Oklahoma Department of Central Services

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.

Oklahoma Department of Central Services
Great Seal of Oklahoma
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1983
Preceding agency
  • Office of Public Affairs
Dissolved2011
Superseding agency
Headquarters2401 N Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees221 classified
55 unclassified
Annual budget$35 million
Websitewww.ok.gov/DCS

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:

  • Central Purchasing Division
  • Office of Facilities Management
  • Construction and Properties Division
  • Fleet Management Division
  • Risk Management Division
  • Property Reutilization Division
  • Central Printing and Interagency Mail Division

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.

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]

Division Number of Employees
Administration Division 9
Core Services
Central Purchasing Division
Office of Facilities Management
Construction and Properties Division
Property Reutilization Division
 178
Public Employees Relations Board 1
Capitol Medical Zonning Commission 1
Federal Property Distribution 8
Central Printing Division 16
Fleet Management Division 22
Alternative Fuels 1
Risk Management Division 12
Total 248

Supporting agencies
  • State Capitol Preservation Commission
  • Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority
  • Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission
  • State Use Program
  • Public Employees Relations Board

References
  1. FY 2011 State Budget, Oklahoma Office of State Finance

See also
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