Employees remain at the edge of their headquarters after mixed messages from the Mental Health Department and the Oklahoma on payroll. >> Download the KOCO 5 application | ABSCRY IN THE HISTORY OF KOCO 5 of KOCO 5, KOCO 5, followed closely, because the agency was on the hot seat and the fuel was added to the fire a few days ago after thousands of employees were informed that the agency would not pay. Ring in crochet with the members and others sounding the alarm on their livelihoods. “The things we hear the most are how will I pay my mortgage? How will I pay for my insurance? You know, my medicines,” said Gene Blankenship, deputy director. He said that he hoped that state workers are considered more than a number, but rather assessed for state operations. Friday, Governor Kevin Stitt announced that he would take immediate measures to combat the agency’s financial and operational mismanagement by providing an independent financial expert to temporarily control and assess the finances of the department and appoint a prosecutor to carry out an independent examination of ODMHSA. Look: Oklahoma legislators to make projectors in the State Mental Health Department would also order Oklahoma Healthcare Authority, Ellen Buettner and ODMHSAS officials to review the functions of Medicaid and financed by the Federal Government within the Agency. Normal opening hours but have not heard. Blankenship encourages employees to communicate with their supervisors and stay up to date on the situation. said they will pay after the legislators said the opposite
Employees remain on the edge of their headquarters after mixed messages from the Ministry of Mental Health and Oklahoma on payroll.
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This is a story that Koco 5 followed closely, because the agency was on the hot seat and that fuel was added to the fire a few days ago after thousands of employees were informed that the agency would not pay.
Friday afternoon, agency officials said the day of the pay would be completed, but employees are still concerned.
Shortly after the employees of the department were sent by email regarding the payroll update, Koco 5 was informed that the public Oklahoma Employed Association leaning with the members and others sounding the alarm on their means of subsistence.
“The things we hear the most are how will I pay my mortgage?” How will I pay for my insurance? You know, my medication, ”said Gene Blankenship, deputy director
Blankenship said they would continue to support state staff by going to hearings and responding to requests for information. He said that he hoped that state workers are considered more than a number, but rather assessed for state operations.
Friday, Governor Kevin Stitt announced that he would take immediate measures to deal with the agency’s financial and operational mismanagement by calling on an independent financial expert to temporarily control and assess the finances of the department and appoint a lawyer to carry out an independent examination of the ODMHSA.
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Stitt would also direct the CEO of Oklahoma Healthcare Authority Ellen Buettner and ODMHSAS officials to examine the functions financed by Medicaid and federally within the agency.
Several heads of state have spoken on the situation of the pay.
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Koco 5 contacted the Stitt office and the ODMHSAS for additional comments on Saturday outside the normal office hours, but have not heard.
Blankenship encourages employees to communicate with their supervisors and stay up to date on the situation.
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