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♦ f <br />A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING <br />JIM COX FOR HIS 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SFRMCE <br />AS A MEMBER OF THE LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />^SOLUTION NO.5168 <br />WHEREAS, the City of Orono receives fire and rescue service from three <br />volunteer Fire Departments; and <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Long Lake I'lrc Department serves the largest portion of Orono; <br />WHEREAS, the City of Orono and its citizens rely on the local volunteer Fire <br />Departments for protection and assistance in emergency fire and rescue situations; and <br />WHEREAS, the local Fire Departments arc staffed by volunteers who contribute <br />many hours of their time to ensure they arc properly trained, and to respond to emergency <br />situations; and <br />WHEREAS, as the amount of tiiite required for both training and emergency <br />response continues to grow, along with the demands of work and family life, it is <br />becoming more difficult to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters; and <br />WHEREAS, fortunately, there arc those unique and special individuals who arc <br />driven to make volunteer firefighting a lifelong %'ocation; and <br />W'HEREAS, Jim Co.x is one of those special persons who has devoted 40 years <br />of his life to serving the community as a volunteer firefighter; and <br />WHEREAS, Jim Cox has served in an officer capacity for at least 20 of his 40 <br />years of service on the Long Lake Fire Department. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE I T RESOLVED that the Orono City Council does <br />hereby recognize, and e.xprcss its sincere appreciation to, Jim Co.x for his 40 years of <br />dedicated service to the community as a volunteer firefighter and officer with the Long <br />Lake Fire Department. <br />Adopted by the Orono City Council this lOth day of May, 2004. <br />AITLST; <br />Linda S. Vcc, City Clerk Barbara A. Peterson, Mavor