CITY OF FRESNO
FROM THE OFFICES OF MAYOR JERRY P. DYER,
CITY MANAGER GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, AND FRESNO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
_________________________________ ________________________________ JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
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TYLER MAXWELL, Council President ANNALISA PEREA, Vice President
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MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2 MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3
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LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5 GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6
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NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION
Presented to the City of Fresno Maintenance Division
for receiving the A S E Blue Seal of Excellence
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno’s Transportation Department - Fresno Area Express (FAX), Maintenance Division, has earned the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence ’s (ASE) Blue Seal of Excellence. The ASE is a non -profit organization dedicated to improving vehicle repair and service quality. In the case of government fleets, it additionally honors the hard work and dedication technicians provide to police officers, firefighters, public works, and other public-sector employees; and
WHEREAS , to earn the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence, a t least 75 percent of a shop’s technicians must be ASE certified. In addition, there must be a certified technician in each service area and agencies must annually confirm their professionals’ certification status; and
WHEREAS, of the 23 Maintenance Division technicians, 86 percent are ASE certified, which exceeds the Blue Seal award benchmark. More noteworthy is that the division’s mechanical staff includes 12 Master Technicians, representing the highest possible level of individual ASE recognition; and
WHEREAS, two of the Master Technicians are certified as both Master Automotive Technician and Master Transit Bus Technician and one is certified as Master Transit Bus Technician , Master Automotive Technician and Master Med-Heavy Truck Technician; and
WHEREAS, technicians in the Maintenance Division face significant demands to efficiently and cost effectively maintain more than 125 buses; and
WHEREAS, these City of Fresno professionals have proven their commitment to the highest level of automotive service excellence.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer, City Manager Georgeanne White, and Members of the Fresno City Council, recognize and congratulate the City of Fresno’s Transportation Department – Fresno Area Express, Maintenance Division.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 28th day of August 2023.