Join Antonio Miles IN THE FIELD as he gives two of our City buildings a fresh coat of paint. Antonio shares his story as a painter and why he joined the City, and he even gives us some life advice in our latest video.
#WorldFMDay
#IgniteYourFMCareer
📺
Congratulations to our friends at
@ThePeale
Center for their
@PreservationMD
Historic Preservation Fund Grant! The $7,000 grant will support restoration work to the main congregation space, the Picture Gallery.
After years of being out
@ThePeale
's gas lamps are lit again! 💡 Did you know The Peale was the first building lit with gaslight in the United States? Rembrandt Peale, founder of the museum even started the Gas Light Company of Baltimore, a
@MyBGE
precursor.
On March 23, 2021,
@MayorBMScott
and City Administrator Christopher Shorter visited Lewin Ave Substation.
They met with the substation Supervisor, Audrey Clark, and her awesome team of mechanics, and were given a tour of the facility.
Sitting atop the highest point in Reservoir Hill is the Birckhead-Bond House, most commonly known as Mount Royal.
In this
#HistoricProperties
video, Jackson Gilman-Forlinini takes us on a tour through the home which is now the oldest City-owned property on the market.
Did you know DGS repairs & maintains the Edgar Allen Poe House? Today we visited to check out some of the
#historicpreservation
efforts including repairing of the brick & chimney and installation of the rear downspout.
Make sure to follow and visit our friends
@PoeBaltimore
!
Congrats to DGS' Chief Fiscal Officer Berke Attila for making the
@MDDailyRecord
2018
#VIPList
! His focus on innovative and lean government processes have really improved how DGS serves our partner agencies. Go Berke! 🏆
As
@BaltimoreDGS
and
@RecNParks
prepare for Ready, Set, Hire coming up April 14, we wanted to ensure that all early applicants are able to locate where to apply online! Follow these easy steps for finding job openings @ 💻
@MayorPugh50
@BaltMOED
@COB_DHR
The daily work of plumbers, electricians, mechanics, welders, and so many other men and women in trades keeps our communities functioning.
To all the skilled tradespeople across the country, we see you.
#NationalSkilledTradesDay
.
@ThePeale
reveals itself! ☀️ After almost a year of being covered, the scaffolding on the front of the building has comes down. Keep an eye out for the restored windows and doors that will be re-installed over the next three weeks!
The future of architecture is being designed right here in Baltimore!
The story of
@MorganStateU
’s School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) began in 1956 with the arrival of young faculty member, Homer E. Favor. (Thread)
Construction on Baltimore’s historic
#PhoenixShotTower
has officially begun. DGS is working with contractors on interior renovations and structural improvements. The ultimate goal is to allow guests to visit the top and get amazing 360º views of the city!
An awesome turnout today for
#GISDay
2019 at the War Memorial Building! Guests chatted with city agencies like
@baltimoreDPW
&
@BmoreCityDOT
about the amazing GIS work they do to provide outstanding services to city residents. Great work
@BaltCityGIS
! 🌎
DGS is excited to welcome Chichi Nyagah-Nash as our new Deputy Director! As the Deputy Division Chief for Fleet Management, she was responsible for the implementation of the Gain Sharing program, Master Lease, and improving relationships between Fleet and DGS'customer agencies
In this final video from our Mayor Visits DGS series,
@MayorBMScott
and City Administrator Christopher Shorter visit our Fleet hub, Central Garage located at 3800 Biddle St.
The Department of General Services celebrates the contributions of the diverse Baltimore Hispanic and Latino communities. Wishing you the happiest
#HispanicHeritageMonth
!
The
@ThePeale
has been undergoing facade restoration over the past few weeks. Check out these shots taken over the past month as the scaffolding comes down, windows are re-installed and the final touches are completed.
Today, Chichi Nyagah-Nash was officially sworn in as the new Director of DGS. She took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and to carry out her duties diligently and faithfully in accordance with the Constitution of Maryland and the laws of Baltimore City.
DGS staff had a blast at the Baltimore City
@UnitedWayCM
Campaign Kick Off this afternoon. Thank you
@MayorPugh50
,
@BmoreCityDOT
, and
@BaltimoreDPW
for throwing this great event! It was a fun opportunity to relax, eat, and most importantly - donate!
Congratulations to Terrel Chesson, Acting Deputy Director of DGS, for completing the Certified Public Manager program at the
@ubaltmain
’s Schafer Center for Public Policy! 👏👏
Great news! DGS has received three, 2018
@NACoTweets
Achievement Awards! Programs created by our Facilities Maintenance, Fleet Management, and Historic Properties are all being recognized for their innovative problem solving. Click here to learn more:
The War Memorial Building will be seen in a new light !💡The building's facade will now be illuminated at night with colorful LED, showcasing the building's architecture even in the dark. 🌜
Let the sun shine in at
@ThePeale
! ☀️ Exciting next steps for the
#restoration
of the building. These windows are likely original to the 19th century and are being re-installed after having been lovingly restored using historic craftsmanship.
With 🌡️dropping,
#Baltimore
is preparing for snow ❄️ But
@RecNParks
is already thinking ahead to spring 🌷! We caught Sherman and Jermell from BCRP's Horticultural Division planting tulip bulbs in front of
@BaltCityHall
. Although, planted now they won't bloom for 5 months!
Congratulations to DGS Public Building Maintenance coordinator, Marcus Williams, who was named a 2019 Richard Lidinsky, Sr. Award for Excellence in Public Service Honorable Mention!
Wishing the happiest of one-year anniversaries to our Director,
@ChiNyagahNash
. On behalf of all DGS employees, we thank you for your dedication to our agency and to the City of Baltimore.
We look forward to many, many more amazing years with you!
#FBF
Back on April 1,
@MayorBMScott
and City Administrator Christopher Shorter visited DGS' Central Garage to meet with our talented Fleet team members.
We love showing guests around our main Fleet station; it's a really cool place!
#FleetFriday
Another successful summer with
#Youthworks
, at DGS we hosted 12 students for hands-on learning! One student with
#FleetManagement
said they were going to miss working around vehicles, and hopes to join our Fleet's HS Apprenticeship Program.
@BaltMOED
@MayorPugh50
Baltimore is now offering $10k bonuses to existing City employees and new employees hired to perform jobs that require a CDL. 🙌
If you’re a mechanic with a CDL, come join the nationally-ranked Fleet Team at Baltimore DGS!
Learn more & apply ➡️
What's a daily inspection at City Hall like?
@ChiNyagahNash
joined Building Coordinator Fred Ramirez on a morning walk-through of City Hall to learn hands-on about the daily inspections FMD conducts to ensure that our City buildings are in good working condition.
#TBT
Did you hear?
#Baltimore
City's
#Fleet
has been ranked within the top 100 US Fleets! We are proud of our Fleet Division's auto mechanics and technicians for their hard work keeping essential support vehicles safely on Baltimore's roads. More info:
Congrats to our Feb Employee of the Month, Aaron Lee! Aaron has been with our Fleet Division for 16 yrs after participating in a apprenticeship program with DGS and
#CarverVoTech
. His work as an Automotive Supervisor helps keep DGS and Baltimore running! Thank you Aaron!
👏👏 Baltimore is reducing barriers for talented Baltimoreans to join our City workforce and implementing a $15 minimum wage across ALL City jobs!
#BMORESOTC2023
This morning, DGS broke bread, and bagels, to welcome a talented group of 4 analysts who will be working on our Paperless Government project over the summer.
#Paperless
#Fellowship
When you’re 150 years old, it takes a little bit more work to maintain your beauty.
That’s why DGS’ Capital Projects Division is currently working to do comprehensive replacement and repair of Baltimore City Hall’s box gutter system.
Director Sharkey and
@BaltMOED
Director Jason Perkins-Cohen in the Mobile Workforce Center outside
@BaltCityHall
. This is a great resource for Baltimore City citizens seeking employment, and DGS’ Fleet Management Division is proud to be maintaining the vehicle.
DGS Fleet’s George L. Winfield Central Garage is named after the Public Works Director who served for over three decades. George Winfield was passionate about neighborhood clean ups and restorations, the building was named to honor his work for Baltimore City.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Last week our Facilities Maintenance Division had the opportunity to use
#drone
#photography
to diagnose future building repairs. While out there the drone caught a great shot of
@BaltCityHall
as the sun set! 📸
Today at DGS we celebrated one of our Building Repairers, Mr. Ben's 90th birthday! Mr. Ben has worked for Baltimore City for 34 years and has been with DGS’s Facilities Maintenance Division since 2009. Everyone at DGS wishes you a happy birthday! 🎂
DGS has partnered with
@BaltMOED
giving young adults from Baltimore the opportunity to learn valuable skills and gain professional experience through a 26-week program.
Meet Terrod Thrasher who is working in OPM as a BPI and Data Analyst.
Welcome to the team, Terrod!
DGS is excited to announce Matthew Rappaport's appointment as Chief Fiscal Officer.
Matthew is a proud public servant who has worked with the City of Baltimore since 2016. We look forward to his continued strategic guidance on all things fiscal.
Congrats! 👏 👏
The Edgar Allan Poe House is just one of 14
#historic
City-owned properties DGS maintains and it is now Maryland’s first Literary Landmark!
Join
@PoeBaltimore
this Sunday 1PM-2PM for their dedication event. Free and open to the public.
🎒
@MayorBMScott
is giving away 4000 FREE new backpacks in partnership with
#AFRAM
!
Join the Mayor on Thursday, August 26 at 3:00pm at Middle Branch Park
Today we celebrate Dennis Chojnowski’s last day working for the City of Baltimore.
Dennis has dedicated 46 years to the City, starting at
@BaltimoreDPW
in Highway Reconstruction in the mid-1970s. Dennis ends his tenure in DGS’ Capital Projects division as an engineer.
While most of Baltimore City's agency buildings have experienced low-occupancy due to Stay-at-Home measures, DGS Facilities Maintenance has used this time to do HVAC upgrades, bathroom renovations, fire suppression repairs, & other tasks. Their hard work is always appreciated!
Come join the hardest working people in
#Baltimore
!
The Department of General Services is hiring for various positions including:
🔧HVAC Technicians
⛽️Fuel Systems Coordinator
🚓Tire Maintenance Workers
🏢 Structural Engineer
In FY-2018 the Baltimore War Memorial had approximately 80,247 visitors to the building and 462 bookings. A 14.5% increase in visitors from FY-2017 and 25.9% increase in bookings. We are making our buildings as helpful and accessible as possible for the public.
@WMAIBaltimore
Congratulations to our friends
@PoeBaltimore
for becoming Maryland’s first ‘Literary Landmark’! The dedication will be on January 19 (Edgar Allan Poe’s 211th birthday!)
Read the full
@baltimoresun
story here:
DGS’s very own Jason Ludd, was featured in International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Chesapeake Chapter’s April 2021 Newsletter.
#TalentTuesday
Today at the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse in downtown Baltimore,
@MayorPugh50
and MD Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbara unveiled the court's newest jury assembly room and the newly installed mural that accompanied the room's renovations.
Congratulations to our DGS All Stars: the Business Process Improvement Office! They spent months creating the
#CodefortheCity
fellowship program. With this summer coming to a close, we are excited to see the great projects to come out of this program.
We're happy to share that DGS Director
@ChiNyagahNash
will be at the 2019
@MDTEDCO
#TEDCOExpo
in College Park as part of the Selling to the Enterprise Customer panel! She'll be joined by other entrepreneurial leaders to discuss their experience in customer acquisition.
Little lights, BIG savings 💡
DGS’ Energy Office is currently installing LED lighting at the Montebello Infiltration Plant located at 3901 Hillen Rd.
With these new fixtures, we’ll help save the City 1.95 million kWh of electricity and $205k per year!
Weekly recycling has returned to Baltimore! 🚛 ♻️
"[Our Fleet team] needed to overcome an almost perfect storm of challenges and obstacles to locate, purchase, adapt, and deliver these trucks to collect recyclable waste from City residents" - DGS Director Attila
Great presentations from our two groups of
@CodeintheSchool
students! They both presented on the DGS
#Twitter
bots they created bringing some great data centric information to DGS’s social media channels!
#CITSDGSShowcase
DGS got to spend the last 2 days with the students of
@JHMuseumStudies
Seeing them work and present their findings on ways
@ThePeale
can grow as an cultural space in Baltimore. They came up with innovative ideas to reinvent the Peale as more than a museum.
#jhumuse
@JHUeducation
Tonight, the
#Baltimore
#War
#Memorial
is hosting the OrchKids 10th Anniversary Celebration. Starting at 7:30 pm join
@BSOOrchKids
for a special concert of student ensembles and show your support for this great program! 🎼 Click here for tickets:
Congratulations to our October Employee of the Month: Chuck Knecht, an Environmental Technician in our
#Facilities
#Maintenance
Division. Chuck is a reliable, consistent, and hard worker who is known for going the extra mile for our buildings & customer agencies. Thank you Chuck!
Packed house today at the City Employee Naloxone Training hosted by
@BMore_Healthy
and
@BaltimoreDGS
. Informative discussion and tips provided by
@DrLeanaWen
, and Director Sharkey announced that 3 city buildings will now have Naloxone available to administer.
This
#TalentTuesday
we're highlighting Imani Edwards, Public Relations Coordinator. Imani is General Service's in-house videographer and has created many of your favorite DGS videos!
Get to know more about her below.
#WomensHistoryMonth
DGS' North East Substation has a new sign thanks to a partnership with
@BmoreCityDOT
. By working together we were able to update an old sign and save both department's money!
We got the big bucks for energy savings!
The City of Baltimore was awarded $100,000 by
@MDEnergy
as part of the organization’s Resilient Maryland Program. (Thread)
When city agencies work together, anything and everything is possible!
John Chalmers, Bureau Head of Solid Waste
@BaltimoreDPW
, sends a message of gratitude to our amazing Fleet team! (Thread)
Teamwork makes the dream work!
DGS sat down with John Chalmers, Bureau Head of the Solid Waste Bureau at the
@BaltimoreDPW
, to talk about city agency collaborations and how working together best serves Baltimore citizens.
Last Friday DGS was able to send off our Deputy Division Chief of Fleet Chichi Nyagah-Nash with a surprise going away party! Although everyone at DGS will miss her, we are excited to see her continue to do great work for
@bmoredhcd
!
Our Business Process Improvement Office has been making the move paperless; using innovative software we received our approval and delivery of office supplies within 48 hours before it would take 1-2 weeks.
@integrify
#paperless
Congratulations to our March Employee of the Month, Rob Schley! Rob was nominated for his leadership, hard work, and dedication to his team in his role as Superintendent of Fleet Operations. Thank you Rob!
Today, DGS is highlighting John Albert Burr who was born in Maryland in 1848 to enslaved parents. He worked as a field hand where he found he had a penchant for mechanical engineering.
#BlackHistoryMonth