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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 4994 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION COMMENDING DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF HAROLD D.HOVLAND FOR HIS SERVICE TO <br />THE SPRING LAKE PARK/BLAINE/MOUNDS VIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View Fire Department has announced the retirement of <br />Deputy Chief Harold D. Hovland; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Hovland is retiring after completing 21 years of service with the department, having <br />joined the department on August 19, 1975; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Hovland was promoted several times throughout his tenure at Spring Lake <br />Park/Blaine/Mounds View Fire Department as. Acting Captain/Station 5 in September 1980; to Full <br />Captain in 1981 and to Senior Captain in 1989. He served in this capacity until May of 1992 when he <br />was promoted to District Chief for District 2/nights. In January of 1996 he was promoted to Deputy <br />Chief of the Department. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Hovland attended training classes on various areas of fire fighting, maintained his First <br />Aid/CPR certification and attended many courses on arson investigation; and <br /> <br />4HEREAS, Mr. Hovland completed radiological monitoring training, NFPA and IFSTA courses for Chief <br />'jeers and Incident Command, and was certified at the firefighter III level by the Minnesota Fire Service <br />oard in 1992; and _. - .. _ <br /> <br />'vVHEREAS, Mr. Hovland has served as a member of the department's Personnel Committee since March <br />of 1992 and has served as Chairman since April of 1 ~92. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View City Council commends Deputy Chief Harold <br />D. Hovland for his many years of dedicated and loyal service to the Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds <br />View Fire Department and the community. <br /> <br />Presented this 26th day of August, 1996 <br /> <br /> <br />(A TTEST) <br /> <br />Sue Hankner, Councilmember <br /> <br /> <br />Administrator <br /> <br />SEAL <br />