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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2024-148
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING M EMBERSHIP IN THE H ENNEPIN C OUNTY F IRE C HIEFS A SSOCIATION, 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, Plymouth 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, Plymouth’s membership in the HCFCA as a nonprofit organization will benefit Plymouth
and its Fire Department and will provide for the betterment and improvement of Plymouth’s operations
surrounding fire safety and emergency response.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA that Plymouth’s membership in Hennepin County Fire Chiefs Association, Inc. is approved and
payment of annual membership dues is authorized. Membership will be through the Fire Department and
the Fire Chief is designated as Plymouth’s representative to HCFCA.
APPROVED by the City Council on this 23rd day of April, 2024.