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Adoption of Resolution Commending Alameda Division Chief Daren Olson for His Contributions to the City of Alameda. (Fire)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. _____
COMMENDING ALAMEDA FIRE DEPARTMENT DIVISION CHIEF DAREN OLSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Alameda records its appreciation for service faithfully rendered by Division Chief Daren Olson to the City of Alameda; and
WHEREAS, Daren Olson's career with the City of Alameda Fire Department spanned 28 and a half years starting on June 16, 1986, until December 13, 2014, and included the following assignments: Firefighter, Apparatus Operator, Lieutenant, Fire Captain, Division Chief, and Interim Deputy Fire Chief; and
WHEREAS, Daren Olson was promoted from Firefighter to Apparatus Operator on June 25, 1995; and
WHEREAS, Daren Olson was promoted to Lieutenant on July 6, 1997; and
WHEREAS, Daren Olson was promoted to Fire Captain on April 11, 1999, he was the Department's Assistant Training Director from July 1997 through January 2000, and was the Peer Counselor and Program Manager of the Critical Incident Stress Management and Confined Space Rescue Teams; and
WHEREAS, Daren Olson was promoted to Division Chief on November 11, 2007, served as Interim Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Marshal and Administrative Division Chief from 2010 to 2013, and has been managing the Fire Department's fleet of vehicles since 2007; and
WHEREAS, Daren Olson and his wife Michaela, are looking forward to sending their children Greg and Melissa off to college and spending time with family and friends; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2014, DAREN OLSON will officially retire from his position as Division Chief for the City of Alameda's Fire Department, and will be greatly missed by the Department, City Staff, and the entire Alameda Community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Alameda does hereby congratulate Division Chief Daren Olson for his outstanding achievement in his service to the City of Alameda and to the Fire Service Profession.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 6th day of January, 2015, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 7th day of January 2015.
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Janet C. Kern, City Attorney