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RESOLUTION NO. 4994 ITEM 7A • CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION COMMENDING DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF HAROLD D. HOVLAND FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE SPRING LAKE PARK/BLAINE/MOUNDS VIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View Fire Department has announced the retirement of Deputy Chief Harold D. Hovland; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hovland is retiring after completing 21 years of service with the department, having joined the department on August 19, 1975; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hovland was promoted several times throughout his tenure at Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View Fire Department as Acting Captain/Station 5 in September 1980; to Full Captain in 1981 and to Senior Captain in 1989. He served in this capacity until May of 1992 when he was promoted to District Chief for District 2/nights. In January of 1996 he was promoted to Deputy Chief of the Department. WHEREAS, Mr. Hovland attended training classes on various areas of fire fighting, maintained his First Aid/CPR certification and attended many courses on arson investigation; and HEREAS, Mr. Hovland completed radiological monitoring training, NFPA and IFSTA courses for Chief fficers and Incident Command, and was certified at the firefighter III level by the Minnesota Fire Service Board in 1992; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hovland has served as a member of the department's Personnel Committee since March of 1992 and has served as Chairman since April of 1992. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mounds View City Council commends Deputy Chief Harold D. Hovland for his many years of dedicated and loyal service to the Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View Fire Department and the community. Presented this 26th day of August, 1996 (ATTEST) Mayor Linke Phyllis Blanchard, Councilmember Julie Trude, Councilmember •arY Quick, Councilmember Sue Hankner, Councilmember Chuck Whiting, Clerk-Administrator SEAL