New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services

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. 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 Operations. 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."

Public safety

| 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 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 assignment of employment pursuant to New York State Criminal Procedure Law, Article 2, §2.10, ss 40. and DCAS policies. The exercise of this authority is very limited to the employee's geographical area of employment and only while such employee is actually working as listed in Chapter 13 subsection (C). 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 assignment 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. The New York City Police Department respond to all incidents and conduct investigations which includes at all DCAS facilities as per the NYC Charter.

References

References

1. "Contact DCAS".
2. "Who We Are - Department of Citywide Administrative Services".
3. (August 11, 1996). "Giuliani Appoints Three Commissioners". New York Times.
4. (2026-01-01). "Executive Order 02".
5. "New York City Charter". City of New York.
6. (December 28, 2001). "Bloomberg Appoints Five To Be City Commissioners". New York Times.
7. (February 2, 2011). "City Workers Face Penalty After Storm". New York Times.
8. (January 25, 2014). "New Commissioner Has Ties to 'Sherlock,' via Barbados". New York Times.
9. (January 6, 2016). "De Blasio Names Herminia Palacio as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services". New York Times.
10. (June 3, 2024). "Mayor Adams Appoints Louis Molina as Next Commissioner of Department of Citywide Administrative Serv".
11. (2026-01-27). "Mayor Mamdani Announces New Appointments to Lead Key City Agencies".
12. "Notice Of Examination Special Officer".
13. "DCAS Open Competitive Exam Notice Archive".
14. "Chapter 13: Special Officer".
15. "DCAS Police - Department of Citywide Administrative Services".