FR4SNO, CA (KMJ) – On July 10th, Fresno’s City Manager Bruce Rudd is retiring after 40 years with the City of Fresno.
On Thursday, Mayor Lee Brand announced Rudd’s successor as Wilma Quan Schecter, promoting her from within the city after an extensive national search.
Quan-Schecter will be the first female city manager in Fresno history, and is already acting as assistant city manager, she say she knows the demands of the office, including the budget.
“I would say the Mayor’s top two priorities… first is public safety and second is economic development.” -Wilma Quan Schecter, Next City Manager.
Quan-Schector’s experience includes having previously served as deputy city manager where she was instrumental in the Fulton Street Reconstruction Project.
She has also negotiated numerous agreements for the City, including joint use agreements with Fresno and Central Unified School Districts to expand Fresno’s open space and the Police Department’s Central Substation lease.
Prior to her time in the City Manager’s Office, she was the Urban Planning Specialist with the City’s Downtown and Community Revitalization Department where she served as the project manager for the Fresno HSR Station Area Master Plan, the Fulton Corridor Specific Plan, and the Downtown Development Code.
Bruce Rudd will stay on temporarily during the transition period.
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