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Mission

To provide administrative direction and organizational support services for the City. General Services strives to provide the highest level of services to both internal and external customers.

Description of Operations

General Services is comprised of General Services Administration, Purchasing Department, Central Stores, Municipal Auditorium, Payne Park Auditorium, the Federal Building, City Hall/Annex Buildings, Maintenance, Duplicating and Mail Courier Departments.

City Hall and Annex Buildings

City Hall and the Annex Buildings are under renovation to reconfigure additional space left vacant when the Federal Building finished its historic renovation in June of 2003. This new renovation has begun with the Planning Department. Other departments which will be involved include Plans Examiners, Neighborhood Development, Finance, City Auditor and Clerk, Engineering, City Manager Office and City Commission.

Summary of Services

 

Purchasing: Purchasing, as a division of the Department of General Services, is responsible for the management of all procurement of goods and services, including construction and professional services. Click on the icon below for more information on the Purchasing division.

 

Facilities Management: General Services provides direction for the general maintenance and operation of City Hall. This includes the centralized printing department, the mail department and maintenance department.

 

Municipal Auditorium:The Municipal Auditorium provides the community with a 10,000 square foot Historic building to host a variety of community sponsored and City sponsored events. Click the icon below for more information on the Municipal Auditorium.

 

Federal Building: Completed its historic renovation in 2003. It now houses General Services Administration, Purchasing, Housing and Community Development, and Human Resources. The Federal Building also provides much needed meeting space for city departments.

 

Mobile Home Park:The City of Sarasota Mobile Home Park has closed effective April 28, 2002. For any information, please contact General Services at 954-4190. The Mobile Home Park Auditorium will remain open and continue its operations. The Mobile Home Park Auditorium provides a venue for many diversified community events. Click on the icon below to find out more on the Mobile Home Park Auditorium.


Central Stores: As a division of Purchasing, Central Stores is responsible for the acquisition, delivery and inventory control of office and industrial products necessary to keep the City's various departments running efficiently.

 

 

 

 

 

City Property & Asset Management:The General Services is responsible for the acquisition and disposal of city property and for the administration of the City's Lease agreements. General Services tracks and disposes of the City's assets.

 


   
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