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The director of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on Thursday said his agency’s leadership was to blame for problems within the Enforcement Division detailed in a recently released report.

A county employee since 1992, Manske became the countys first elected financial officer in 2011.

Gov. Tina Kotek requested an investigation into the OLCC cannabis audit at the center of the controversy of former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan.

FWP administrator Greg Lemon confirmed Volesky’s absence, but said since it was a personnel matter the agency couldn’t comment on why Volesky was out of the office.

More than half the game wardens surveyed by state auditors from the Legislative Audit Division said they feared retaliation from leadership in Helena and complained that the agency was turned into an arm of county law enforcement.

FWP leaders told a legislative committee on Thursday that they’re taking steps to improve the relationship between game wardens and department administrators after an audit released this summer found evidence of a “disconnect.”

On Thursday, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks leaders told a legislative committee they’re taking steps to improve the relationship between game wardens and department administrators.

The audit documented a division riddled with morale problems and distrust in management.

The director of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on Thursday said his agency’s leadership was to blame for problems within the Enforcement Division detailed in a recently released report.

An audit of Montana’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks Enforcement Division paints a picture of employee dissatisfaction, retaliation and fear, while leaders within the department could not provide any human resources