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State Agencies General Services/] 83
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
J. Max Millstone, Secretary of General Services
Jerome W. Klasmeier, Deputy Secretary
Earl F. Seboda, Assistant Secretary/or Capital Programs
Robin J. Zee, Assistant Secretary/or Operations
Allan B. Blumberg, Principal Counsel
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3960
Created in 1970, the Department of General Services traces its origins to the formation of the Cen-
tral Purchasing Bureau in 1920 (Chapter 184, Acts of 1920). Its immediate predecessor agency was the
Department of Public Improvements, established in 1947 (Chapter 171, Acts of 1947). The Depart-
ment of General Services was created by Chapter 97, Acts of 1970. The Department combined the
functions of several state agencies: the Central Purchasing Bureau, the Board of Architectural Review,
the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, the Hall of Records Commission, and the Com-
mission on Artistic Property. In addition the same act abolished the Department of Public Improve-
ments and the Bureau of Control Surveys and Maps, transferring their functions to the new Depart-
ment.
The Department has organized its programs and services under two Assistant Secretaries. Under the
Assistant Secretary for Capital Programs there are four main offices or divisions: The Office of Engi-
neering and Construction, the Office of Facilities Acquisition and Management, the Multi-Service Cen-
ter Division, and the Division of Real Estate. The Assistant Secretary for Operations is responsible for
the Office of Central Services and the Office of Administrative and Fiscal Services.
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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 overall leadership for the
Department and has total authority and responsi-
bility for assuring that the Department's pro-
grams and services successfully meet the needs of
the agencies served. The Secretary sets policy,
promulgates rules and regulations, and deter-
mines the strategies necessary to efficiently and
effectively fulfill the Department's mandate. The
Secretary is responsible for the budget of the De-
partment and for the budgets of the boards, com-
missions, and offices that are under the Depart-
ment's jurisdiction.
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 Inter-
agency Committee on School Construction, the
Executive Management Board for the State
Multi-Service Centers, the Hall of Records Com-
mission, Maryland Food Center Authority, Coun-
cil on the State Capital, the State Use Industries
Advisory Committee, the Commission on Correc-
tional Standards, and the General Professional
Services Selection Board. The Secretary is also re-
sponsible for appointing the seven members of
the Board of Architectural Review, the five mem-
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bers of the Commission on Artistic Property, and
the five State members of the War Memorial
Commission.
The Secretary is assisted in the administration
of the Department by the Deputy Secretary, two
Assistant Secretaries, and four staff support units:
Principal Counsel, Personnel, Special Projects,
and Affirmative Action/Contract Compliance.
Principal Counsel
This unit represents the Department in legal
matters, including the purchase of land for both
Program Open Space and State construction proj-
ects, and renders legal advice to the Secretary and
other units of the Department.
Personnel
This unit administers personnel management
functions relating to all phases of personnel man-
agement, including recruitment, promotion, posi-
tion classification, disciplinary procedures, griev-
ances, discrimination complaints, incentive awards,
and pay administration. The unit also advises De-
partment of General Services employees in both
Baltimore and Annapolis on personnel matters.
Special Projects
This unit is responsible for the coordination and
development of the Department's Resource Re-
quirement Report and Annual Report; the prepa-
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