DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
J. Max Millstone, Secretary of General Services
Jerome W. Klasmeier, Deputy Secretary
Earl F. Seboda, Assistant Secretary
Allan S. Levy, General Counsel

301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: S83-3960

The Department of General Services was established by Chapter 97 of the Acts of 1970 as a princi-
pal department of the State government. Chapter 97 repealed Section 231 of Article 41 of the Annotat-
ed Code of Maryland and enacted a new Section 231 and Sections 231A through 231L.

The Department is a consolidation of the duties and functions previously performed by the Depart-
ment of Public Improvements, the Board of Architectural Review, the Superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds, the Hall of Records Commission, the War Memorial Commission, the Wash-
ington Cemetery Board of Trustees, the Commission on Artistic Property, and the Purchasing Bureau.

The Department has organized its programs and services into four functional offices: the Office of
Administrative and Fiscal Services, the Office of Engineering and Construction, the Office of Facilities
Acquisition and Management, and the Office of Central Services.

THE SECRETARY

The Secretary is the chief executive officer of
the Department and is appointed by the Gover-
nor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
"The Secretary provides the overall leadership for
the Department and has total authority and re-
sponsibility for assuring that the Department's
programs and services successfully meet the needs
of the agencies served. The Secretary sets policy,
promulgates rules and regulations, and
determines the strategies necessary to efficiently
and effectively fulfill the Department's mandate.
The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the
Department and for the budgets of the boards,
commissions, and offices that are under jurisdic-
tion of the Department.

Special duties of the Secretary include presen-
tation of the Department's portion of the Board
of Public Works agenda at the bi-monthly
Board meetings and serving as a member of the
Interagency Committee lor Public School Con-
struction, the Executive Management Board for
the State Multi-Service Center, the Hall of
Records Commission, and the General Profes-
sional Services Selection Board. The Secretary is
also responsible for appointing the seven
members of the Board of Architectural Review,
the five members of the Commission on Artistic
Property, and the five State members of the
War Memorial Commission.

The Secretary is assisted in the administra-
tion of the Department by the Deputy Secre-
tary, Assistant Secretary, and four staff support
units: General Counsel, Personnel, Special
Projects, and Affirmative Action/Contract
Compliance.

General Counsel

This unit represents the Department in legal
matters, including the purchase of land for both
Program Open Space and State construction
projects, and renders legal advice to the Secretary
and other units of the Department.

Personnel

This division administers functions related to
all phases of personnel management, including
staffing, promotion, position classification, disci-
plinary actions, compensatory leave, annual leave,
incentive awards, and pay administration.

Special Projects

This unit is responsible for the preparation
and submission of the Department's Resource
Requirement Report, Annual Report, rules and
regulations, and fiscal note impact statements.
This unit is also assigned special projects by
the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Assistant
Secretary.