OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The mayor of an Oklahoma City suburb alleges she was threatened by a state lawmaker because of a mandate she issued requiring bar and restaurant workers to wear masks in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Republican State Rep. Jay Steagall on Tuesday denied threatening Yukon Mayor Shelli Selby and says he was talking to her about his constituents' concerns.

"I've never threatened anyone," Steagall told The Associated Press. "I've tried to take constituent concerns to her."

No court records show that charges have been filed.

Selby, whose voter registration records indicate she is a Republican, issued the proclamation last month.

In a police report, Shelby complained that on July 29 "she was being harassed and intimidated for political reasons" by Steagall. She said she sent a letter of complaint about Steagall to state House Speaker Charles McCall.

A spokesperson for McCall did not immediately return a phone call for comment on Tuesday, but told The Oklahoman on Monday that the speaker had no comment on the letter.

Steagall said he believes private business owners should decide whether to require employees and customers to wear masks and maintains that a mask ordinance can only legally be approved by the City Council, not by Selby, a city councilor elected mayor of Yukon by fellow council members in May.

The Oklahoman reports that Selby said Steagall has harassed and threatened her because of her decision to institute the mask requirement.

Selby said in an email to The Associated Press that she could not discuss the matter on Tuesday because she was working, but could talk on Wednesday.