Minnesota Department of Administration
The Minnesota Department of Administration (Admin) is the central housekeeping department for the whole of state government.[2] Admin is the successor to the Commission of Administration and Finance, which was split into the Department of Administration and the Management and Finance Bureau in the Governor's Office by an act of the state legislature in 1939.[3]
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Jurisdiction | Minnesota |
Headquarters | 200 Administration Building, 50 Sherburne Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Parent agency | State of Minnesota |
Website | https://mn.gov/admin/ |
Key functions
With $176.5 million in annual operating costs and 475 employees, Admin provides centralized mail and fleet transportation services to state agencies, insures state assets, administers worker's compensation to state employees, and manages and publishes the State Register. Admin also constructs, maintains, and operates state buildings, parking lots and the State Capitol; enforces data practices compliance across state agencies, and procures goods and services for all of state government, other than the University of Minnesota which has institutional purchasing autonomy.[4] Among other responsibilities, Admin also conducts strategic planning for state agencies, evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of state agency operations, and recommends executive branch reorganizations to the governor.
Other responsibilities
Among other miscellaneous responsibilities, Admin houses the State Demographic Center and the Office of the State Archaeologist and provides administrative support services to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, the Executive Council, the Governor's Council on Governmental Disabilities, the Land Exchange Board, and the State Board of Investment.
State Capitol Renovation
The agency was the project manager and owner for the $310 million Minnesota State Capitol building renovation and provided the oversight of the project.[5]
Notes
- "Alice Roberts-Davis, Commissioner". Commissioner's Office. Minnesota Department of Administration. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. "Minnesota Agencies". Information on Minnesota State Agencies, Boards, Task Forces, and Commissions. Minnesota State Legislature. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- Session Laws of Minnesota Legislature 1939. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota State Legislative Reference Library. 1939. pp. 908–922. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- McKnight, Deborah. "University of Minnesota Constitutional Autonomy" (PDF). Minnesota Legislative House Research. Minnesota Legislative House Research Department. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- Johnson, Brian. "Capitol project 'hard to predict'". Finance and Commerce News. Finance and Commerce. Retrieved 19 October 2017.