There shall be established within the Department of Finance the Division of Facilities Management.
(a) The functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Facilities Management shall be as follows:
(1) To provide for the supervision, repair, maintenance, operation, and cleaning of all buildings, facilities, and structures owned or leased by the state.
(2) To develop a statewide maintenance plan to address maintaining and increasing operational efficiency of state buildings through ongoing and preventive maintenance, addressing deferred maintenance, and increasing building efficiency.
(3) To develop and implement minimal standards for the maintenance, operations, cleaning, and upkeep of state buildings, facilities, and structures.
(4) To study, develop, and implement methods of increasing building efficiency through operations and maintenance and to require all agencies to assist in such activities.
(5) To contract with other agencies, corporations, entities, or individuals for maintenance and operations, preventive maintenance, sourcing of facilities maintenance goods and services, and facilities inspection programs and activities for any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office.
(6) To perform such other functions and duties of the Department of Finance as may from time to time be assigned by the Director of Finance.
(b) The Division of Facilities Management shall be headed by and under the supervision, direction and control of an officer who shall be designated Director of Facilities Management. He or she shall be appointed, subject to the provisions of the state Merit Law, by the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Governor. The compensation of such officer shall be fixed in accordance with the pay plan of the state Merit System.
Last modified: May 3, 2021