Terry Ogle photo via FCTA

Fresno County Transportation (FCTA) Executive Director Terry Ogle has submitted his 30-day resignation, effective July 4. He departs after nearly 1 ½ years on the job.

Ogle had been serving as executive director since February 2024 as an at-will employee to a nine-member board of directors that includes elected officials and public members at large.

He replaced the retiring Mike Leonardo after seven years on the job.

Ogle’s duties included carrying out the board’s strategies for implementing the programs and projects funded by the 20-year Measure C expenditure plan, as well as supporting 2026 renewal efforts.

“I have enjoyed working with Terry, but he was offered a terrific opportunity in the private sector and the FCTA has accepted his resignation,” said Fresno County Supervisor Buddy Mendes in a statement. “The FCTA will appoint an interim executive director, and this personnel change will not impact the 2026 Measure C renewal effort spearheaded by the Fresno Council of Governments.”

Ogle departs Fresno for an opportunity with HDR, a Nebraska-based engineering firm, to help manage more than $1 billion in roadway expansion projects at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Measure C, Fresno County’s half-cent transportation sales tax, has projected revenue of $121.1 million for fiscal 2025-2026.

Measure C was one of the first transportation “self-help” projects in California and has constructed over $2 billion of local infrastructure improvements between 1987-2007 throughout Fresno County and its 15-cities, according to an FCTA news release.

Measure C-funded projects include 50 miles of new freeway on Highway 41, Highway 168, Highway 180, Highway 269, Huron bridge construction and Mountain View Avenue widening and bridge replacement.

The original Measure C, and its 20-year extension approved by voters in 2007, are projected to collect about $2.2 billion by 2027. Combined with matching funds, the total to improve all methods of transportation in Fresno County was $10 billion, according to the release.

A 30-year extension of the tax was rejected by voters in 2022. Proponents are working on a compromise Measure C spending plan with advocates who want to see more investment in overlooked communities.