New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services

New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services

Department overview
Formed	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Preceding agencies	NYC Department of General Services NYC Department of Personnel
Jurisdiction	New York City
Headquarters	Manhattan Municipal Building One Centre Street, 17th Floor South New York, NY 10007[1]
Employees	2,383 (FY 2024)
Annual budget	$1.64 billion (FY 2024)
Department executives	Louis Molina, Commissioner Lynn Grubiak, Chief of Staff
Key document	New York City Charter
Website	nyc.gov/dcas

The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is a department of the New York City government tasked with recruiting, hiring, and training City employees, managing 55 public buildings, acquiring, selling, and leasing City property, purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies, overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country, and leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations among other things.[2]

History

The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services was created in 1996 when Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani merged the Department of General Services and the Department of Personnel.[3] The Department of Citywide Administrative Services Law Enforcement special Officers was started in 1996 with approximately 10 special officers assigned to various DCAS facilities.

Organization and Structure

The department is administered and governed by the Commissioner, who is appointed by the mayor. The Commissioner once appointed, reports to the Deputy Mayor of Administration.[4] The commissioner in turn appoints and oversees executive deputy commissioners who supervise the deputy commissioners for each line of service. DCAS is organized across 13 lines of service:

• Administration
• Citywide Equity and Inclusion
• Citywide Procurement
• Construction and Technical Services
• Energy Management
• Facilities Management
• Fiscal and Business Management
• Fleet Management
• General Counsel
• Human Capital
• Information Technology
• Public Affairs
• Real Estate Services

Commissioners

Chapter 35, section 810 of the New York City Charter states "There shall be a department of citywide administrative services, the head of which shall be the commissioner of citywide administrative services."[5]

Name	Dates in Office	Mayoral Administration	Notes and References
William J. Diamond	August 10, 1996 – December 31, 2001	Rudolph W. Giuliani	[3]
Martha K. Hirst	January 1, 2002 – by January 2011	Michael R. Bloomberg	[6]
Edna Wells Handy	by January 2011 – by January 2014	Michael R. Bloomberg	[7]
Stacey Cumberbatch	January 24, 2014 – by January 2016	Bill de Blasio	[8]
Lisette Camilo	January 5, 2016 – November 12, 2021	Bill de Blasio	[9]
Dawn M. Pinnock	November 13, 2021 – June 30, 2024	Bill de Blasio Eric Adams	[10]
Louis A. Molina	July 1, 2024 – Present	Eric Adams	[11]

Law Enforcement

New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services Police
New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services Police Patch
Common name	New York City DCAS Police Department
Abbreviation	DCASPD
Jurisdictional structure
General nature	Local civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction	Buildings and lands occupied or explicitly controlled by the institution and the institution's personnel, and public entering the buildings and precincts of the institution.
Operational structure
Special Officers	70
Facilities
Commands	List Manhattan Command – 1 Centre St, New York Brooklyn Command – Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn Staten Island Command – Staten Island Borough Hall, Staten Island Bronx Command – Arthur Avenue, Bronx Queens Command – Queens Borough Hall, Queens
Website
DCAS Police Official Website

The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (Police) are employed as Special Officers who have very limited peace officer authority in connection with their special duties of employment pursuant to New York State Criminal Procedure Law § 2.10(27). The exercise of this authority is very limited to the employee's geographical area of employment and only while such employee is actually on duty as listed in Chapter 13 subsection (C):.[12] NYC DCAS (Police) have a few Special Officers who are licensed by the New York City Police Department to carry a firearm while performing their duties only. They conduct preliminary investigations, building rule violations, security breaches, and thefts of property on DCAS facilities. DCAS special Officers develop and implement corrective and preventive measures. They assist in operational and emergency planning in partnership with other DCAS Lines of Service and other emergency response agencies during emergency conditions. DCAS special officers manage and administer the contract guard agreement to ensure necessary staffing levels and compliance with the contract provisions on DCAS managed properties.[13] The New York City Police Department respond to all incidents and conduct investigations which includes at all DCAS facilities as per the NYC Charter.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the primary law enforcement agency whose mission is to provide police patrol service and investigate all crimes that occur within New York City which includes all New York City DCAS facilities.

See also

• New York State Department of Civil Service
• Law enforcement in New York City

References

1. "Contact DCAS". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
2. "Who We Are - Department of Citywide Administrative Services". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
3. "Giuliani Appoints Three Commissioners". New York Times. August 11, 1996. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
4. "Executive Order 46". The official website of the City of New York. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
5. "New York City Charter" (PDF). nyc.gov. City of New York. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
6. Cooper, Michael (December 28, 2001). "Bloomberg Appoints Five To Be City Commissioners". New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
7. Otterman, Sharon (February 2, 2011). "City Workers Face Penalty After Storm". New York Times. p. A18. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
8. Taylor, Kate (January 25, 2014). "New Commissioner Has Ties to 'Sherlock,' via Barbados". New York Times. p. A12. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
9. Goodman, J. David (January 6, 2016). "De Blasio Names Herminia Palacio as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services". New York Times. p. A21. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
10. "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Dawn Pinnock as Acting Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services". www1.nyc.gov/. New York City. October 25, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
11. "Mayor Adams Appoints Louis Molina as Next Commissioner of Department of Citywide Administrative Serv". The official website of the City of New York. June 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
12. "Chapter 13: Special Officer".
13. "DCAS Police - Department of Citywide Administrative Services".

External links

• New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services
• Department of Citywide Administrative Services in the Rules of the City of New York