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� ` A RESOLUTION RECOGIVIZING <br /> MIKE BROWN FOR HIS 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE <br /> AS A MEMBER OF THE LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 5167 <br /> WHEREAS,the City of Orono receives fire and rescue service from three <br /> volunteer Fire Departments; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Long Lake Fire Deparhnent serves the largest portion of Orono; � <br /> and <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 Deparhnents are staffed by volunteers who contribute <br /> many hours of their time to ensure they are properly trained,and to respond to emergency <br /> situations; and <br /> WHEREAS, as the amount of time 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 are those unique and special individuals who are <br /> driven to make volunteer firefighting a lifelong vocation; and <br /> WHEREAS,Mike Brown is one of those special persons who has devoted 40 <br /> years of his life to serving the community as a volunteer firefighter; and <br /> WHEREAS,Mike Brown has served in an officer capacity for at least 20 of his <br /> 40 years of service on the Long Lake Fire Department,including five years of <br /> distinguished service as Fire Chief. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Orono City Council does <br /> hereby recognize, and express its sincere appreciation to,Mike Brown for his 40 years of <br /> dedicated service to the community as a volunteer firefighter,including five years as Fire <br /> Chief,with the Long Lake Fire Deparhnent. <br /> Adopted by the Orono City Council this l Oth day of May,2004. <br /> ATTEST: <br /> .���-�- ,�U� <br /> Lmda S.Vee, City Clerk Barbara A.Peterson,Mayor <br /> • <br />