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Authorizing City Firefighters to participate in the partnership between the International Association of Fire Firefighters and the Muscular Dystrophy Association by soliciting for donations during the 2024 "Fill the Boot" campaign.
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WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute section 469.90 authorizes, notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, cities to permit on-duty firefighters to solicit charitable contributions from motorists provided:
1. The solicitation is for only one charitable organization annually;
2. The charitable organization is qualified under section 501 (cX3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is registered as a charity under state law;
3. The solicitation does not occur for more than three days, whether or not consecutively, in any calendar year; and
4. The charitable organization provides to the municipality proof of commercial general liability insurance against claims for bodily injury and property damage if the injury or damage occurs (i) on public streets, roads, or rights-of-way, or (ii) as a result of the solicitor's activities. The insurance must have a limit of not less than $1,500,000 per occurrence and an endorsement of the policy naming the municipality as an additional insured; and
WHEREAS, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is the labor organization that represents the Saint Paul Firefighter IAFF Local 21 firefighters who serve the public by saving lives and protecting property in the cities and governmental units throughout the United States and Canada; and
WHEREAS, the IAFF is the single largest national sponsor of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA); and
WHEREAS, since 1954, when it first initiated its partnership with the MDA, IAFF members have raised over $700 million towards the worldwide research efforts of MDA to eradicate 40 neuromuscular diseases as well as help support MDA's summer camps for children, professional and public health education, and other programs; and
WHEREAS, each yea...
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