EXECUTIVE ORDER
05-08

WHEREAS, the Division of Design and Construction within the Office of Administration was created by Section 8.120, RSMo, to supervise the design, construction,-renovations and repair of state facilities; and

WHEREAS, the Division of Facilities Management within the Office of Administration was established by Executive Order 94-07 and Section 8.110, RSMo, to have responsibility for state leasing and facilities management; and

WHEREAS, prior to 1994, responsibility for state leasing and facilities management resided with the Division of Design and Construction within the Office of Administration; and

WHEREAS, the consolidation of the Division of Facilities Management and the Division of Design and Construction will benefit the citizens of the State of Missouri by promoting efficiency, avoiding duplication of services, and reducing costs; and

WHEREAS, the Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administration, has determined that the best way to accomplish this consolidation is to abolish Division of Design and Construction and transfer its responsibilities and functions to the Division of Facilities Management.

NOW THEREFORE, I, Matt Blunt, Governor of the State of Missouri, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, including Article IV, Section 12, Missouri Constitution, Chapter 26, RSMo, and the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974, hereby:

1. Abolish the Division of Design and Construction and transfer to the Division of Facilities Management the authority, powers, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, contracts, budgets, matters pending, and other pertinent vestiges of the Division of Design and Construction; and

2. Rename the Division of Facilities Management as the Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction.

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