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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, November 19, 2018 Page 2 Comments from Mavor Bodnar Mayor Bodnar stated; our Fire Chief Carcioppolo aimounced at an earlier meeting that our very Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Mike Girbino was awarded the Ohio Fire Service Distinguished Service Award earlier in September. It's a very special award because it is awarded to only one person in the entire State. I think all of us in Mayfield Village know that we have the best First Responders anywhere in the country. Tonight I have the honor of reading a Proclamation to our Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal and honoring the best of the best. Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Girbino, if you would join me, I would like to read a Proclamation in your honor. . PROCLAMATION CONGi2ATULATING ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF MICHAEL GIRBINO ON IZECEIVING THE OHIO FIRE SERVICE DISTIlOGUISI3ED SERVICE AWARD WHEREAS, Assistant Fire Chief Michael Girbino has spent the last 32 years of his life dedicated to the fire service, improving fire safety messaging and going above and beyond to keep the citizens of Mayfield Village and the State of Ohio safe; WHEREAS, Assistant Chief Girbino began his career with the Mayfield Village Fire Department in 1986. Throughout his career, Assistant Chief Girbino held the ranks of Firefighter, Paramedic, Lieutenant, Assistant Chief and Fire Marshal. He singlehandedly created the Department's Fire Prevention Bureau and is credited with producing all of the public safety education programs the Mayfield Village Fire Department provides to its citizens today; WHEREAS, Assistant Chief Girbino is responsible for securing a variety of grants that have benef tted the community and has worked with local legislators to implement many safety initiatives, most notably, working to revise Ohio's Residential Code to require that all new residential homes have both ionization and photoelectric smoke alarm sensing technology on every level of the home in order to provide occupants with a higher level of safety; WHEREAS, Assistant Chief Girbino has been a member of the Northeast Ohio Fire Prevention Association since the eaxly 1990s and has served on its Executive Board since 2009. He was recently asked to serve on the Board of the Building Officials Conference of North East Ohio as a cooperating member, a role which helps bridge the gap between building officials and fire code officials in an effort help foster a more cohesive relationship and understanding of the Ohio Building and Fire Codes; and WHEREAS, at an awards ceremony held on September 20, 2018, after being nominated by Fire Chief Eugene Carcioppolo, Assistant Chief Girbino was presented with the State of Ohio's Distinguished Service Award, which award was presented to him by Ohio Lt. Governor Mary Taylor and Ohio State Fire Marshal Jeff Hussey. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that I, Mayor Brenda T. Bodnar, on behalf of Council and the residents of Mayfield Village, ain honored to recognize Assistant Chief Michael Girbino for his exceptional efforts in making Mayfield Village and the State of Ohio a safer