Department of Administrative Services and General Services Department Annual Reports
Scope and Contents note
There are five annual reports for General Services dating from 1970 to 1979. They include brief narratives of each of the divisions, summary statistical information, and an overview of the data processing services of the City. The Department of Administrative Services annual reports, especially those in the early 1980s, are very brief. The 1985 report contains information regarding the City's computer and communications systems. Researchers should also consult the Archives Documents database.
Dates
- Creation: 1970-1994
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Administrative Services (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Fleets and Facilities Department (FFD) manages and maintains municipal real property and facilities, as well as overseeing the Cityâs vehicle fleet. FFD was created in 2001 in a reorganization of the Executive Services Department, which was itself created from a merger between the Finance Department, the Personnel Department, and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) in 1997. DAS was created in 1980 with the merger of certain functions of the General Services Department, Building Department, Division of Motor Transportation, and Office of Management and Budget.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Annual reports for the Department of Administrative Services and its predecessor, the General Services Department. Iincluded are brief narratives regarding divisions, statistical information, and an overview of the City's data processing services.
Location of Records
SMA
General Note
A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed on file with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). General Services Dept. (Organization)
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Administrative Services (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Department of Administrative Services and General Services Department Annual Reports 1970-1993
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv53019
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository