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Open Government

From the Secretary

Our commitment to you is to provide the highest level of customer service, for the best value, in an open, transparent setting. We know that you have an interest in the way we do business. We applaud Governor Crist for his leadership calling on state government to make certain the public stay informed about the work we do at the Department of Management Services. This Web page outlines the many ways you can contact us to request public records or to learn more about us as an agency.

We welcome your interest and look forward to serving you,

Secretary South's Signature

Linda H. South, Secretary

Public Records Request Policies and Procedures – Click here to review our policies and procedures for public records requests (msword 77.50 kB) .

DMS Organization – Want to learn more about how our team is organized? Click here to view our organizational chart (pdf 54.92 kB) .

Budget – How does DMS spend taxpayer money? The budget for the current fiscal year July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009 can be viewed here.

Legislative Budget Request – To plan for the next fiscal year, each agency submits a proposed budget to the Florida State Legislature. State legislators use these requests to draft and approve a budget each year (in fact, it’s the only bill they are required by law to approve each session). Click here to view our legislative budget request for the next fiscal year July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009.

Legislative Priorities – Like our legislative budget request, we submit our legislative priorities to the Florida State Legislature. These priorities include new or proposed changes to Florida laws that we feel are important to citizens and improve the way we serve state government. We are currently in the process of of forming and approving our legislative priorities for the 2009 session.

Contracting – Want to learn more about who we do business with or how much we pay for contracted services? Click here to search our online database of contracts.

State Term Contracts

State Purchasing Agreements

Alternate Contract Sources

Public Records – Need to make a public records request? Under the Freedom of Information Act, Florida Statutes 119.01 (1) “It is the policy of this state that all state, county and municipal records shall be open for personal inspection by any person.” If you would like to request a public record, use the following list and keywords to locate the best contact.

Media-related (members of the media who need public records as part of a news story, all topics)
Communications Office
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 280G
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Communications@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 921-5266

Human Resource Management (state HR policies and information)
Be Whitfield
4050 Esplanade Way, 235C
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Beatriz.Whitfield@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 413-9503

Payroll (compensation, classification and employment-related issues)
Phil Spooner
4050 Esplanade Way, 235B
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Phil.Spooner@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 488-2445

People First (requests dealing with the online HR system)
David R. DiSalvo
4050 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
David.DiSalvo@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 413-9579

Florida Retirement System (retirement eligibility for service retirement, disability retirement and the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP); benefit payments to retired members; death benefits; note: requests about the FRS' investments should be directed to the State Board of Administration www.sbafla.com)
Amy Russell
P O Box 9000
Tallahassee, FL 32315-9000
Amy.Russell@dms.myflorida.com
(850) 488-5706

Division of State Group Insurance or DSGI (open enrollment, health and life insurance benefits for state employees and retirees)
Laura Cutchen
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 215
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Laura.Cutchen@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 921-4593

State Purchasing (state term contracts, state purchasing policies, green vendors)
Kelley Scott
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 360H
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Kelley.Scott@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 488-3049

MyFloridaMarketPlace or MFMP (online purchasing, vendor bid announcements, purchasing procedures)
Kelley Scott
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 360H
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Kelley.Scott@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 488-3049

Real Estate Development and Management (leasing, construction, facilities, capitol and governor’s mansion, maintenance and grounds)
Kay Clement
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 315
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Kay.Clement@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 413-8417

Office of Supplier Diversity (women-and minority business certification with the state)
Denise Wright
4050 Esplanade Way, 380.5X
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Denise.Wright@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 922-6850

Specialized Services (state air fleet, state-owned vehicles, transportation, private prison monitoring)
Jeff “J.D.” Solie
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 335
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Jeff.Solie@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 410-1553

Communications and Information Technology Services or CITS (technology, MyFloridaNet, SUNCOM and MyFlorida Web portal)
Jonathan Rakestraw
4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 115N
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Jonathan.Rakestraw@dms.MyFlorida.com
(850) 921-0857

Overall (Can’t find what you are looking in the keywords above? Contact our general counsel’s office for general public records requests.)
Johnny Hagan
Office of the General Counsel
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 160
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
(850) 487-1082
Johnny.Hagen@dms.MyFlorida.com

Matthew F. Minno, Deputy General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 160
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
(850) 487-1082
Matthew.Minno@dms.MyFlorida.com