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LC004616 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CONGRATULATING JAMES F. DEAN ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE RHODE | |
ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY AFTER FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF DEVOTED | |
AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senator Joshua Miller | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2020 | |
Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
1 | WHEREAS, James Dean began his distinguished service with the Rhode Island Public |
2 | Transit Authority (RIPTA) as a Bus Operator on March 17, 1975. He transferred to the position |
3 | of Transportation Clerk on September 4, 1976, and thanks to his tireless work ethic, attention to |
4 | detail, and abiding passion for serving the public, he was frequently promoted throughout his |
5 | career; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Mr. Dean was promoted to the position of Assistant Superintendent of the |
7 | Elmwood Garage on June 30, 1979, and was made the General Superintendent on January 24, |
8 | 1984. His duties as General Superintendent included deploying personnel, assigning buses, |
9 | preparing payroll and applying department policies as necessary; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Mr. Dean was promoted on July 8, 1978, to the position of Director of |
11 | Transportation, a title he held until July 1, 2005, when he was named the Assistant General |
12 | Manager of Transportation. On July 1, 2015, Mr. Dean was further promoted to the position of |
13 | Executive Director of Transportation, his last position at RIPTA before his retirement; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Mr. Dean’s duties as the RIPTA Executive Director of Transportation |
15 | included monitoring bus operator performance and preparedness, providing policy direction and |
16 | enforcement of safety guidelines for Bus Operators, researching and answering inquiries from |
17 | RIPTA passengers and RIPTA personnel, and providing public relations services and outreach |
18 | programs related to transportation operations; now, therefore be it |
19 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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1 | hereby congratulates James Dean on his retirement from the Rhode Island Public Transit |
2 | Authority after forty-five years of devoted and meritorious service to the citizens of Rhode Island; |
3 | and be it further |
4 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
5 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. James Dean. |
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