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RESOLUTION 5525
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STA TE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIA TlON FOR FIRE MOTOR OPERA TOR JOHN DURKOT
WHEREAS, John Durkot has served as a volunteer firefighter for the past twenty
years: and
WHEREAS, John joined the department on February 9, 1980 and was appointed to
the rank of Fire Motor Operator in June of 1981; and
WHEREAS, John attended many special courses and seminars on various areas of
fire fighting including Fire Motor Operator and HazMat A wareness, maintained his First
Aid/CPR and First Responder certifications throughout his years of service, and served as
Station Three Engineer for many years; and
WHEREAS, John received several awards including Awards of Merit as Outstanding
Firefighter of the Year in 1983, responding to the most fire calls at Station 3 in 1984, and
1993, for serving on the 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee in 1984 and helping to
restore our 1922 antique American LaFrance engine; and
WHEREAS, John has responded to more than 2,150 fire calls and attended over 750
weekly drills and participated in various public fire education events and station tours; and
WHEREAS, John will retire from duty on Apri/16, 2001.
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED that I, Richard Santerre, Mayor of the City
of Mounds View, members of the Council, employees of Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds
View Fire Department and residents of the City of Mounds View express our appreciation to
John Durkot for his devoted service as Firefighter and Fire Motor Operator.
Presented this 12th day of February, 2001.
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Richard Santerre, Mayor
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Kathle~n Miller, City Administrator