September 11, 2009The Honorable Marilynn M. BlandChairpersonPrince George's County CouncilCounty Administration BuildingUpper Marlboro, MD 20772Dear Chairperson Bland:It is my pleasure to submit to you and the County Council the appointment of ActingDirector Edward M. Scott as the Director of Central Services. Mr. Scott brings a wealth of military and professional experience to this position and is an excellent choice to serve asDirector. As you know, the Office of Central Services is one of the most critical of all Countyagencies. Central Services operates vital services such as building operations, renovations, spacemanagement and maintenance, fleet management, goods procurement and services, warehouseoperations and deliveries, inventory control, mail and courier service, as well and the copy and print centers.Mr. Scott, a resident of Temple Hills, has served as the Acting Director of CentralServices since February 2009 where he is responsible for a staff of 257 employees and a $30million budget. He has an extensive knowledge and experience in several areas including localgovernment management, contracting and procurement, policy and program development andimplementation and budgeting. As Acting Director, Mr. Scott has developed and published aCounty energy policy which provides cost savings, initiated new procedures which will improvethe County’s annual procurement forecast and worked with the Office of InformationTechnology and Communications to develop and implement the non-emergency call system.Additionally, he has established an educational program which assists minority businesses inresponding to and providing cost estimates for proposals and enhanced the Minority BusinessDevelopment Division’s (MBDD) vendor registration. The Department’s achievements have notgone unnoticed. The Prince George’s County Fleet Management Division is ranked byGovernment Fleet Magazine in the “100 Best Fleets” article.Mr. Scott was hired by the County in 1998 as a Staff Administrator at the Office of Highway Maintenance in the Department of Public Works and Transportation where he assistedthe Director in developing, monitoring and supervising operational and administrative programs.He was later detailed to serve as an Associate Director for two years where he was responsiblefor the overall operation of the 250+ person office. Mr. Scott began his local government career with the District of Columbia government where he worked for 20 years. In the District of Columbia, he built an impressive record in the areas of personnel management, public worksmanagement including water resources, storm water, and combined sewer systems; andadministered multi-million dollar agency budgets.
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