Section 4 of Article XXV, of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma provides that the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS), subject to the control of the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services, has the power and duty to employ personnel of OKDHS. As the executive and administrative officer of OKDHS, the Director has final responsibility for all administrative decisions affecting personnel actions of OKDHS. Authority to appoint employees in the unclassified service, is found in Section 26.17 of Title 56 and Sections 840-5.3 through 5.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.