Oklahoma Department of Central Services explained

Agency Name:Oklahoma Department of Central Services
Seal:Seal of Oklahoma.svg
Formed:July 1, 1983
Preceding1:Office of Public Affairs
Dissolved:2011
Superseding:Office of Management and Enterprise Services
Employees:221 classified
55 unclassified
Budget:$35 million
Headquarters:2401 N Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Website:www.ok.gov/DCS

The Oklahoma Department of Central Services (DCS) was an agency of the government of Oklahoma which was dissolved in 2011. DCS was responsible for providing services to help manage and support the basic functioning of all state agencies. DCS provides government-wide purchasing, supplying, operation, and maintenance of state property, buildings, and equipment, and for the sale of surplus items. DCS also manages the state motor vehicle fleet and provides government-wide risk management, printing and distribution, and strategic financial and administrative support.

The Department was created in 1992 during the term of Governor David Walters and then consolidated into the Office of State Finance in 2011 under Governor Mary Fallin.

Divisions

DCS is organized into seven functional divisions:

Facilities

The Central Services Department's Facilities Services Division, formerly the Building Management Division, is responsible for operating and maintain seventeen buildings, including the Oklahoma State Capitol and the Oklahoma Governor's Mansion. In total, the Division manages approximately two million square feet.

The following is a list of facilities within the State Capitol Complex under the control of the Division and the agencies they house:

The following is a list of major state facilities not under the control of the Division and the agencies they house:

Staffing

The Central Services Department, with an annual budget of over $60 million, is one of the larger employers of the State. For fiscal year 2011, the Department was authorized 248 full-time employees.[1]

DivisionNumber of Employees
Administration Division9
Core Services

Central Purchasing Division

Office of Facilities Management

Construction and Properties Division

Property Reutilization Division

178
Public Employees Relations Board1
Capitol Medical Zonning Commission1
Federal Property Distribution8
Central Printing Division16
Fleet Management Division22
Alternative Fuels1
Risk Management Division12
Total248

Supporting agencies

References

  1. http://www.ok.gov/OSF/documents/bud11hd.pdf FY 2011 State Budget

See also