SALT LAKE CITY — In a series of reports, Governor-elect Spencer Cox’s transition team recommends some significant changes to state agencies.

The reports, made public on Tuesday night, are a part of a review he ordered after being elected to office. The governor-elect’s transition team, made up of volunteers, reviewed each agency and made a number of staffing and policy recommendations. Some suggest consolidating state divisions and departments, as first reported by FOX 13 earlier this month, while others expand government.

«Lt. Gov.-elect Henderson and I are so impressed with the caliber of their work and we’re extremely grateful for the time and commitment they’ve shown to all residents of the state of Utah,» Gov.-elect Cox said in a statement. «We look forward to working with our new team and the departments to evaluate the proposals.»

Overall, the reports paint a picture of state employees who are dedicated to their jobs and work long hours for lower pay than they would get in the private sector. Some reports suggest pay increases to help stop an ongoing migration of qualified talent out of state government.

«We got a lot of feedback from these volunteers who said ‘I had no idea what state government does,’ and ‘I had no idea how important what they do is to our economy and to our citizens.’ This was a common theme through all the department reports,» Lynne Ward, the governor-elect’s transition team co-chair, said in an interview with FOX 13 on Wednesday.

The reports also recommend an increased effort to increase the government workforce’s diversity (including expanding implicit bias training for state employees), more teleworking jobs and an emphasis on jobs in rural Utah.