Central Services

The Central Services Department provides professional services in the areas of Purchasing, Information Technology, GIS, Telecommunications and Mail Services.

The Purchasing Division is a centralized agency responsible for assisting City Departments & Divisions in their procurement activities. Annually this accounts for over $8 Million in purchases. We strive to receive the best value for the goods and services purchased for Farmington Hills needs.

The mission of the Information Technology Division to provide value, leadership and support that facilitate the identification, implementation and use of technology to support the Citizens while enhancing the mission and the requirements of City staff.

Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system designed for capturing, storing, integrating, analyzing and displaying data from a geographic perspective. GIS stores information in themes or layers that contain data about a particular kind of geographical feature. Each layer is linked to a specific position on the globe. Because data in a GIS are referenced to geography, they have real-world locations and could overlay one another. GIS links the location to each layer (such as people to addresses, buildings to parcels, or streets within a network) to give a better understanding of how the features inter-relate.

Telecommunication Services provides voice/data trunks/wireless and services, campus telephone system design and operations support, cabling consultation and (moves adds and changes) in addition to other services.

Mail Services processes incoming and outgoing United States Postal Service mail and shipping for all Departments and Divisions. Our goal is to provide service that is courteous, economical and efficient.