Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1983-84 - the Digital Library ...

Chapter IIISTATE AGENCIESDEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESThe Department of Administrative Services provides administrative services to all State Departments. These servicesinclude fiscal affairs, purchasing, printing, electronic data processing, communications, motor pools, and other general services as listed below under each Division.The Commissioner of the Department is appointed by andserves at the pleasure of the Governor, with confirmation by theSenate.The Department is authorized by OCGA Title 50, Chapter 5.HISTORY. The Department of Administrative Serviceswas created by the Executive Reorganization Act of 1972 (Ga.L. 1972, p. 1125), which transferred to the department mostfunctions previously performed by the State Purchasing Department, the State Treasurer, the State CommunicationsCommittee and the Advisory Council on Georgia GovernmentDocuments. The Department also assumed the functions of theSecretary of State relating to the inventory of real property.Thereafter, the Department©s authority was expanded by theTelecommunications Consolidation Act of 1973 (Ga. L. 1973,p. 1261), the Small Business Assistance Act of 1975 (Ga. L.1975, p. 1619), the State Space Management Act of 1976 (Ga.L. 1976, p. 252), and the Disposition of State Owned SurplusProperty Act of 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 1071).Larry L. Clark, Marietta. Commissioner. Dept. of Administrative Services, Dec. 6, 1983-date.Born Mar. 30, 1947 in Fulton Co.,Ga. Ga. State U., 1969; U. of Ga.Baptist. Democrat. Wife, formerPamela Melissa Lowery; 3 children.Richard E. Millsaps, Sr., Commissioner. Dept. of Administrative Services, Sept. 1, 1981-Aug. 1983, deceased.The Commissioner's OfficeOffice of Internal Administration — Robert L. Mathis,Director. The Internal Administration Division provides centralized administrative support services for the Department.These services include accounting, payroll, budgeting, procurement, operations analysis and contracts administration.Also, this office provides accounting, budgeting and payrollservices for the Superior Courts of Georgia.Office of Personnel Services — Martha Drum Hazelton.Director. This office administers the comprehensive personnelprogram for the employees of the Department of Administrative Services. The program includes selection procedures, compensation, career development, promotions, transfers, performance appraisal, employee relations activities. Merit Systemliaison and Equal Employment Opportunity and AffirmativeAction.Other responsibilities of the Commissioner©s Office includethe coordination of the Small and Minority Business Program,41the Department©s Legal Unit, Public Relations and Management Analysis Functions.Fiscal Division — Claude L. Vickers, Director. Fiscal Division responsibilities include accounting for the receipt anddisbursement of public funds, investment of State funds,administration of the workmen©s compensation program andthe State©s self-insurance program, administration of theretirement program and investment of State employee insurance funds. The Fiscal Division is also responsible for themaintenance and development of all Statewide accounting andaccounting related systems.General Services Division — Richard J. Weiskittel, C.P.M.,Director. The Division is a cluster of four support servicesnecessary for the routine operation of the agencies of Stategovernment.Printing Services provides general printing, binding, graphicdesign and typesetting, and quick turnaround rapid copyservices.Motor Vehicle Services operates a vehicle rental service forstate agencies, a motor vehicle repair facility for state vehicles,and provides gasoline and oil services to state vehicles. Theyalso develop policies for motor vehicle management and provide technical assistance concerning motor vehicle specifications and maintenance.Mail and Courier Services provides for the delivery of interoffice mail to agencies in the Capitol Hill area. Delivery servicesby courier are provided to agencies in the metro Atlanta area bycontractual arrangement.Central Supply purchases centrally, office. EDP, and papersupplies and sells them to State agencies, local governments,and local school systems at a cost savings.Information and Computer Services Division — Robert L.Alien. Deputy Commissioner and Director. The responsibilityfor utilization of electronic data processing was assigned to theDepartment of Administrative Services. The Division wasorganized with the transfer of 570 personnel positions and allState-owned computer hardware except that owned by theDepartment of Labor and the University System. This Divisionperforms services related to application systems design anddevelopment, computer operations and the EDP Equipmentacquisition.Purchasing and Surplus Property Division — Thomas M.Bostick, Director. The Division assumed all the duties andresponsibilities of the Department of Purchasing and Supply.The Division directs and manages the State procurement program, an activity with an annual purchasing volume of goodsand services exceeding three hundred million dollars. ThisDivision is also responsible for the collection and disposal of allstate-owned surplus property and distribution of federal surplus items to eligible State and Local Government units, privatenon-profit health and educational agencies.Space Management Division — William D. Proctor, Director. This Division was established to manage the assignment,design and utilization of administrative space used by Stateagencies and to acquire such space through a lease arrangementon an as-needed basis.