The Department is established to centralize into one entity the responsibility and the capability of providing general supportive services to other City departments, excepting those departments for which such separate capability has been or is provided. The supportive services to be provided are to include purchasing, storage and distribution of equipment and supplies; disposition of supplies and equipment; printing and duplicating; mail, and messenger services; testing of materials, soils and substances; building services, heating, lighting, ventilation, maintenance, repair and operations; security; real estate asset management, acquisition and taking by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, in the name of the City, any and all property that may be necessary or convenient for the construction or completion of any non-infrastructure public work or improvement the acquisition of which the Department of General Services has charge, superintendence or control, disposition of surplus property and facilities; leasing of property needed for City business and leasing out of City property not needed for City business until such time as said property is declared to be surplus to City needs; management of the Los Angeles Mall; providing vehicles, transportation, repair and maintenance services to the City departments and offices; operating employee and commercial parking facilities; enforcing City employee parking rules and regulations; providing pool vehicles, for use by authorized employees; and such other services assigned from time to time in accordance with law.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 152,427, Eff. 6-29-79.
Amended by: Ord. No. 167,374, Eff. 12-6-91; Ord. No. 171,735, Eff. 10-23-97.
Readopted by Ord. No. 173,281, Eff. 6-26-00, Oper-7-1-00.