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DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
Earl F. Seboda, Secretary of General Services
Jerome W. Klasmeier, Deputy Secretary
Eric S. Walbeck, Assistant Secretary for Engineering
Robin J. Zee, Assistant Secretary for 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 Central
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 Department
of General Services was created by Chapter 97, Acts of 1970. The Department combined the functions of
several state agencies, including the Central Purchasing Bureau, the Board of Architectural Review, the
Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, the Department of Public Improvements, and the
Bureau of Control Surveys and Maps.
The Department has organized its programs and services under the Deputy Secretary and two
Assistant Secretaries. The Deputy Secretary has direct responsibility for the Office of Administrative and
Fiscal Services and general oversight of the Special Projects Unit, General Professional Services Selection
Board, Personnel Division, and Affirmative Action/Contract Compliance. Under the Assistant Secretary
for Operations is the Office of Real Estate and the Office of Central Services. The Assistant Secretary for
Engineering is responsible for the Office of Engineering and Construction and the Office of Facilities
Management.
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THE SECRETARY
The Secretary is chief executive officer of the
Department and is appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Secretary provides overall leadership for the De-
partment and has total authority and responsibility
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 responsi-
ble for the budget of the Department and for the
budgets of the boards, commissions, and offices
that are under the Department's jurisdiction.
Special duties of the Secretary include presenta-
tion 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 Intera-
gency Committee on School Construction, the
Executive Management Board for the State Multi-
Service Centers, the Hall of Records Commission,
Maryland Food Center Authority, Council on the
State Capital, the State Use Industries Advisory
Committee, the Commission on Correctional Stan-
dards, and the General Professional Services Selec-
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tion Board. The Secretary is also responsible for
appointing the seven members of the Board of
Architectural Review, 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, Special Projects, Personnel, and
Affirmative Action/Contract Compliance.
DEPUTY SECRETARY
Jerome W. Klasmeier, Deputy Secretary
301 W. Preston St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3956
The Deputy Secretary advises the Secretary,
manages strategic planning, and has overall re-
sponsibility for fiscal control of the Department.
Under the general direction of the Deputy Secre-
tary is the Special Projects Unit, Personnel, Affir-
mative Action/Contract Compliance, the General
Professional Services Selection Board, and the
Office of Administrative and Fiscal Services.
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