RESO 24-042 - Approving Fire Department Membership in HCFCA 2024RESOLUTION NO. 24-042
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; and
WHEREAS, the Golden Valley Fire Department is a currently a member of HCFCA; and
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; and
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; and
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, Golden Valley Fire Department’s membership in the HCFCA as a nonprofit
organization will benefit the City of Golden Valley and its Fire Department and will provide for
the betterment and improvement of the Golden Valley Fire Department’s operations
surrounding fire safety and emergency response.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Golden Valley City Council as follows:
1. Golden Valley 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 the Golden Valley Fire Chief is
designated as Golden Valley Fire Department’s representative to HCFCA.
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Resolution No. 24-042 June 18, 2024
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Adopted by the Golden Valley City Council on the 18th day of June, 2024.
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Roslyn Harmon, Mayor
ATTESTED:
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Theresa Schyma, City Clerk
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