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OKLAHOMA CITY — Public Safety Commissioner Michael Thompson said Wednesday he is considering several options after his agency took a dramatic funding cut.

Options include a reduction in force and furloughs for the agency, which includes the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Thompson said.

He said if the agency is forced to do furloughs, potential targets will be “everyone at the Department of Public Safety, including me.”

The agency’s appropriation dropped to $83 million for fiscal year 2017 from $93.5 million the prior year, Thompson said, adding that the agency has a payroll of $128 million.

“I really do believe there was some kind of miscommunication along the line in the budgeting process,” Thompson said. “People didn’t understand what the $83 million will do to us.”

Thompson said he was not trying to point fingers or be critical. He said he is working with governor’s office and legislative leadership. He plans to seek supplemental funding.

The agency has already offered voluntary buyouts and does not plan to have a cadet academy for fiscal year 2017, Thompson said.