TORRANCE, CA – The winner of the 2007 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year Award Ceremony, will be announced in Houston, May 6, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room 339AB at the Hilton Americas. The award ceremony is open to all. The award ceremony is co-located with the NAFA FMI-LEG conference.

This year’s finalists are:

• Bob Stanton, fleet manager, Polk County, Fla.

• Windell Mitchell, fleet manager, King County, Wash.

• John Clements, manager, fleet operations, County of San Diego, Calif.

  Speeches by past winners John Hunt (2005) and John McCorkhill (2006) will be given at the event.

  A panel of 17 judges, all of whom are public sector fleet managers, ranked the nominees in nine areas of fleet management. The nine fleet management categories were:

  
  

• Business plan development.
  

• Computer systems and technology utilization.
  

• Productivity initiatives.
  

• Policies and procedures development and implementation.
  

• Preventive maintenance programs.
  

• Utilization management.
  

• Vehicle acquisition and replacement programs.
  

• Customer service and downtime initiatives.
  

• Fuel management program.

  The award, presented by Government Fleet magazine, is sponsored by Automotive Resources International (ARI) and co-sponsored by Fleet Counselor Services.

  To view the invitation card, please Click here.