Fields Says Reneau Prevents Smooth Transition: Davis Says There's No Interference
By Beth Myers, Oklahoma News Network/NewsRadio 1000 KTOK
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner-Elect Lloyd Fields is blasting current Commissioner Brenda Reneau for preventing a smooth transition from taking place at the State Labor Department.
He says, "We haven't been able to hire anybody because she won't let us in over there. She won't talk to us. When I called over there the other day after she said she'd let us in on January 3rd, I said I need more time than that."
He says Reneau will not let him talk to agency employees to get to know them and what they do for the department. He calls it a disservice to the taxpayers.
Labor Department Chief of Staff Trey Davis says Reneau is taking great pains to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. "He (Fields) is not the commissioner until January 8th and there is really nothing to transition except for his personal staff who will also assume positions on January 8th. Technically he can't begin hiring people until January 8th. We've made no effort to interfere in any way, rather we've gone out of our way to accomodate him, requesting that the division directors prepare summaries and status reports to be presented to him on January 3rd."
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner-Elect Lloyd Fields is blasting current Commissioner Brenda Reneau for preventing a smooth transition from taking place at the State Labor Department.
He says, "We haven't been able to hire anybody because she won't let us in over there. She won't talk to us. When I called over there the other day after she said she'd let us in on January 3rd, I said I need more time than that."
He says Reneau will not let him talk to agency employees to get to know them and what they do for the department. He calls it a disservice to the taxpayers.
Labor Department Chief of Staff Trey Davis says Reneau is taking great pains to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. "He (Fields) is not the commissioner until January 8th and there is really nothing to transition except for his personal staff who will also assume positions on January 8th. Technically he can't begin hiring people until January 8th. We've made no effort to interfere in any way, rather we've gone out of our way to accomodate him, requesting that the division directors prepare summaries and status reports to be presented to him on January 3rd."
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