04-23 Resolution No. 12199RESOLUTION NO. 12199
A RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMBERSHIP IN THE HENNEPIN COUNTY FIRE
CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, INC.
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Fire Chiefs Association (“HCFCA”) is an
organization of fire departments and others in the fire service industry in Hennepin County
whose purpose is to provide a forum to discuss and promote fire safety, to exchange
ideas and search for solutions to fire safety and other emergency response problems, to
conduct research, to facilitate educational programs, to promote legislation, and to
promote the spirit of cooperation between fire departments or other emergency response
organizations operating within Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, HCFCA was established as an association in 1961 but was not a
formal corporate entity recognized by the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State;
WHEREAS, Richfield Fire Department is a currently a member of HCFCA;
WHEREAS, HCFCA’s membership and Board of Directors has determined that it
is in the best interests of the association to organize as a nonprofit corporation in order to
formalize its operations and provide the option of applying for federal tax-exempt status;
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2024, the Hennepin County Fire Chiefs Association,
Inc., was registered as a nonprofit corporation with the Office of the Minnesota Secretary
of State;
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 471.96 provides authority for cities and
counties “to appropriate necessary funds to provide membership of their respective
municipal corporations or political subdivisions respectively in county, regional, state, and
national associations of a civic, educational, or governmental nature which have as their
purpose the betterment and improvement of municipal government operations”; and
WHEREAS, Richfield Fire Department’s membership in the HCFCA as a nonprofit
organization will benefit Richfield and its Fire Department and will provide for the
betterment and improvement of Richfield’s operations surrounding fire safety and
emergency response;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield
as follows:
1.Richfield Fire Department’s membership in Hennepin County Fire Chiefs
Association, Inc. is approved and payment of annual membership dues is
authorized.
2.Membership will be through the Fire Department and Fire Chief Mike Dobesh
is designated as Richfield’s representative to HCFCA.
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ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Richfield on the 23rd day of April,
2024.
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Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kelly Wynn, Interim City Clerk