Scanlon will become mayor.
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