The Minnesota Department of Administration is a state-level agency in the

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. The Department of Administration 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 Office of the Minnesota Governor by an act of the

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in 1939.

Key functions

With $176.5 million in annual operating costs and 475 employees, the Department of Administration 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 Minnesota State Register. The Department of Administration also constructs, maintains, and operates state buildings, parking lots and the

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. In addition, the department enforces data practices compliance across state agencies and procures goods and services for all of state government, other than the

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, which has institutional purchasing autonomy. Among other responsibilities, the Department of Administration also conducts strategic planning for state agencies, evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of state agency operations, and recommends executive branch reorganizations to the

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Other responsibilities

Among other miscellaneous responsibilities, the department houses the Minnesota State Demographic Center and Office of the State Archaeologist. It provides administrative support services to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, the

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, 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

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building renovation and provided the oversight of the project.

References

{{authority control State agencies of Minnesota