WHEREAS, Frank Ramos, a resident of West Fresno, a graduate of San Joaquin High School, and a 1960 Fresno State College graduate began his illustrious career with the U.S.
Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS); and
WHEREAS, Frank Ramos, over the course of his employment with the IRS, held crucial positions in the Tax Compliance, Tax Processing, Tax Accounts, Collection, and Taxpayer Information Divisions in California, Arizona , and West Virginia. Mr. Ramos paved the way for Latinos to hold high-level positions; and
WHEREAS, in 1971, Mr. Ramos was a member of a ha ndpicked national IRS team tasked to plan and execute the startup operation of a new 8,000-employee IRS Tax Return Processing Center in Fresno; the largest employer in the Fresno community at the time; and
WHEREAS, in 1989 Mr. Ramos was recruited for a senior executive position in the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) during the Geor ge H. W. Bush Administration where he was the only Latino Senior Executive to serve on the SBA in the nation; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Mr. Ramos was recruited to se rve as the Chief Deput y Director for the Department of Minority Business Enterprise during the Administration of Governor James Gilmore III in Richmond, Virginia. During his second year in this position, Mr. Ramos was recruited by the Department of Defense Transition Team for then-President George W.
Bush’s Administration. Mr. Ramos served as the Director of Small Business Programs for all the Department of Defense military branch es for which he was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his great leadership; and
WHEREAS, we celebrate Frank Ramos for his re markable leadership, his countless accomplishments, and his unwavering dedication to public service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Fresno City Council and Mayor Jerry Dyer, do hereby proclaim the 5th of October 2023 to be:
“Frank Ramos Day” in the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, on this 5th day of October 2023.