HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-073 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2013/05/20RESOLUTION NO. 13-073
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
AND EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO
FIRE CHIEF LUKE STEMMER
WHEREAS, Chief Stemmer began his employment with the City of St. Louis Park over 36
years ago on August 16, 1976; and
WHEREAS, Chief Stemmer has worked his way from Firefighter to Chief in St. Louis Park
by virtue of his exceptional leadership and technical skills in firefighting, emergency medical
services, fire prevention and emergency management, along with his outgoing personality and
genuine care and compassion for others; and
WHEREAS, Chief Stemmer represents the City and has served in leadership positions on
many boards, committees, and agencies such as Children First, Former Chair of Minnesota
Emergency Management Association, Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association, Statewide
Mutual Aid Association, Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Code Committee Chair, Former Chair of
Hennepin County Fire Chiefs Association, Former Chair of Southwest Mutual Aid Association;
and member of Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers and International Association of
Fire Chiefs; and
WHEREAS, Chief Stemmer will be missed throughout the county where he has been known
as the "Ghost," for mysteriously showing up at fires in other cities; and
WHEREAS, City Manager Tom Harmening will not need to tell Chief Stemmer to stay off
the roof anymore; and
WHEREAS, Chief Stemmer was named 2009 Fire Officer of the Year by the Minnesota
State Fire Chiefs Association for his integrity, loyalty and dedication to the fire service; and
WHEREAS, Chief Stemmer has worked tirelessly to supervise construction of two new Fire
Stations with a special Fallen Firefighter Memorial; and
WHEREAS, Chief Stemmer will spend his retirement years traveling with his wife Julie,
spending time with sons Luke, Seth, and Hunter, riding his Harley Davidson, and will finally
have time to unshelve and restore his 1963 Split -Window Corvette;
WHEREAS, Chief Stemmer is known to staff and the public for his kindness, sense of
humor, great listening skills, willingness to share his historical knowledge, patience,
trustworthiness, and kind hearted compassion that causes him to get emotional; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of St. Louis
Park, Minnesota, by this resolution and public record, would like to thank Fire Chief Luke
Stemmer for his great contributions and over 36 years of dedicated service to the City of St.
Louis Park and wish him the best in his retirement.
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No. 13-073
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