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词条 Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation
释义

  1. History

  2. Dual Position

  3. Responsibilities

  4. Agencies overseen

  5. Salary

  6. List of Secretaries

  7. References

  8. External links

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The Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation is a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary serves as the chief advisor to the Governor on land, water, air and space traffic transportation needs and infrastructure.

The current Secretary of Transportation is Gary Ridley, who was appointed by Governor Brad Henry in 2009.

History

The position of Secretary of Transportation was established in 1986 to provide greater oversight and coordination to the agricultural activities of the State government. The position was established, along with the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet, by the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986. The Act directed the Secretary of Transportation to advise the Governor on transportation needs and infrastructure policy and advise the state transportation agencies on new policy as directed by the Governor.

Dual Position

Oklahoma state law allows for Cabinet Secretaries to serve concurrently as the head of a State agency in addition to their duties as a Cabinet Secretary. Historically, the Secretary of Transportation has also served as either the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation or as the Director of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. As of 2019, seven of the eight Transportation Secretaries have served in one of those dual positions, with three serving in all three.

NameOther Position Held (if any)
Neal McCalebDirector, Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Delmas Ford
Neal McCalebDirector, Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Director, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Herschal CrowDirector, Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Director, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Phil TomlinsonDirector, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Gary RidleyDirector, Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Director, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Mike PattersonExecutive Director, Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Tim GatzExecutive Director, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

Responsibilities

The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulation of state's transportation system. This infrastructure includes rail lines, state highways, state turnpikes, state seaports, state airports and state spaceports.

As of fiscal year 2011, the Secretary of Transportation oversees 3478 full-time employees and is responsible for an annual budget of over $1.9 billion.

Agencies overseen

The Secretary of Transportation oversees the following State agencies:

Seal Agency Employees Budget (in millions) Function
align="center"Aeronautics Commission 10 $5.7 Promotes aviation throughout the State by supporting the establishment and maintenance of public airports
Department of Transportation 2488 $1,596 Responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulation the use of the state's public highway, rail, and waterway transportation infrastructure
Space Industry Development Authority 3 $0.4 Responsible for the development of a State-owned public spaceport
Turnpike Authority 681 $223.8 Responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulation the use of the state's turnpike infrastructure
  • All numbers represented Fiscal Year 2011 levels

Salary

The Secretary of Transportation is one of the few cabinet secretaries whose annual salary is not set by law.[1] As such, it is left to the governor to determine the position's salary through the annual budget. Despite this, if the Secretary serves as the head of a state agency, the Secretary receives the higher of the two salaries. What makes incumbent Secretary Gary Ridley's example unique is that he serves as both the head of the Transportation Department (ODOT) and the Director of the Turnpike Authority (OTA). As such, he receives the salaries allowed to both positions.

List of Secretaries

#NameTook OfficeLeft OfficeGovernor served under
1Neal McCaleb19871991Henry Bellmon
2Delmas Ford19911995David Walters
3Neal McCaleb19952001Frank Keating
4Herschal Crow20012003
5Phil Tomlinson20032009Brad Henry
6Gary Ridley20092011
20112017Mary Fallin
7Mike Patterson20172019
8Tim Gatz2019PresentKevin Stitt

References

1. ^Paragraph 2, Section 10.5, Title 74, Oklahoma Statutes

External links

  • Members of the Governor's Cabinet
  • State biography of Cabinet Secretary Gary Ridley
{{OK Cabinet leaders}}{{Oklahoma transportation agencies}}

2 : State cabinet secretaries of Oklahoma|Heads of Oklahoma state agencies

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