CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Mayor Jerry P. Dyer, City Manager
Georgeanne A. White, and Fresno City Councilmembers
_____ _________________________________ ________________________________ LEE BR JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
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ESMER MIKE KARBASSI, Council President MIGUEL ARIAS, Vice President
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PAUL C ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember District 1 TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4
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GARRY BRANDON VANG, Councilmember District 5 NICK RICHARDSON Councilmember District 6
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NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7
_____ _________________________________ _________________________________ LEE BR JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
____ _________________________________ _________________________________ ESMER MIKE KARBASSI, Council President MIGUEL ARIAS, Council Vice President
_____ _________________________________ _________________________________ PAUL C ANNALISA PEREA, Councilmember District 1 TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4
_____ _________________________________ _________________________________ GARRY BRANDON VANG, Councilmember District 5 NICK RICHARDSON, Councilmember District 6
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GARRY NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION
Presented to the Fresno Area Express
Maintenance Division
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno’s Transportation Department - Fresno Area Express, 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, at 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, 84 percent of the Maintenance Division’s 31 technicians are ASE certified, which exceeds the Blue Seal award benchmark. More noteworthy , the division’s maintenance staff includes 15 Master Technicians, which represents the highest possible level of individual ASE recognition; and
WHEREAS, of the Master Technicians , two are certified in both Transit Bus and Automobile categories and two are certified in three categories – one in Transit bus, Medium/Heavy Truck and Automobile and one in Transit Bus, Medium/Heavy Truck and School Bus; and
WHEREAS, technicians in the Maintenance Division face significant demands to efficiently and cost effectively maintain more than 138 buses , and these valued 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 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 6th day of November 2025.