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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 5221 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION OF APPRECIA TION FOR DEPUTY CHIEF <br />DEAN M. OLSON <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Dean Olson had been a Mound\' View residentfrom1980 to 1985 and a Fire ChieffoI' <br />the Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mound\' View Fire Department completing 18 years of service as a volunteer <br />.firefighter; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Dean joined the Fire Department January 29, 1980 and was appointed as Fire Motor <br />Operator on June 9, 1981, as Captain at Station One on M(~v 8, 1984, Dean moved to Station Two's area <br />and was appointed to Senior Station Captain in 199/, in Auxust of 1995 1vas appointed as Acting District <br />Chief, District Chief in Ju~v of 1996; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Dean l1YIS then promoted to Deputy Chiefin May of 1997 where he has served until <br />now; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Dean has attended various areas offirefighting courses including Fire Motor Operator, <br />Radiological Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Safety Almreness, maintained his First A id/CP R <br />certification, Firefighter 1 level in 1989, Firefighter 11 in 1990, Firefighter 111 in 1992 by Anoka Technical <br />College; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Dean has re()ponded to 2,OOO.fire calls and attended over 800 weekly drills; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in 1983 he was presented a Merit Service Award as Outstanding Fire,fighter of the Year <br />at Station One, received distinxuished service awards in 1991 and 1992 for the most public fire education <br />hours at Station Two; and <br /> <br />WHJ:."'REAS, Dean has exercised his skills serving the community by participating in fire prevention <br />presentations and public fire education events during the annual Open House and Santa tour; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Dean will retire from the Fire Department 011 April 23, 1998 and the Ci~v 4 Mounds <br />View appreciates and commends Dean for his many years of dedicated and loyal service to the Fire <br />Department and the community. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, /, Duane AfcCarty, Mayorfor the City (l Mound~ View, and members of the <br />Council, employees of the Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds' View Fire Department and residents (~fthe City <br />of-Mollnd~ View, e.\press their appreciation to Dean Olsonfor his devoted service as a Firefighter and <br />Deputy Chief <br /> <br />Presented this 13th day of April, /998. <br /> <br />~~I()~ <br /> <br />Duane W. McCarty, Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CP;{ ~ <br />~& . - <br /> <br />SEAL: <br /> <br />Charles S. Whiting, City Administrator <br />